Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Maspeth

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 13-mile drive from Brooklyn to Maspeth (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. 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 4:30 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Maspeth to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 10 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 Maspeth 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 Maspeth 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	22	65	70	70	71	71	66	65	69	71	70	74	74	72	64	41	36
Tue	23	64	71	71	71	71	72	70	69	72	73	74	78	73	69	63	57
Wed	22	65	69	71	69	68	69	69	69	69	73	75	74	73	69	60	64
Thu	21	64	70	71	71	72	73	70	72	73	74	78	78	71	72	66	64
Fri	22	64	67	70	71	71	72	72	72	76	73	78	77	72	71	68	66
Sat	21	20	28	62	63	68	71	70	72	75	75	72	76	72	73	70	68
Sun	19	19	21	26	49	63	65	70	70	70	75	72	72	72	68	64	53

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 Maspeth?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 21 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Maspeth?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	65	70	70	71	71	66	65	69	71	70	74	74	72	64	41	36
Tue	23	64	71	71	71	71	72	70	69	72	73	74	78	73	69	63	57
Wed	22	65	69	71	69	68	69	69	69	69	73	75	74	73	69	60	64
Thu	21	64	70	71	71	72	73	70	72	73	74	78	78	71	72	66	64
Fri	22	64	67	70	71	71	72	72	72	76	73	78	77	72	71	68	66
Sat	21	20	28	62	63	68	71	70	72	75	75	72	76	72	73	70	68
Sun	19	19	21	26	49	63	65	70	70	70	75	72	72	72	68	64	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	65	70	70	71	71	66	65	69	71	70	74	74	72	64	41	36
Tue	23	64	71	71	71	71	72	70	69	72	73	74	78	73	69	63	57
Wed	22	65	69	71	69	68	69	69	69	69	73	75	74	73	69	60	64
Thu	21	64	70	71	71	72	73	70	72	73	74	78	78	71	72	66	64
Fri	22	64	67	70	71	71	72	72	72	76	73	78	77	72	71	68	66
Sat	21	20	28	62	63	68	71	70	72	75	75	72	76	72	73	70	68
Sun	19	19	21	26	49	63	65	70	70	70	75	72	72	72	68	64	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	65	70	70	71	71	66	65	69	71	70	74	74	72	64	41	36
Tue	23	64	71	71	71	71	72	70	69	72	73	74	78	73	69	63	57
Wed	22	65	69	71	69	68	69	69	69	69	73	75	74	73	69	60	64
Thu	21	64	70	71	71	72	73	70	72	73	74	78	78	71	72	66	64
Fri	22	64	67	70	71	71	72	72	72	76	73	78	77	72	71	68	66
Sat	21	20	28	62	63	68	71	70	72	75	75	72	76	72	73	70	68
Sun	19	19	21	26	49	63	65	70	70	70	75	72	72	72	68	64	53