Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Darien

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 Darien 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	75	91	125	119	102	100	116	106	115	123	124	117	109	103	102	93	92
Tue	79	90	124	119	112	107	102	103	108	119	112	116	109	96	99	94	92
Wed	73	94	128	101	104	100	94	104	98	106	129	116	108	105	101	94	91
Thu	87	95	118	119	99	97	110	105	98	112	117	121	112	110	103	93	88
Fri	76	95	113	108	98	101	108	100	119	142	162	139	127	119	115	100	95
Sat	76	75	82	90	87	98	102	100	94	93	102	98	100	110	105	103	97
Sun	73	76	77	82	82	89	92	96	100	103	105	111	106	108	106	104	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Brooklyn to Darien (via I-678 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (32 to 83 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Darien 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 Darien?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 73 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Darien?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	91	125	119	102	100	116	106	115	123	124	117	109	103	102	93	92
Tue	79	90	124	119	112	107	102	103	108	119	112	116	109	96	99	94	92
Wed	73	94	128	101	104	100	94	104	98	106	129	116	108	105	101	94	91
Thu	87	95	118	119	99	97	110	105	98	112	117	121	112	110	103	93	88
Fri	76	95	113	108	98	101	108	100	119	142	162	139	127	119	115	100	95
Sat	76	75	82	90	87	98	102	100	94	93	102	98	100	110	105	103	97
Sun	73	76	77	82	82	89	92	96	100	103	105	111	106	108	106	104	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	91	125	119	102	100	116	106	115	123	124	117	109	103	102	93	92
Tue	79	90	124	119	112	107	102	103	108	119	112	116	109	96	99	94	92
Wed	73	94	128	101	104	100	94	104	98	106	129	116	108	105	101	94	91
Thu	87	95	118	119	99	97	110	105	98	112	117	121	112	110	103	93	88
Fri	76	95	113	108	98	101	108	100	119	142	162	139	127	119	115	100	95
Sat	76	75	82	90	87	98	102	100	94	93	102	98	100	110	105	103	97
Sun	73	76	77	82	82	89	92	96	100	103	105	111	106	108	106	104	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	91	125	119	102	100	116	106	115	123	124	117	109	103	102	93	92
Tue	79	90	124	119	112	107	102	103	108	119	112	116	109	96	99	94	92
Wed	73	94	128	101	104	100	94	104	98	106	129	116	108	105	101	94	91
Thu	87	95	118	119	99	97	110	105	98	112	117	121	112	110	103	93	88
Fri	76	95	113	108	98	101	108	100	119	142	162	139	127	119	115	100	95
Sat	76	75	82	90	87	98	102	100	94	93	102	98	100	110	105	103	97
Sun	73	76	77	82	82	89	92	96	100	103	105	111	106	108	106	104	98