Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to 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 Harlem (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 103 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 12 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Harlem to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 19 to 61 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 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 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	31	35	43	58	54	52	50	54	55	51	55	67	75	74	47	42	43
Tue	30	35	45	68	63	55	57	58	59	53	56	85	103	89	54	46	47
Wed	29	35	47	62	64	57	54	58	54	52	58	84	88	79	55	46	49
Thu	27	36	45	63	74	57	67	67	59	58	69	90	100	84	61	49	52
Fri	29	35	43	51	51	56	59	66	64	79	102	99	99	84	59	49	45
Sat	30	32	35	43	44	50	60	66	62	62	56	57	61	59	56	53	51
Sun	29	28	34	35	40	41	45	51	50	53	55	55	58	51	49	46	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 Harlem?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 27 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Harlem?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	43	58	54	52	50	54	55	51	55	67	75	74	47	42	43
Tue	30	35	45	68	63	55	57	58	59	53	56	85	103	89	54	46	47
Wed	29	35	47	62	64	57	54	58	54	52	58	84	88	79	55	46	49
Thu	27	36	45	63	74	57	67	67	59	58	69	90	100	84	61	49	52
Fri	29	35	43	51	51	56	59	66	64	79	102	99	99	84	59	49	45
Sat	30	32	35	43	44	50	60	66	62	62	56	57	61	59	56	53	51
Sun	29	28	34	35	40	41	45	51	50	53	55	55	58	51	49	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	43	58	54	52	50	54	55	51	55	67	75	74	47	42	43
Tue	30	35	45	68	63	55	57	58	59	53	56	85	103	89	54	46	47
Wed	29	35	47	62	64	57	54	58	54	52	58	84	88	79	55	46	49
Thu	27	36	45	63	74	57	67	67	59	58	69	90	100	84	61	49	52
Fri	29	35	43	51	51	56	59	66	64	79	102	99	99	84	59	49	45
Sat	30	32	35	43	44	50	60	66	62	62	56	57	61	59	56	53	51
Sun	29	28	34	35	40	41	45	51	50	53	55	55	58	51	49	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	43	58	54	52	50	54	55	51	55	67	75	74	47	42	43
Tue	30	35	45	68	63	55	57	58	59	53	56	85	103	89	54	46	47
Wed	29	35	47	62	64	57	54	58	54	52	58	84	88	79	55	46	49
Thu	27	36	45	63	74	57	67	67	59	58	69	90	100	84	61	49	52
Fri	29	35	43	51	51	56	59	66	64	79	102	99	99	84	59	49	45
Sat	30	32	35	43	44	50	60	66	62	62	56	57	61	59	56	53	51
Sun	29	28	34	35	40	41	45	51	50	53	55	55	58	51	49	46	45