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.

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 40 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Throgs Neck to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 16 to 38 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 Throgs Neck 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 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	60	77	103	95	81	74	80	84	88	92	84	81	83	80	69	62	57
Tue	44	74	92	91	81	74	63	71	75	92	86	82	92	84	87	72	66
Wed	40	58	74	85	77	72	64	61	65	78	79	67	82	80	73	63	58
Thu	42	53	77	86	77	83	92	94	87	96	86	85	93	91	87	86	78
Fri	47	69	81	83	77	75	78	80	80	85	87	86	80	88	86	73	70
Sat	43	44	40	43	51	55	60	66	65	68	72	73	70	68	67	67	65
Sun	46	45	47	49	47	55	57	66	74	76	85	87	79	79	69	71	73

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 40 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 40 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Throgs Neck?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	77	103	95	81	74	80	84	88	92	84	81	83	80	69	62	57
Tue	44	74	92	91	81	74	63	71	75	92	86	82	92	84	87	72	66
Wed	40	58	74	85	77	72	64	61	65	78	79	67	82	80	73	63	58
Thu	42	53	77	86	77	83	92	94	87	96	86	85	93	91	87	86	78
Fri	47	69	81	83	77	75	78	80	80	85	87	86	80	88	86	73	70
Sat	43	44	40	43	51	55	60	66	65	68	72	73	70	68	67	67	65
Sun	46	45	47	49	47	55	57	66	74	76	85	87	79	79	69	71	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	77	103	95	81	74	80	84	88	92	84	81	83	80	69	62	57
Tue	44	74	92	91	81	74	63	71	75	92	86	82	92	84	87	72	66
Wed	40	58	74	85	77	72	64	61	65	78	79	67	82	80	73	63	58
Thu	42	53	77	86	77	83	92	94	87	96	86	85	93	91	87	86	78
Fri	47	69	81	83	77	75	78	80	80	85	87	86	80	88	86	73	70
Sat	43	44	40	43	51	55	60	66	65	68	72	73	70	68	67	67	65
Sun	46	45	47	49	47	55	57	66	74	76	85	87	79	79	69	71	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	77	103	95	81	74	80	84	88	92	84	81	83	80	69	62	57
Tue	44	74	92	91	81	74	63	71	75	92	86	82	92	84	87	72	66
Wed	40	58	74	85	77	72	64	61	65	78	79	67	82	80	73	63	58
Thu	42	53	77	86	77	83	92	94	87	96	86	85	93	91	87	86	78
Fri	47	69	81	83	77	75	78	80	80	85	87	86	80	88	86	73	70
Sat	43	44	40	43	51	55	60	66	65	68	72	73	70	68	67	67	65
Sun	46	45	47	49	47	55	57	66	74	76	85	87	79	79	69	71	73