Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Sunnyside

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 13-mile drive from Brooklyn to Sunnyside (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Sunnyside to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 10 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 5 to 13 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 Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside 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	21	65	70	70	70	70	65	65	68	71	69	73	73	71	64	40	34
Tue	22	65	70	70	71	71	71	69	68	71	72	73	77	72	69	63	56
Wed	21	65	69	70	68	68	69	69	69	69	72	73	73	72	69	59	63
Thu	21	65	70	71	71	71	72	69	72	72	73	77	77	70	71	65	63
Fri	21	65	67	70	70	71	71	71	71	75	72	77	76	71	71	68	65
Sat	20	19	27	62	63	67	70	70	71	75	75	71	75	72	72	69	67
Sun	18	18	21	25	49	63	65	70	70	70	75	71	71	71	67	64	52

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 Sunnyside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Sunnyside?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 21 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Sunnyside?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	65	70	70	70	70	65	65	68	71	69	73	73	71	64	40	34
Tue	22	65	70	70	71	71	71	69	68	71	72	73	77	72	69	63	56
Wed	21	65	69	70	68	68	69	69	69	69	72	73	73	72	69	59	63
Thu	21	65	70	71	71	71	72	69	72	72	73	77	77	70	71	65	63
Fri	21	65	67	70	70	71	71	71	71	75	72	77	76	71	71	68	65
Sat	20	19	27	62	63	67	70	70	71	75	75	71	75	72	72	69	67
Sun	18	18	21	25	49	63	65	70	70	70	75	71	71	71	67	64	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	65	70	70	70	70	65	65	68	71	69	73	73	71	64	40	34
Tue	22	65	70	70	71	71	71	69	68	71	72	73	77	72	69	63	56
Wed	21	65	69	70	68	68	69	69	69	69	72	73	73	72	69	59	63
Thu	21	65	70	71	71	71	72	69	72	72	73	77	77	70	71	65	63
Fri	21	65	67	70	70	71	71	71	71	75	72	77	76	71	71	68	65
Sat	20	19	27	62	63	67	70	70	71	75	75	71	75	72	72	69	67
Sun	18	18	21	25	49	63	65	70	70	70	75	71	71	71	67	64	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	65	70	70	70	70	65	65	68	71	69	73	73	71	64	40	34
Tue	22	65	70	70	71	71	71	69	68	71	72	73	77	72	69	63	56
Wed	21	65	69	70	68	68	69	69	69	69	72	73	73	72	69	59	63
Thu	21	65	70	71	71	71	72	69	72	72	73	77	77	70	71	65	63
Fri	21	65	67	70	70	71	71	71	71	75	72	77	76	71	71	68	65
Sat	20	19	27	62	63	67	70	70	71	75	75	71	75	72	72	69	67
Sun	18	18	21	25	49	63	65	70	70	70	75	71	71	71	67	64	52