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	71	94	114	111	103	95	102	98	97	97	94	98	102	99	80	69	63
Tue	59	87	107	107	105	105	89	90	94	98	98	100	115	99	94	79	72
Wed	60	82	98	111	107	102	94	81	85	92	93	91	110	114	85	70	64
Thu	54	72	86	104	110	110	99	103	106	105	99	114	123	120	98	90	84
Fri	63	82	92	97	99	83	94	93	98	95	97	111	117	124	107	81	75
Sat	51	52	49	55	64	67	73	76	73	75	85	87	92	85	82	82	76
Sun	51	51	56	55	60	68	73	78	86	90	95	99	93	99	87	86	79

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 54 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (101 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 54 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 54 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Hicksville?

Leaving around 6 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	94	114	111	103	95	102	98	97	97	94	98	102	99	80	69	63
Tue	59	87	107	107	105	105	89	90	94	98	98	100	115	99	94	79	72
Wed	60	82	98	111	107	102	94	81	85	92	93	91	110	114	85	70	64
Thu	54	72	86	104	110	110	99	103	106	105	99	114	123	120	98	90	84
Fri	63	82	92	97	99	83	94	93	98	95	97	111	117	124	107	81	75
Sat	51	52	49	55	64	67	73	76	73	75	85	87	92	85	82	82	76
Sun	51	51	56	55	60	68	73	78	86	90	95	99	93	99	87	86	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	94	114	111	103	95	102	98	97	97	94	98	102	99	80	69	63
Tue	59	87	107	107	105	105	89	90	94	98	98	100	115	99	94	79	72
Wed	60	82	98	111	107	102	94	81	85	92	93	91	110	114	85	70	64
Thu	54	72	86	104	110	110	99	103	106	105	99	114	123	120	98	90	84
Fri	63	82	92	97	99	83	94	93	98	95	97	111	117	124	107	81	75
Sat	51	52	49	55	64	67	73	76	73	75	85	87	92	85	82	82	76
Sun	51	51	56	55	60	68	73	78	86	90	95	99	93	99	87	86	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	94	114	111	103	95	102	98	97	97	94	98	102	99	80	69	63
Tue	59	87	107	107	105	105	89	90	94	98	98	100	115	99	94	79	72
Wed	60	82	98	111	107	102	94	81	85	92	93	91	110	114	85	70	64
Thu	54	72	86	104	110	110	99	103	106	105	99	114	123	120	98	90	84
Fri	63	82	92	97	99	83	94	93	98	95	97	111	117	124	107	81	75
Sat	51	52	49	55	64	67	73	76	73	75	85	87	92	85	82	82	76
Sun	51	51	56	55	60	68	73	78	86	90	95	99	93	99	87	86	79