Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Kings Bridge

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 21-mile drive from Brooklyn to Kings Bridge (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Kings Bridge to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 21 to 52 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 Kings Bridge 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 Kings Bridge 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	48	56	80	72	64	63	61	62	62	67	71	82	85	57	46	49
Tue	38	47	59	89	82	70	71	72	68	65	66	78	114	109	67	50	56
Wed	37	46	62	80	84	69	66	72	67	67	73	76	100	92	67	53	53
Thu	37	48	61	79	96	73	82	78	69	70	77	101	114	107	74	59	59
Fri	34	46	56	65	65	64	71	71	73	90	113	114	114	104	77	68	55
Sat	38	44	48	51	55	62	75	77	79	80	76	74	79	73	66	62	63
Sun	34	33	40	40	45	51	56	62	66	71	68	68	68	65	61	59	59

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 Kings Bridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Kings Bridge?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 34 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Kings Bridge?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 116 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	48	56	80	72	64	63	61	62	62	67	71	82	85	57	46	49
Tue	38	47	59	89	82	70	71	72	68	65	66	78	114	109	67	50	56
Wed	37	46	62	80	84	69	66	72	67	67	73	76	100	92	67	53	53
Thu	37	48	61	79	96	73	82	78	69	70	77	101	114	107	74	59	59
Fri	34	46	56	65	65	64	71	71	73	90	113	114	114	104	77	68	55
Sat	38	44	48	51	55	62	75	77	79	80	76	74	79	73	66	62	63
Sun	34	33	40	40	45	51	56	62	66	71	68	68	68	65	61	59	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	56	80	72	64	63	61	62	62	67	71	82	85	57	46	49
Tue	38	47	59	89	82	70	71	72	68	65	66	78	114	109	67	50	56
Wed	37	46	62	80	84	69	66	72	67	67	73	76	100	92	67	53	53
Thu	37	48	61	79	96	73	82	78	69	70	77	101	114	107	74	59	59
Fri	34	46	56	65	65	64	71	71	73	90	113	114	114	104	77	68	55
Sat	38	44	48	51	55	62	75	77	79	80	76	74	79	73	66	62	63
Sun	34	33	40	40	45	51	56	62	66	71	68	68	68	65	61	59	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	56	80	72	64	63	61	62	62	67	71	82	85	57	46	49
Tue	38	47	59	89	82	70	71	72	68	65	66	78	114	109	67	50	56
Wed	37	46	62	80	84	69	66	72	67	67	73	76	100	92	67	53	53
Thu	37	48	61	79	96	73	82	78	69	70	77	101	114	107	74	59	59
Fri	34	46	56	65	65	64	71	71	73	90	113	114	114	104	77	68	55
Sat	38	44	48	51	55	62	75	77	79	80	76	74	79	73	66	62	63
Sun	34	33	40	40	45	51	56	62	66	71	68	68	68	65	61	59	59