Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to East Village

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 9-mile drive from Brooklyn to East Village (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. 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 5 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

Freeway, about 5 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 11 to 32 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 Village 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 Village 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	19	50	55	57	57	58	55	54	57	60	58	63	63	61	51	37	34
Tue	19	50	56	58	59	60	60	58	59	60	61	64	68	63	58	50	47
Wed	19	51	56	57	56	56	58	59	58	59	62	65	64	62	58	49	52
Thu	18	50	56	58	60	60	61	58	61	63	63	69	68	61	62	54	52
Fri	19	50	53	57	57	58	59	60	60	65	62	67	67	61	59	56	53
Sat	19	18	24	47	49	53	58	57	60	64	64	60	65	60	61	58	55
Sun	17	17	19	22	41	48	51	56	57	57	63	60	61	60	56	52	46

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 Village?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 9-mile drive usually takes 18 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to East Village?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	50	55	57	57	58	55	54	57	60	58	63	63	61	51	37	34
Tue	19	50	56	58	59	60	60	58	59	60	61	64	68	63	58	50	47
Wed	19	51	56	57	56	56	58	59	58	59	62	65	64	62	58	49	52
Thu	18	50	56	58	60	60	61	58	61	63	63	69	68	61	62	54	52
Fri	19	50	53	57	57	58	59	60	60	65	62	67	67	61	59	56	53
Sat	19	18	24	47	49	53	58	57	60	64	64	60	65	60	61	58	55
Sun	17	17	19	22	41	48	51	56	57	57	63	60	61	60	56	52	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	50	55	57	57	58	55	54	57	60	58	63	63	61	51	37	34
Tue	19	50	56	58	59	60	60	58	59	60	61	64	68	63	58	50	47
Wed	19	51	56	57	56	56	58	59	58	59	62	65	64	62	58	49	52
Thu	18	50	56	58	60	60	61	58	61	63	63	69	68	61	62	54	52
Fri	19	50	53	57	57	58	59	60	60	65	62	67	67	61	59	56	53
Sat	19	18	24	47	49	53	58	57	60	64	64	60	65	60	61	58	55
Sun	17	17	19	22	41	48	51	56	57	57	63	60	61	60	56	52	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	50	55	57	57	58	55	54	57	60	58	63	63	61	51	37	34
Tue	19	50	56	58	59	60	60	58	59	60	61	64	68	63	58	50	47
Wed	19	51	56	57	56	56	58	59	58	59	62	65	64	62	58	49	52
Thu	18	50	56	58	60	60	61	58	61	63	63	69	68	61	62	54	52
Fri	19	50	53	57	57	58	59	60	60	65	62	67	67	61	59	56	53
Sat	19	18	24	47	49	53	58	57	60	64	64	60	65	60	61	58	55
Sun	17	17	19	22	41	48	51	56	57	57	63	60	61	60	56	52	46