Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Manhattan Valley

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 14-mile drive from Brooklyn to Manhattan Valley (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Manhattan Valley to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 17 to 55 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 Manhattan Valley 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 Manhattan Valley 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	28	32	39	53	50	48	46	49	50	47	50	61	68	68	44	39	39
Tue	27	32	42	61	58	50	52	53	54	48	51	75	92	81	51	43	44
Wed	26	32	43	55	59	52	49	53	50	48	53	74	80	72	51	43	45
Thu	25	33	41	56	66	53	61	58	54	53	63	80	88	76	57	45	48
Fri	26	32	40	46	47	51	54	60	58	70	90	89	89	81	54	46	42
Sat	27	29	31	39	40	45	55	59	56	56	52	52	56	55	52	49	47
Sun	26	25	31	31	36	37	41	46	46	48	50	50	52	47	45	44	42

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 Manhattan Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Manhattan Valley?

The 14-mile drive usually takes 25 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Manhattan Valley?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	39	53	50	48	46	49	50	47	50	61	68	68	44	39	39
Tue	27	32	42	61	58	50	52	53	54	48	51	75	92	81	51	43	44
Wed	26	32	43	55	59	52	49	53	50	48	53	74	80	72	51	43	45
Thu	25	33	41	56	66	53	61	58	54	53	63	80	88	76	57	45	48
Fri	26	32	40	46	47	51	54	60	58	70	90	89	89	81	54	46	42
Sat	27	29	31	39	40	45	55	59	56	56	52	52	56	55	52	49	47
Sun	26	25	31	31	36	37	41	46	46	48	50	50	52	47	45	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	39	53	50	48	46	49	50	47	50	61	68	68	44	39	39
Tue	27	32	42	61	58	50	52	53	54	48	51	75	92	81	51	43	44
Wed	26	32	43	55	59	52	49	53	50	48	53	74	80	72	51	43	45
Thu	25	33	41	56	66	53	61	58	54	53	63	80	88	76	57	45	48
Fri	26	32	40	46	47	51	54	60	58	70	90	89	89	81	54	46	42
Sat	27	29	31	39	40	45	55	59	56	56	52	52	56	55	52	49	47
Sun	26	25	31	31	36	37	41	46	46	48	50	50	52	47	45	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	39	53	50	48	46	49	50	47	50	61	68	68	44	39	39
Tue	27	32	42	61	58	50	52	53	54	48	51	75	92	81	51	43	44
Wed	26	32	43	55	59	52	49	53	50	48	53	74	80	72	51	43	45
Thu	25	33	41	56	66	53	61	58	54	53	63	80	88	76	57	45	48
Fri	26	32	40	46	47	51	54	60	58	70	90	89	89	81	54	46	42
Sat	27	29	31	39	40	45	55	59	56	56	52	52	56	55	52	49	47
Sun	26	25	31	31	36	37	41	46	46	48	50	50	52	47	45	44	42