Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Westbury

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 Westbury 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	70	83	97	99	79	80	65	69	99	66	100	117	132	118	111	84	80
Tue	41	70	107	120	98	78	94	57	110	96	144	149	149	138	112	75	77
Wed	53	73	116	122	92	70	84	68	57	87	123	145	143	145	145	139	139
Thu	56	81	137	103	62	55	63	62	67	89	94	81	76	78	96	63	55
Fri	41	64	74	75	63	134	143	145	157	156	165	157	145	152	158	148	142
Sat	48	43	45	60	71	80	57	105	115	137	95	114	135	123	123	138	127
Sun	54	62	63	103	91	99	119	132	131	136	138	131	114	117	115	97	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Brooklyn to Westbury (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 165 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (141 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (21 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Westbury 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 Westbury?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 165 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 41 to 165 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Westbury?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 165 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	83	97	99	79	80	65	69	99	66	100	117	132	118	111	84	80
Tue	41	70	107	120	98	78	94	57	110	96	144	149	149	138	112	75	77
Wed	53	73	116	122	92	70	84	68	57	87	123	145	143	145	145	139	139
Thu	56	81	137	103	62	55	63	62	67	89	94	81	76	78	96	63	55
Fri	41	64	74	75	63	134	143	145	157	156	165	157	145	152	158	148	142
Sat	48	43	45	60	71	80	57	105	115	137	95	114	135	123	123	138	127
Sun	54	62	63	103	91	99	119	132	131	136	138	131	114	117	115	97	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	83	97	99	79	80	65	69	99	66	100	117	132	118	111	84	80
Tue	41	70	107	120	98	78	94	57	110	96	144	149	149	138	112	75	77
Wed	53	73	116	122	92	70	84	68	57	87	123	145	143	145	145	139	139
Thu	56	81	137	103	62	55	63	62	67	89	94	81	76	78	96	63	55
Fri	41	64	74	75	63	134	143	145	157	156	165	157	145	152	158	148	142
Sat	48	43	45	60	71	80	57	105	115	137	95	114	135	123	123	138	127
Sun	54	62	63	103	91	99	119	132	131	136	138	131	114	117	115	97	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	83	97	99	79	80	65	69	99	66	100	117	132	118	111	84	80
Tue	41	70	107	120	98	78	94	57	110	96	144	149	149	138	112	75	77
Wed	53	73	116	122	92	70	84	68	57	87	123	145	143	145	145	139	139
Thu	56	81	137	103	62	55	63	62	67	89	94	81	76	78	96	63	55
Fri	41	64	74	75	63	134	143	145	157	156	165	157	145	152	158	148	142
Sat	48	43	45	60	71	80	57	105	115	137	95	114	135	123	123	138	127
Sun	54	62	63	103	91	99	119	132	131	136	138	131	114	117	115	97	91