Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Hicksville

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 Hicksville 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	66	89	87	99	93	93	91	75	75	96	79	99	102	92	87	71	61
Tue	52	81	99	106	105	90	99	78	90	101	114	120	134	110	91	61	62
Wed	59	88	103	114	114	95	93	80	66	71	83	120	126	115	113	98	97
Thu	72	121	109	105	85	86	78	73	71	83	83	84	96	100	80	62	56
Fri	52	74	77	75	73	103	115	128	128	133	89	80	125	127	121	111	116
Sat	50	45	46	64	69	74	66	81	87	111	115	108	128	129	126	119	117
Sun	48	47	52	66	72	68	80	86	86	94	91	97	96	98	95	82	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Brooklyn to Hicksville (via Cross Island Pkwy North and Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (129 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (25 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Hicksville 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 Hicksville?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 52 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Hicksville?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	89	87	99	93	93	91	75	75	96	79	99	102	92	87	71	61
Tue	52	81	99	106	105	90	99	78	90	101	114	120	134	110	91	61	62
Wed	59	88	103	114	114	95	93	80	66	71	83	120	126	115	113	98	97
Thu	72	121	109	105	85	86	78	73	71	83	83	84	96	100	80	62	56
Fri	52	74	77	75	73	103	115	128	128	133	89	80	125	127	121	111	116
Sat	50	45	46	64	69	74	66	81	87	111	115	108	128	129	126	119	117
Sun	48	47	52	66	72	68	80	86	86	94	91	97	96	98	95	82	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	89	87	99	93	93	91	75	75	96	79	99	102	92	87	71	61
Tue	52	81	99	106	105	90	99	78	90	101	114	120	134	110	91	61	62
Wed	59	88	103	114	114	95	93	80	66	71	83	120	126	115	113	98	97
Thu	72	121	109	105	85	86	78	73	71	83	83	84	96	100	80	62	56
Fri	52	74	77	75	73	103	115	128	128	133	89	80	125	127	121	111	116
Sat	50	45	46	64	69	74	66	81	87	111	115	108	128	129	126	119	117
Sun	48	47	52	66	72	68	80	86	86	94	91	97	96	98	95	82	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	89	87	99	93	93	91	75	75	96	79	99	102	92	87	71	61
Tue	52	81	99	106	105	90	99	78	90	101	114	120	134	110	91	61	62
Wed	59	88	103	114	114	95	93	80	66	71	83	120	126	115	113	98	97
Thu	72	121	109	105	85	86	78	73	71	83	83	84	96	100	80	62	56
Fri	52	74	77	75	73	103	115	128	128	133	89	80	125	127	121	111	116
Sat	50	45	46	64	69	74	66	81	87	111	115	108	128	129	126	119	117
Sun	48	47	52	66	72	68	80	86	86	94	91	97	96	98	95	82	75