Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Jackson Heights

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 15-mile drive from Brooklyn to Jackson Heights (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Jackson Heights to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 6 to 17 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 Jackson Heights 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 Jackson Heights 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	25	75	81	81	81	82	77	76	79	82	81	85	85	82	74	47	41
Tue	26	75	81	82	82	82	83	80	80	82	84	85	89	84	80	74	66
Wed	25	76	80	82	79	79	80	80	80	80	84	86	85	84	80	70	74
Thu	25	75	81	82	82	83	83	81	83	84	85	89	89	82	83	77	74
Fri	25	75	78	81	82	82	82	82	83	87	84	89	88	83	82	79	77
Sat	24	23	32	72	74	78	82	81	82	86	87	83	87	83	83	81	78
Sun	22	22	25	30	58	73	76	81	81	81	86	83	83	83	79	76	62

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 Jackson Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Jackson Heights?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 25 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Jackson Heights?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	75	81	81	81	82	77	76	79	82	81	85	85	82	74	47	41
Tue	26	75	81	82	82	82	83	80	80	82	84	85	89	84	80	74	66
Wed	25	76	80	82	79	79	80	80	80	80	84	86	85	84	80	70	74
Thu	25	75	81	82	82	83	83	81	83	84	85	89	89	82	83	77	74
Fri	25	75	78	81	82	82	82	82	83	87	84	89	88	83	82	79	77
Sat	24	23	32	72	74	78	82	81	82	86	87	83	87	83	83	81	78
Sun	22	22	25	30	58	73	76	81	81	81	86	83	83	83	79	76	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	75	81	81	81	82	77	76	79	82	81	85	85	82	74	47	41
Tue	26	75	81	82	82	82	83	80	80	82	84	85	89	84	80	74	66
Wed	25	76	80	82	79	79	80	80	80	80	84	86	85	84	80	70	74
Thu	25	75	81	82	82	83	83	81	83	84	85	89	89	82	83	77	74
Fri	25	75	78	81	82	82	82	82	83	87	84	89	88	83	82	79	77
Sat	24	23	32	72	74	78	82	81	82	86	87	83	87	83	83	81	78
Sun	22	22	25	30	58	73	76	81	81	81	86	83	83	83	79	76	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	75	81	81	81	82	77	76	79	82	81	85	85	82	74	47	41
Tue	26	75	81	82	82	82	83	80	80	82	84	85	89	84	80	74	66
Wed	25	76	80	82	79	79	80	80	80	80	84	86	85	84	80	70	74
Thu	25	75	81	82	82	83	83	81	83	84	85	89	89	82	83	77	74
Fri	25	75	78	81	82	82	82	82	83	87	84	89	88	83	82	79	77
Sat	24	23	32	72	74	78	82	81	82	86	87	83	87	83	83	81	78
Sun	22	22	25	30	58	73	76	81	81	81	86	83	83	83	79	76	62