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.

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 107 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Morris Heights to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 14 to 42 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 Morris 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 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	33	39	49	67	61	54	56	52	52	54	60	78	85	77	51	46	48
Tue	31	37	50	75	62	57	58	61	62	57	59	101	105	91	56	49	64
Wed	31	36	52	66	66	59	58	63	57	60	65	94	96	84	56	51	51
Thu	35	40	52	67	70	66	70	67	63	64	69	101	107	89	68	53	57
Fri	33	36	45	53	51	58	64	61	65	72	89	107	101	86	68	60	51
Sat	31	34	37	49	44	49	62	58	69	69	72	70	70	67	60	60	58
Sun	29	27	35	36	39	45	43	51	55	62	59	61	63	56	52	56	53

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 107 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 107 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 107 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	49	67	61	54	56	52	52	54	60	78	85	77	51	46	48
Tue	31	37	50	75	62	57	58	61	62	57	59	101	105	91	56	49	64
Wed	31	36	52	66	66	59	58	63	57	60	65	94	96	84	56	51	51
Thu	35	40	52	67	70	66	70	67	63	64	69	101	107	89	68	53	57
Fri	33	36	45	53	51	58	64	61	65	72	89	107	101	86	68	60	51
Sat	31	34	37	49	44	49	62	58	69	69	72	70	70	67	60	60	58
Sun	29	27	35	36	39	45	43	51	55	62	59	61	63	56	52	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	49	67	61	54	56	52	52	54	60	78	85	77	51	46	48
Tue	31	37	50	75	62	57	58	61	62	57	59	101	105	91	56	49	64
Wed	31	36	52	66	66	59	58	63	57	60	65	94	96	84	56	51	51
Thu	35	40	52	67	70	66	70	67	63	64	69	101	107	89	68	53	57
Fri	33	36	45	53	51	58	64	61	65	72	89	107	101	86	68	60	51
Sat	31	34	37	49	44	49	62	58	69	69	72	70	70	67	60	60	58
Sun	29	27	35	36	39	45	43	51	55	62	59	61	63	56	52	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	49	67	61	54	56	52	52	54	60	78	85	77	51	46	48
Tue	31	37	50	75	62	57	58	61	62	57	59	101	105	91	56	49	64
Wed	31	36	52	66	66	59	58	63	57	60	65	94	96	84	56	51	51
Thu	35	40	52	67	70	66	70	67	63	64	69	101	107	89	68	53	57
Fri	33	36	45	53	51	58	64	61	65	72	89	107	101	86	68	60	51
Sat	31	34	37	49	44	49	62	58	69	69	72	70	70	67	60	60	58
Sun	29	27	35	36	39	45	43	51	55	62	59	61	63	56	52	56	53