Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Throgs Neck

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 Throgs Neck 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	53	66	75	82	67	63	67	58	61	77	68	78	80	71	76	63	54
Tue	35	52	82	83	70	63	69	56	70	91	101	95	107	93	94	94	113
Wed	35	75	104	93	97	95	104	55	53	55	77	98	99	98	107	93	93
Thu	56	100	102	78	58	54	54	58	53	72	74	62	63	67	61	50	47
Fri	33	46	61	50	53	90	99	110	116	110	62	53	90	98	112	108	104
Sat	41	36	37	48	53	55	45	63	81	95	95	88	104	109	112	110	101
Sun	41	40	43	61	61	54	63	72	72	82	83	84	73	73	74	66	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Brooklyn to Throgs Neck (via Cross Island Pkwy North and Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Throgs Neck 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 Throgs Neck?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Throgs Neck?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 33 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Throgs Neck?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	75	82	67	63	67	58	61	77	68	78	80	71	76	63	54
Tue	35	52	82	83	70	63	69	56	70	91	101	95	107	93	94	94	113
Wed	35	75	104	93	97	95	104	55	53	55	77	98	99	98	107	93	93
Thu	56	100	102	78	58	54	54	58	53	72	74	62	63	67	61	50	47
Fri	33	46	61	50	53	90	99	110	116	110	62	53	90	98	112	108	104
Sat	41	36	37	48	53	55	45	63	81	95	95	88	104	109	112	110	101
Sun	41	40	43	61	61	54	63	72	72	82	83	84	73	73	74	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	75	82	67	63	67	58	61	77	68	78	80	71	76	63	54
Tue	35	52	82	83	70	63	69	56	70	91	101	95	107	93	94	94	113
Wed	35	75	104	93	97	95	104	55	53	55	77	98	99	98	107	93	93
Thu	56	100	102	78	58	54	54	58	53	72	74	62	63	67	61	50	47
Fri	33	46	61	50	53	90	99	110	116	110	62	53	90	98	112	108	104
Sat	41	36	37	48	53	55	45	63	81	95	95	88	104	109	112	110	101
Sun	41	40	43	61	61	54	63	72	72	82	83	84	73	73	74	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	75	82	67	63	67	58	61	77	68	78	80	71	76	63	54
Tue	35	52	82	83	70	63	69	56	70	91	101	95	107	93	94	94	113
Wed	35	75	104	93	97	95	104	55	53	55	77	98	99	98	107	93	93
Thu	56	100	102	78	58	54	54	58	53	72	74	62	63	67	61	50	47
Fri	33	46	61	50	53	90	99	110	116	110	62	53	90	98	112	108	104
Sat	41	36	37	48	53	55	45	63	81	95	95	88	104	109	112	110	101
Sun	41	40	43	61	61	54	63	72	72	82	83	84	73	73	74	66	65