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.

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	27	32	41	53	51	48	47	47	48	46	49	62	69	67	43	38	40
Tue	27	32	42	61	59	53	51	52	52	47	52	71	86	81	51	43	43
Wed	27	32	43	57	59	53	50	55	50	47	52	74	80	73	50	43	46
Thu	25	32	42	58	68	55	59	61	53	55	64	79	87	79	59	45	47
Fri	26	32	41	47	49	50	53	56	56	68	89	90	89	77	56	45	41
Sat	26	28	31	37	40	48	59	61	53	58	52	53	57	53	51	47	46
Sun	26	25	30	31	36	38	44	52	51	53	51	53	53	48	46	43	42

About this drive

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 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (17 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Manhattan Valley 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 Manhattan Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 91 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 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Manhattan Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	41	53	51	48	47	47	48	46	49	62	69	67	43	38	40
Tue	27	32	42	61	59	53	51	52	52	47	52	71	86	81	51	43	43
Wed	27	32	43	57	59	53	50	55	50	47	52	74	80	73	50	43	46
Thu	25	32	42	58	68	55	59	61	53	55	64	79	87	79	59	45	47
Fri	26	32	41	47	49	50	53	56	56	68	89	90	89	77	56	45	41
Sat	26	28	31	37	40	48	59	61	53	58	52	53	57	53	51	47	46
Sun	26	25	30	31	36	38	44	52	51	53	51	53	53	48	46	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	41	53	51	48	47	47	48	46	49	62	69	67	43	38	40
Tue	27	32	42	61	59	53	51	52	52	47	52	71	86	81	51	43	43
Wed	27	32	43	57	59	53	50	55	50	47	52	74	80	73	50	43	46
Thu	25	32	42	58	68	55	59	61	53	55	64	79	87	79	59	45	47
Fri	26	32	41	47	49	50	53	56	56	68	89	90	89	77	56	45	41
Sat	26	28	31	37	40	48	59	61	53	58	52	53	57	53	51	47	46
Sun	26	25	30	31	36	38	44	52	51	53	51	53	53	48	46	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	41	53	51	48	47	47	48	46	49	62	69	67	43	38	40
Tue	27	32	42	61	59	53	51	52	52	47	52	71	86	81	51	43	43
Wed	27	32	43	57	59	53	50	55	50	47	52	74	80	73	50	43	46
Thu	25	32	42	58	68	55	59	61	53	55	64	79	87	79	59	45	47
Fri	26	32	41	47	49	50	53	56	56	68	89	90	89	77	56	45	41
Sat	26	28	31	37	40	48	59	61	53	58	52	53	57	53	51	47	46
Sun	26	25	30	31	36	38	44	52	51	53	51	53	53	48	46	43	42