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	77	92	120	119	118	107	118	114	113	117	121	119	118	115	108	93	87
Tue	84	95	121	118	126	129	124	116	115	121	122	123	116	118	112	96	90
Wed	87	104	122	119	108	108	95	113	125	128	134	124	122	117	112	98	88
Thu	102	94	117	125	109	98	120	115	113	126	136	132	127	123	118	108	91
Fri	87	99	118	100	132	99	131	135	144	155	173	151	145	136	130	120	108
Sat	80	75	86	101	104	119	116	107	112	114	116	119	110	113	110	104	101
Sun	74	82	78	82	83	90	92	94	103	105	112	118	113	114	113	110	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 77 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (121 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (34 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 77 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Darien?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	92	120	119	118	107	118	114	113	117	121	119	118	115	108	93	87
Tue	84	95	121	118	126	129	124	116	115	121	122	123	116	118	112	96	90
Wed	87	104	122	119	108	108	95	113	125	128	134	124	122	117	112	98	88
Thu	102	94	117	125	109	98	120	115	113	126	136	132	127	123	118	108	91
Fri	87	99	118	100	132	99	131	135	144	155	173	151	145	136	130	120	108
Sat	80	75	86	101	104	119	116	107	112	114	116	119	110	113	110	104	101
Sun	74	82	78	82	83	90	92	94	103	105	112	118	113	114	113	110	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	92	120	119	118	107	118	114	113	117	121	119	118	115	108	93	87
Tue	84	95	121	118	126	129	124	116	115	121	122	123	116	118	112	96	90
Wed	87	104	122	119	108	108	95	113	125	128	134	124	122	117	112	98	88
Thu	102	94	117	125	109	98	120	115	113	126	136	132	127	123	118	108	91
Fri	87	99	118	100	132	99	131	135	144	155	173	151	145	136	130	120	108
Sat	80	75	86	101	104	119	116	107	112	114	116	119	110	113	110	104	101
Sun	74	82	78	82	83	90	92	94	103	105	112	118	113	114	113	110	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	92	120	119	118	107	118	114	113	117	121	119	118	115	108	93	87
Tue	84	95	121	118	126	129	124	116	115	121	122	123	116	118	112	96	90
Wed	87	104	122	119	108	108	95	113	125	128	134	124	122	117	112	98	88
Thu	102	94	117	125	109	98	120	115	113	126	136	132	127	123	118	108	91
Fri	87	99	118	100	132	99	131	135	144	155	173	151	145	136	130	120	108
Sat	80	75	86	101	104	119	116	107	112	114	116	119	110	113	110	104	101
Sun	74	82	78	82	83	90	92	94	103	105	112	118	113	114	113	110	98