Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Morris 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 Morris 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	32	39	52	69	62	56	53	51	51	53	59	78	88	78	50	46	49
Tue	31	37	51	74	63	67	58	61	61	56	59	100	104	89	56	49	63
Wed	31	36	53	68	68	61	60	62	57	60	62	98	99	82	55	51	52
Thu	35	40	53	68	72	68	70	66	59	64	72	106	109	93	71	53	56
Fri	31	36	47	55	53	58	65	60	63	70	90	107	101	88	68	58	50
Sat	30	33	37	45	43	52	62	59	65	70	70	68	69	65	61	59	57
Sun	30	30	34	36	38	45	44	56	61	67	61	65	65	59	55	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Brooklyn to Morris Heights (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (14 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Morris 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 Morris Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 31 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Morris Heights?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	52	69	62	56	53	51	51	53	59	78	88	78	50	46	49
Tue	31	37	51	74	63	67	58	61	61	56	59	100	104	89	56	49	63
Wed	31	36	53	68	68	61	60	62	57	60	62	98	99	82	55	51	52
Thu	35	40	53	68	72	68	70	66	59	64	72	106	109	93	71	53	56
Fri	31	36	47	55	53	58	65	60	63	70	90	107	101	88	68	58	50
Sat	30	33	37	45	43	52	62	59	65	70	70	68	69	65	61	59	57
Sun	30	30	34	36	38	45	44	56	61	67	61	65	65	59	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	52	69	62	56	53	51	51	53	59	78	88	78	50	46	49
Tue	31	37	51	74	63	67	58	61	61	56	59	100	104	89	56	49	63
Wed	31	36	53	68	68	61	60	62	57	60	62	98	99	82	55	51	52
Thu	35	40	53	68	72	68	70	66	59	64	72	106	109	93	71	53	56
Fri	31	36	47	55	53	58	65	60	63	70	90	107	101	88	68	58	50
Sat	30	33	37	45	43	52	62	59	65	70	70	68	69	65	61	59	57
Sun	30	30	34	36	38	45	44	56	61	67	61	65	65	59	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	52	69	62	56	53	51	51	53	59	78	88	78	50	46	49
Tue	31	37	51	74	63	67	58	61	61	56	59	100	104	89	56	49	63
Wed	31	36	53	68	68	61	60	62	57	60	62	98	99	82	55	51	52
Thu	35	40	53	68	72	68	70	66	59	64	72	106	109	93	71	53	56
Fri	31	36	47	55	53	58	65	60	63	70	90	107	101	88	68	58	50
Sat	30	33	37	45	43	52	62	59	65	70	70	68	69	65	61	59	57
Sun	30	30	34	36	38	45	44	56	61	67	61	65	65	59	55	56	53