Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to East Harlem

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 16-mile drive from Brooklyn to East Harlem (via FDR Drive North and I-478 West and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: East Harlem to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 7 to 22 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 East Harlem 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 East Harlem 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	25	28	40	50	49	48	51	53	51	55	58	57	60	63	50	42	47
Tue	24	29	43	56	57	60	54	59	56	58	62	71	86	72	61	50	55
Wed	24	28	44	51	56	53	59	57	57	60	65	72	82	73	61	48	69
Thu	29	29	46	54	61	62	57	62	63	71	73	80	80	76	67	59	62
Fri	24	29	39	46	47	54	49	57	55	67	77	82	73	65	53	49	48
Sat	28	25	28	32	41	38	49	54	57	54	53	53	58	58	55	51	51
Sun	37	29	27	28	32	33	34	44	45	46	48	50	49	50	46	47	45

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 East Harlem?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to East Harlem?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 24 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to East Harlem?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	40	50	49	48	51	53	51	55	58	57	60	63	50	42	47
Tue	24	29	43	56	57	60	54	59	56	58	62	71	86	72	61	50	55
Wed	24	28	44	51	56	53	59	57	57	60	65	72	82	73	61	48	69
Thu	29	29	46	54	61	62	57	62	63	71	73	80	80	76	67	59	62
Fri	24	29	39	46	47	54	49	57	55	67	77	82	73	65	53	49	48
Sat	28	25	28	32	41	38	49	54	57	54	53	53	58	58	55	51	51
Sun	37	29	27	28	32	33	34	44	45	46	48	50	49	50	46	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	40	50	49	48	51	53	51	55	58	57	60	63	50	42	47
Tue	24	29	43	56	57	60	54	59	56	58	62	71	86	72	61	50	55
Wed	24	28	44	51	56	53	59	57	57	60	65	72	82	73	61	48	69
Thu	29	29	46	54	61	62	57	62	63	71	73	80	80	76	67	59	62
Fri	24	29	39	46	47	54	49	57	55	67	77	82	73	65	53	49	48
Sat	28	25	28	32	41	38	49	54	57	54	53	53	58	58	55	51	51
Sun	37	29	27	28	32	33	34	44	45	46	48	50	49	50	46	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	40	50	49	48	51	53	51	55	58	57	60	63	50	42	47
Tue	24	29	43	56	57	60	54	59	56	58	62	71	86	72	61	50	55
Wed	24	28	44	51	56	53	59	57	57	60	65	72	82	73	61	48	69
Thu	29	29	46	54	61	62	57	62	63	71	73	80	80	76	67	59	62
Fri	24	29	39	46	47	54	49	57	55	67	77	82	73	65	53	49	48
Sat	28	25	28	32	41	38	49	54	57	54	53	53	58	58	55	51	51
Sun	37	29	27	28	32	33	34	44	45	46	48	50	49	50	46	47	45