Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Corona

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Brooklyn to Corona by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	84	90	91	92	91	87	86	89	93	92	97	96	92	85	59	51
Tue	31	83	91	92	93	93	93	91	89	93	96	99	98	95	91	84	76
Wed	31	84	89	92	92	90	91	91	91	94	97	99	97	98	91	77	84
Thu	30	84	91	93	93	94	94	92	95	96	98	102	103	95	94	89	85
Fri	31	83	87	90	91	92	93	93	94	99	98	101	99	97	92	87	85
Sat	28	29	45	79	83	87	91	91	93	93	97	95	99	98	95	92	89
Sun	26	26	28	37	71	82	85	90	90	96	98	95	94	94	89	85	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Brooklyn to Corona (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Corona along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Brooklyn to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Corona?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 30 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Corona?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	84	90	91	92	91	87	86	89	93	92	97	96	92	85	59	51
Tue	31	83	91	92	93	93	93	91	89	93	96	99	98	95	91	84	76
Wed	31	84	89	92	92	90	91	91	91	94	97	99	97	98	91	77	84
Thu	30	84	91	93	93	94	94	92	95	96	98	102	103	95	94	89	85
Fri	31	83	87	90	91	92	93	93	94	99	98	101	99	97	92	87	85
Sat	28	29	45	79	83	87	91	91	93	93	97	95	99	98	95	92	89
Sun	26	26	28	37	71	82	85	90	90	96	98	95	94	94	89	85	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	84	90	91	92	91	87	86	89	93	92	97	96	92	85	59	51
Tue	31	83	91	92	93	93	93	91	89	93	96	99	98	95	91	84	76
Wed	31	84	89	92	92	90	91	91	91	94	97	99	97	98	91	77	84
Thu	30	84	91	93	93	94	94	92	95	96	98	102	103	95	94	89	85
Fri	31	83	87	90	91	92	93	93	94	99	98	101	99	97	92	87	85
Sat	28	29	45	79	83	87	91	91	93	93	97	95	99	98	95	92	89
Sun	26	26	28	37	71	82	85	90	90	96	98	95	94	94	89	85	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	84	90	91	92	91	87	86	89	93	92	97	96	92	85	59	51
Tue	31	83	91	92	93	93	93	91	89	93	96	99	98	95	91	84	76
Wed	31	84	89	92	92	90	91	91	91	94	97	99	97	98	91	77	84
Thu	30	84	91	93	93	94	94	92	95	96	98	102	103	95	94	89	85
Fri	31	83	87	90	91	92	93	93	94	99	98	101	99	97	92	87	85
Sat	28	29	45	79	83	87	91	91	93	93	97	95	99	98	95	92	89
Sun	26	26	28	37	71	82	85	90	90	96	98	95	94	94	89	85	78