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.

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Brooklyn to Corona (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 5 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Corona to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 11 to 31 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Corona along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	83	90	91	91	91	87	86	89	93	92	97	96	93	84	55	50
Tue	31	83	91	91	93	93	93	91	90	93	96	99	101	94	91	84	76
Wed	30	84	89	92	89	89	91	91	90	91	97	99	96	94	91	80	85
Thu	29	83	90	93	92	94	94	92	95	96	98	101	103	95	93	88	85
Fri	30	83	87	90	92	92	94	93	94	99	97	101	99	93	92	89	87
Sat	29	28	38	80	82	88	92	91	94	96	97	95	99	94	94	92	88
Sun	26	26	29	35	65	81	84	90	90	92	97	95	94	94	90	86	71

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 29 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 29 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 4:30 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	83	90	91	91	91	87	86	89	93	92	97	96	93	84	55	50
Tue	31	83	91	91	93	93	93	91	90	93	96	99	101	94	91	84	76
Wed	30	84	89	92	89	89	91	91	90	91	97	99	96	94	91	80	85
Thu	29	83	90	93	92	94	94	92	95	96	98	101	103	95	93	88	85
Fri	30	83	87	90	92	92	94	93	94	99	97	101	99	93	92	89	87
Sat	29	28	38	80	82	88	92	91	94	96	97	95	99	94	94	92	88
Sun	26	26	29	35	65	81	84	90	90	92	97	95	94	94	90	86	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	83	90	91	91	91	87	86	89	93	92	97	96	93	84	55	50
Tue	31	83	91	91	93	93	93	91	90	93	96	99	101	94	91	84	76
Wed	30	84	89	92	89	89	91	91	90	91	97	99	96	94	91	80	85
Thu	29	83	90	93	92	94	94	92	95	96	98	101	103	95	93	88	85
Fri	30	83	87	90	92	92	94	93	94	99	97	101	99	93	92	89	87
Sat	29	28	38	80	82	88	92	91	94	96	97	95	99	94	94	92	88
Sun	26	26	29	35	65	81	84	90	90	92	97	95	94	94	90	86	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	83	90	91	91	91	87	86	89	93	92	97	96	93	84	55	50
Tue	31	83	91	91	93	93	93	91	90	93	96	99	101	94	91	84	76
Wed	30	84	89	92	89	89	91	91	90	91	97	99	96	94	91	80	85
Thu	29	83	90	93	92	94	94	92	95	96	98	101	103	95	93	88	85
Fri	30	83	87	90	92	92	94	93	94	99	97	101	99	93	92	89	87
Sat	29	28	38	80	82	88	92	91	94	96	97	95	99	94	94	92	88
Sun	26	26	29	35	65	81	84	90	90	92	97	95	94	94	90	86	71