Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Middletown

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 Middletown 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	60	67	73	77	75	76	78	76	78	97	103	107	104	88	74	70	69
Tue	59	66	74	80	79	77	79	78	78	94	115	115	110	96	79	72	70
Wed	59	68	72	78	76	79	79	80	84	103	117	120	115	96	81	74	70
Thu	60	68	74	78	77	76	77	78	89	111	122	121	124	113	89	76	72
Fri	60	65	72	76	76	80	85	93	104	119	128	127	126	106	88	76	73
Sat	59	59	61	68	77	85	91	92	94	92	82	76	74	73	74	75	73
Sun	62	59	59	61	66	70	76	81	83	85	80	74	73	72	73	73	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Brooklyn to Middletown (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (24 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Middletown 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 Middletown?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 59 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Middletown?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	73	77	75	76	78	76	78	97	103	107	104	88	74	70	69
Tue	59	66	74	80	79	77	79	78	78	94	115	115	110	96	79	72	70
Wed	59	68	72	78	76	79	79	80	84	103	117	120	115	96	81	74	70
Thu	60	68	74	78	77	76	77	78	89	111	122	121	124	113	89	76	72
Fri	60	65	72	76	76	80	85	93	104	119	128	127	126	106	88	76	73
Sat	59	59	61	68	77	85	91	92	94	92	82	76	74	73	74	75	73
Sun	62	59	59	61	66	70	76	81	83	85	80	74	73	72	73	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	73	77	75	76	78	76	78	97	103	107	104	88	74	70	69
Tue	59	66	74	80	79	77	79	78	78	94	115	115	110	96	79	72	70
Wed	59	68	72	78	76	79	79	80	84	103	117	120	115	96	81	74	70
Thu	60	68	74	78	77	76	77	78	89	111	122	121	124	113	89	76	72
Fri	60	65	72	76	76	80	85	93	104	119	128	127	126	106	88	76	73
Sat	59	59	61	68	77	85	91	92	94	92	82	76	74	73	74	75	73
Sun	62	59	59	61	66	70	76	81	83	85	80	74	73	72	73	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	73	77	75	76	78	76	78	97	103	107	104	88	74	70	69
Tue	59	66	74	80	79	77	79	78	78	94	115	115	110	96	79	72	70
Wed	59	68	72	78	76	79	79	80	84	103	117	120	115	96	81	74	70
Thu	60	68	74	78	77	76	77	78	89	111	122	121	124	113	89	76	72
Fri	60	65	72	76	76	80	85	93	104	119	128	127	126	106	88	76	73
Sat	59	59	61	68	77	85	91	92	94	92	82	76	74	73	74	75	73
Sun	62	59	59	61	66	70	76	81	83	85	80	74	73	72	73	73	73