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Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Financial District

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 7-mile drive from Brooklyn to Financial District (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 10 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Financial District to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 5 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.6 miles: 4 to 13 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 Financial District 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 Financial District by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1213162522191919181819222731211617
Tue1113172828232323222020223939331819
Wed1113192529212123222022223132261818
Thu1013172533242725222225273839281920
Fri1013161920202123232838374039262117
Sat1112131617172425242423222323202020
Sun1010141315161617212120191919181817

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 Financial District?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 10 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Financial District?

The 7-mile drive usually takes 10 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Financial District?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

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