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.

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	28	33	42	54	53	50	48	49	50	47	51	64	72	70	45	40	41
Tue	28	33	43	62	61	55	52	54	54	49	54	74	89	83	53	44	44
Wed	28	33	45	59	61	55	51	56	52	49	54	78	82	75	52	44	48
Thu	26	33	44	60	70	56	61	63	55	57	66	82	90	81	61	47	48
Fri	27	33	42	48	50	52	55	58	58	70	93	93	92	79	58	46	42
Sat	27	29	32	38	41	49	61	64	55	61	54	55	59	55	53	49	47
Sun	27	26	31	33	37	40	46	54	52	55	53	55	55	50	47	45	43

About this drive

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 94 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (18 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Morningside Heights 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 Morningside Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 94 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 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Morningside Heights?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	33	42	54	53	50	48	49	50	47	51	64	72	70	45	40	41
Tue	28	33	43	62	61	55	52	54	54	49	54	74	89	83	53	44	44
Wed	28	33	45	59	61	55	51	56	52	49	54	78	82	75	52	44	48
Thu	26	33	44	60	70	56	61	63	55	57	66	82	90	81	61	47	48
Fri	27	33	42	48	50	52	55	58	58	70	93	93	92	79	58	46	42
Sat	27	29	32	38	41	49	61	64	55	61	54	55	59	55	53	49	47
Sun	27	26	31	33	37	40	46	54	52	55	53	55	55	50	47	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	33	42	54	53	50	48	49	50	47	51	64	72	70	45	40	41
Tue	28	33	43	62	61	55	52	54	54	49	54	74	89	83	53	44	44
Wed	28	33	45	59	61	55	51	56	52	49	54	78	82	75	52	44	48
Thu	26	33	44	60	70	56	61	63	55	57	66	82	90	81	61	47	48
Fri	27	33	42	48	50	52	55	58	58	70	93	93	92	79	58	46	42
Sat	27	29	32	38	41	49	61	64	55	61	54	55	59	55	53	49	47
Sun	27	26	31	33	37	40	46	54	52	55	53	55	55	50	47	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	33	42	54	53	50	48	49	50	47	51	64	72	70	45	40	41
Tue	28	33	43	62	61	55	52	54	54	49	54	74	89	83	53	44	44
Wed	28	33	45	59	61	55	51	56	52	49	54	78	82	75	52	44	48
Thu	26	33	44	60	70	56	61	63	55	57	66	82	90	81	61	47	48
Fri	27	33	42	48	50	52	55	58	58	70	93	93	92	79	58	46	42
Sat	27	29	32	38	41	49	61	64	55	61	54	55	59	55	53	49	47
Sun	27	26	31	33	37	40	46	54	52	55	53	55	55	50	47	45	43