Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Irvington

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 24-mile drive from Brooklyn to Irvington (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 18 to 65 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 Irvington 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 Irvington 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	40	43	56	89	70	59	58	58	56	57	65	75	88	88	53	45	52
Tue	38	44	67	111	91	77	75	75	68	62	60	99	143	109	63	47	55
Wed	37	42	65	102	87	69	74	77	65	61	72	97	116	112	60	48	58
Thu	33	43	61	106	103	81	90	82	72	70	82	128	141	117	74	50	59
Fri	34	47	58	64	63	70	73	75	87	120	141	141	143	110	77	60	48
Sat	35	40	43	54	55	60	84	89	85	86	77	68	82	72	57	60	59
Sun	34	33	42	40	45	47	49	64	65	72	63	54	61	55	50	50	46

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 Irvington?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 33 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Irvington?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	43	56	89	70	59	58	58	56	57	65	75	88	88	53	45	52
Tue	38	44	67	111	91	77	75	75	68	62	60	99	143	109	63	47	55
Wed	37	42	65	102	87	69	74	77	65	61	72	97	116	112	60	48	58
Thu	33	43	61	106	103	81	90	82	72	70	82	128	141	117	74	50	59
Fri	34	47	58	64	63	70	73	75	87	120	141	141	143	110	77	60	48
Sat	35	40	43	54	55	60	84	89	85	86	77	68	82	72	57	60	59
Sun	34	33	42	40	45	47	49	64	65	72	63	54	61	55	50	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	43	56	89	70	59	58	58	56	57	65	75	88	88	53	45	52
Tue	38	44	67	111	91	77	75	75	68	62	60	99	143	109	63	47	55
Wed	37	42	65	102	87	69	74	77	65	61	72	97	116	112	60	48	58
Thu	33	43	61	106	103	81	90	82	72	70	82	128	141	117	74	50	59
Fri	34	47	58	64	63	70	73	75	87	120	141	141	143	110	77	60	48
Sat	35	40	43	54	55	60	84	89	85	86	77	68	82	72	57	60	59
Sun	34	33	42	40	45	47	49	64	65	72	63	54	61	55	50	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	43	56	89	70	59	58	58	56	57	65	75	88	88	53	45	52
Tue	38	44	67	111	91	77	75	75	68	62	60	99	143	109	63	47	55
Wed	37	42	65	102	87	69	74	77	65	61	72	97	116	112	60	48	58
Thu	33	43	61	106	103	81	90	82	72	70	82	128	141	117	74	50	59
Fri	34	47	58	64	63	70	73	75	87	120	141	141	143	110	77	60	48
Sat	35	40	43	54	55	60	84	89	85	86	77	68	82	72	57	60	59
Sun	34	33	42	40	45	47	49	64	65	72	63	54	61	55	50	50	46