Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to West Village

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 9-mile drive from Brooklyn to West Village (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: West Village to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 5 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 8 to 24 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 West Village 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 West Village 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	16	18	22	32	29	27	26	26	26	26	28	30	36	39	26	23	24
Tue	15	19	23	37	36	30	31	31	30	27	28	33	51	52	33	26	26
Wed	15	19	25	32	36	29	29	31	29	28	30	32	44	42	31	25	27
Thu	13	19	24	33	42	30	37	34	31	30	34	42	50	50	35	27	29
Fri	14	18	22	26	27	28	30	31	32	40	48	50	51	47	32	28	25
Sat	15	16	17	23	23	24	32	32	32	34	31	31	33	31	29	28	28
Sun	14	13	18	17	21	22	22	24	26	28	27	27	28	27	27	26	25

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 West Village?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to West Village?

The 9-mile drive usually takes 13 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to West Village?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	18	22	32	29	27	26	26	26	26	28	30	36	39	26	23	24
Tue	15	19	23	37	36	30	31	31	30	27	28	33	51	52	33	26	26
Wed	15	19	25	32	36	29	29	31	29	28	30	32	44	42	31	25	27
Thu	13	19	24	33	42	30	37	34	31	30	34	42	50	50	35	27	29
Fri	14	18	22	26	27	28	30	31	32	40	48	50	51	47	32	28	25
Sat	15	16	17	23	23	24	32	32	32	34	31	31	33	31	29	28	28
Sun	14	13	18	17	21	22	22	24	26	28	27	27	28	27	27	26	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	18	22	32	29	27	26	26	26	26	28	30	36	39	26	23	24
Tue	15	19	23	37	36	30	31	31	30	27	28	33	51	52	33	26	26
Wed	15	19	25	32	36	29	29	31	29	28	30	32	44	42	31	25	27
Thu	13	19	24	33	42	30	37	34	31	30	34	42	50	50	35	27	29
Fri	14	18	22	26	27	28	30	31	32	40	48	50	51	47	32	28	25
Sat	15	16	17	23	23	24	32	32	32	34	31	31	33	31	29	28	28
Sun	14	13	18	17	21	22	22	24	26	28	27	27	28	27	27	26	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	18	22	32	29	27	26	26	26	26	28	30	36	39	26	23	24
Tue	15	19	23	37	36	30	31	31	30	27	28	33	51	52	33	26	26
Wed	15	19	25	32	36	29	29	31	29	28	30	32	44	42	31	25	27
Thu	13	19	24	33	42	30	37	34	31	30	34	42	50	50	35	27	29
Fri	14	18	22	26	27	28	30	31	32	40	48	50	51	47	32	28	25
Sat	15	16	17	23	23	24	32	32	32	34	31	31	33	31	29	28	28
Sun	14	13	18	17	21	22	22	24	26	28	27	27	28	27	27	26	25