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	78	76	78	77	76	79	92	106	111	108	90	74	70	68
Tue	59	66	75	81	79	76	79	77	78	96	118	118	113	97	79	73	70
Wed	60	68	73	79	75	78	79	79	84	106	117	121	115	97	82	74	70
Thu	60	68	74	77	77	77	78	79	90	113	125	124	125	116	91	77	73
Fri	60	66	74	77	76	79	83	90	104	119	130	130	129	111	89	77	72
Sat	59	60	64	70	79	90	92	94	93	91	84	79	77	77	76	75	73
Sun	60	59	59	61	66	70	80	85	85	86	81	76	76	74	74	73	72

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 131 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 12 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 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 59 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Middletown?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 131 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	78	76	78	77	76	79	92	106	111	108	90	74	70	68
Tue	59	66	75	81	79	76	79	77	78	96	118	118	113	97	79	73	70
Wed	60	68	73	79	75	78	79	79	84	106	117	121	115	97	82	74	70
Thu	60	68	74	77	77	77	78	79	90	113	125	124	125	116	91	77	73
Fri	60	66	74	77	76	79	83	90	104	119	130	130	129	111	89	77	72
Sat	59	60	64	70	79	90	92	94	93	91	84	79	77	77	76	75	73
Sun	60	59	59	61	66	70	80	85	85	86	81	76	76	74	74	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	73	78	76	78	77	76	79	92	106	111	108	90	74	70	68
Tue	59	66	75	81	79	76	79	77	78	96	118	118	113	97	79	73	70
Wed	60	68	73	79	75	78	79	79	84	106	117	121	115	97	82	74	70
Thu	60	68	74	77	77	77	78	79	90	113	125	124	125	116	91	77	73
Fri	60	66	74	77	76	79	83	90	104	119	130	130	129	111	89	77	72
Sat	59	60	64	70	79	90	92	94	93	91	84	79	77	77	76	75	73
Sun	60	59	59	61	66	70	80	85	85	86	81	76	76	74	74	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	73	78	76	78	77	76	79	92	106	111	108	90	74	70	68
Tue	59	66	75	81	79	76	79	77	78	96	118	118	113	97	79	73	70
Wed	60	68	73	79	75	78	79	79	84	106	117	121	115	97	82	74	70
Thu	60	68	74	77	77	77	78	79	90	113	125	124	125	116	91	77	73
Fri	60	66	74	77	76	79	83	90	104	119	130	130	129	111	89	77	72
Sat	59	60	64	70	79	90	92	94	93	91	84	79	77	77	76	75	73
Sun	60	59	59	61	66	70	80	85	85	86	81	76	76	74	74	73	72