Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Rego Park

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 Rego Park (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 6 to 18 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 Rego Park 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 Rego Park 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	26	79	84	85	84	84	80	79	83	86	84	88	87	85	77	49	42
Tue	28	79	84	85	85	85	85	83	83	86	87	89	91	86	83	77	68
Wed	26	79	84	85	82	82	83	83	83	83	88	89	87	86	83	72	77
Thu	26	79	84	85	85	86	86	83	86	87	88	91	92	85	86	79	77
Fri	27	79	81	84	85	85	86	86	86	91	88	92	91	85	85	82	80
Sat	26	24	33	75	76	81	85	84	86	89	90	86	90	86	86	84	81
Sun	23	23	26	31	60	76	79	84	84	85	89	86	86	86	82	79	64

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 Rego Park?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Rego Park?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 26 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Rego Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	79	84	85	84	84	80	79	83	86	84	88	87	85	77	49	42
Tue	28	79	84	85	85	85	85	83	83	86	87	89	91	86	83	77	68
Wed	26	79	84	85	82	82	83	83	83	83	88	89	87	86	83	72	77
Thu	26	79	84	85	85	86	86	83	86	87	88	91	92	85	86	79	77
Fri	27	79	81	84	85	85	86	86	86	91	88	92	91	85	85	82	80
Sat	26	24	33	75	76	81	85	84	86	89	90	86	90	86	86	84	81
Sun	23	23	26	31	60	76	79	84	84	85	89	86	86	86	82	79	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	79	84	85	84	84	80	79	83	86	84	88	87	85	77	49	42
Tue	28	79	84	85	85	85	85	83	83	86	87	89	91	86	83	77	68
Wed	26	79	84	85	82	82	83	83	83	83	88	89	87	86	83	72	77
Thu	26	79	84	85	85	86	86	83	86	87	88	91	92	85	86	79	77
Fri	27	79	81	84	85	85	86	86	86	91	88	92	91	85	85	82	80
Sat	26	24	33	75	76	81	85	84	86	89	90	86	90	86	86	84	81
Sun	23	23	26	31	60	76	79	84	84	85	89	86	86	86	82	79	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	79	84	85	84	84	80	79	83	86	84	88	87	85	77	49	42
Tue	28	79	84	85	85	85	85	83	83	86	87	89	91	86	83	77	68
Wed	26	79	84	85	82	82	83	83	83	83	88	89	87	86	83	72	77
Thu	26	79	84	85	85	86	86	83	86	87	88	91	92	85	86	79	77
Fri	27	79	81	84	85	85	86	86	86	91	88	92	91	85	85	82	80
Sat	26	24	33	75	76	81	85	84	86	89	90	86	90	86	86	84	81
Sun	23	23	26	31	60	76	79	84	84	85	89	86	86	86	82	79	64