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.

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	29	41	51	50	49	51	52	50	54	58	58	62	64	49	42	47
Tue	24	29	45	57	56	63	57	60	57	58	64	71	87	75	63	48	60
Wed	24	29	45	53	57	57	60	61	59	62	66	75	85	79	64	47	65
Thu	28	30	48	57	63	68	61	65	65	73	77	82	85	79	73	56	58
Fri	28	29	40	47	50	53	54	58	56	68	77	84	72	65	54	48	47
Sat	29	25	27	32	37	49	51	52	53	53	53	54	59	59	54	52	52
Sun	35	28	27	28	32	33	37	48	48	51	52	54	52	53	52	47	46

About this drive

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 87 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (7 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central East Harlem 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 East Harlem?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 87 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 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to East Harlem?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 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	29	41	51	50	49	51	52	50	54	58	58	62	64	49	42	47
Tue	24	29	45	57	56	63	57	60	57	58	64	71	87	75	63	48	60
Wed	24	29	45	53	57	57	60	61	59	62	66	75	85	79	64	47	65
Thu	28	30	48	57	63	68	61	65	65	73	77	82	85	79	73	56	58
Fri	28	29	40	47	50	53	54	58	56	68	77	84	72	65	54	48	47
Sat	29	25	27	32	37	49	51	52	53	53	53	54	59	59	54	52	52
Sun	35	28	27	28	32	33	37	48	48	51	52	54	52	53	52	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	29	41	51	50	49	51	52	50	54	58	58	62	64	49	42	47
Tue	24	29	45	57	56	63	57	60	57	58	64	71	87	75	63	48	60
Wed	24	29	45	53	57	57	60	61	59	62	66	75	85	79	64	47	65
Thu	28	30	48	57	63	68	61	65	65	73	77	82	85	79	73	56	58
Fri	28	29	40	47	50	53	54	58	56	68	77	84	72	65	54	48	47
Sat	29	25	27	32	37	49	51	52	53	53	53	54	59	59	54	52	52
Sun	35	28	27	28	32	33	37	48	48	51	52	54	52	53	52	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	29	41	51	50	49	51	52	50	54	58	58	62	64	49	42	47
Tue	24	29	45	57	56	63	57	60	57	58	64	71	87	75	63	48	60
Wed	24	29	45	53	57	57	60	61	59	62	66	75	85	79	64	47	65
Thu	28	30	48	57	63	68	61	65	65	73	77	82	85	79	73	56	58
Fri	28	29	40	47	50	53	54	58	56	68	77	84	72	65	54	48	47
Sat	29	25	27	32	37	49	51	52	53	53	53	54	59	59	54	52	52
Sun	35	28	27	28	32	33	37	48	48	51	52	54	52	53	52	47	46