Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Greenpoint

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 10-mile drive from Brooklyn to Greenpoint (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 67 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).

⇄ Reverse trip: Greenpoint to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 6 to 18 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 Greenpoint 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 Greenpoint 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	18	53	58	59	59	59	54	54	58	60	58	62	63	61	53	35	31
Tue	19	53	58	59	60	60	60	58	58	60	61	62	66	62	58	52	47
Wed	18	54	58	59	57	57	58	58	58	58	61	63	62	61	58	49	53
Thu	17	53	58	59	60	60	61	58	61	61	62	67	66	60	61	54	52
Fri	18	53	56	59	59	59	60	60	60	64	61	66	66	61	60	57	54
Sat	18	17	23	50	51	56	59	59	60	64	64	61	65	61	61	58	56
Sun	16	16	18	21	41	51	54	58	59	58	63	60	61	60	56	53	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 Greenpoint?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 10-mile drive usually takes 17 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Greenpoint?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	53	58	59	59	59	54	54	58	60	58	62	63	61	53	35	31
Tue	19	53	58	59	60	60	60	58	58	60	61	62	66	62	58	52	47
Wed	18	54	58	59	57	57	58	58	58	58	61	63	62	61	58	49	53
Thu	17	53	58	59	60	60	61	58	61	61	62	67	66	60	61	54	52
Fri	18	53	56	59	59	59	60	60	60	64	61	66	66	61	60	57	54
Sat	18	17	23	50	51	56	59	59	60	64	64	61	65	61	61	58	56
Sun	16	16	18	21	41	51	54	58	59	58	63	60	61	60	56	53	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	53	58	59	59	59	54	54	58	60	58	62	63	61	53	35	31
Tue	19	53	58	59	60	60	60	58	58	60	61	62	66	62	58	52	47
Wed	18	54	58	59	57	57	58	58	58	58	61	63	62	61	58	49	53
Thu	17	53	58	59	60	60	61	58	61	61	62	67	66	60	61	54	52
Fri	18	53	56	59	59	59	60	60	60	64	61	66	66	61	60	57	54
Sat	18	17	23	50	51	56	59	59	60	64	64	61	65	61	61	58	56
Sun	16	16	18	21	41	51	54	58	59	58	63	60	61	60	56	53	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	53	58	59	59	59	54	54	58	60	58	62	63	61	53	35	31
Tue	19	53	58	59	60	60	60	58	58	60	61	62	66	62	58	52	47
Wed	18	54	58	59	57	57	58	58	58	58	61	63	62	61	58	49	53
Thu	17	53	58	59	60	60	61	58	61	61	62	67	66	60	61	54	52
Fri	18	53	56	59	59	59	60	60	60	64	61	66	66	61	60	57	54
Sat	18	17	23	50	51	56	59	59	60	64	64	61	65	61	61	58	56
Sun	16	16	18	21	41	51	54	58	59	58	63	60	61	60	56	53	45