Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Morningside Heights

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 15-mile drive from Brooklyn to Morningside Heights (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 95 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Morningside Heights to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 18 to 59 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 Morningside Heights 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 Morningside Heights 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	29	33	40	54	51	50	48	51	52	49	52	64	71	70	45	40	41
Tue	28	33	43	63	60	52	54	55	56	50	53	78	95	83	53	44	45
Wed	27	34	44	57	60	54	51	55	52	50	55	78	83	74	53	45	46
Thu	26	34	43	58	68	55	63	60	56	55	65	83	92	78	59	47	50
Fri	27	33	41	48	48	52	56	62	60	73	94	92	92	84	56	47	43
Sat	28	30	33	40	41	47	57	61	58	58	54	54	58	57	54	51	49
Sun	27	26	32	33	38	39	43	48	48	50	52	52	54	49	46	45	43

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 Morningside Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Morningside Heights?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 26 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Morningside Heights?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	40	54	51	50	48	51	52	49	52	64	71	70	45	40	41
Tue	28	33	43	63	60	52	54	55	56	50	53	78	95	83	53	44	45
Wed	27	34	44	57	60	54	51	55	52	50	55	78	83	74	53	45	46
Thu	26	34	43	58	68	55	63	60	56	55	65	83	92	78	59	47	50
Fri	27	33	41	48	48	52	56	62	60	73	94	92	92	84	56	47	43
Sat	28	30	33	40	41	47	57	61	58	58	54	54	58	57	54	51	49
Sun	27	26	32	33	38	39	43	48	48	50	52	52	54	49	46	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	40	54	51	50	48	51	52	49	52	64	71	70	45	40	41
Tue	28	33	43	63	60	52	54	55	56	50	53	78	95	83	53	44	45
Wed	27	34	44	57	60	54	51	55	52	50	55	78	83	74	53	45	46
Thu	26	34	43	58	68	55	63	60	56	55	65	83	92	78	59	47	50
Fri	27	33	41	48	48	52	56	62	60	73	94	92	92	84	56	47	43
Sat	28	30	33	40	41	47	57	61	58	58	54	54	58	57	54	51	49
Sun	27	26	32	33	38	39	43	48	48	50	52	52	54	49	46	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	40	54	51	50	48	51	52	49	52	64	71	70	45	40	41
Tue	28	33	43	63	60	52	54	55	56	50	53	78	95	83	53	44	45
Wed	27	34	44	57	60	54	51	55	52	50	55	78	83	74	53	45	46
Thu	26	34	43	58	68	55	63	60	56	55	65	83	92	78	59	47	50
Fri	27	33	41	48	48	52	56	62	60	73	94	92	92	84	56	47	43
Sat	28	30	33	40	41	47	57	61	58	58	54	54	58	57	54	51	49
Sun	27	26	32	33	38	39	43	48	48	50	52	52	54	49	46	45	43