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	91	104	124	123	101	100	104	115	123	127	118	117	118	121	102	88	86
Tue	56	93	113	119	99	91	96	99	111	124	123	121	128	128	130	102	98
Wed	52	71	93	106	90	83	82	82	94	107	107	100	118	117	105	91	84
Thu	55	73	93	111	101	105	119	126	126	129	126	129	128	128	126	123	120
Fri	70	93	105	112	101	96	94	106	113	122	124	125	120	127	119	104	101
Sat	58	58	53	60	69	72	81	95	93	94	100	103	102	98	98	98	94
Sun	60	62	67	66	71	77	88	102	119	121	127	130	123	118	103	99	105

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Brooklyn to Westbury (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (130 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (23 to 51 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 52 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 52 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Westbury?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	104	124	123	101	100	104	115	123	127	118	117	118	121	102	88	86
Tue	56	93	113	119	99	91	96	99	111	124	123	121	128	128	130	102	98
Wed	52	71	93	106	90	83	82	82	94	107	107	100	118	117	105	91	84
Thu	55	73	93	111	101	105	119	126	126	129	126	129	128	128	126	123	120
Fri	70	93	105	112	101	96	94	106	113	122	124	125	120	127	119	104	101
Sat	58	58	53	60	69	72	81	95	93	94	100	103	102	98	98	98	94
Sun	60	62	67	66	71	77	88	102	119	121	127	130	123	118	103	99	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	104	124	123	101	100	104	115	123	127	118	117	118	121	102	88	86
Tue	56	93	113	119	99	91	96	99	111	124	123	121	128	128	130	102	98
Wed	52	71	93	106	90	83	82	82	94	107	107	100	118	117	105	91	84
Thu	55	73	93	111	101	105	119	126	126	129	126	129	128	128	126	123	120
Fri	70	93	105	112	101	96	94	106	113	122	124	125	120	127	119	104	101
Sat	58	58	53	60	69	72	81	95	93	94	100	103	102	98	98	98	94
Sun	60	62	67	66	71	77	88	102	119	121	127	130	123	118	103	99	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	104	124	123	101	100	104	115	123	127	118	117	118	121	102	88	86
Tue	56	93	113	119	99	91	96	99	111	124	123	121	128	128	130	102	98
Wed	52	71	93	106	90	83	82	82	94	107	107	100	118	117	105	91	84
Thu	55	73	93	111	101	105	119	126	126	129	126	129	128	128	126	123	120
Fri	70	93	105	112	101	96	94	106	113	122	124	125	120	127	119	104	101
Sat	58	58	53	60	69	72	81	95	93	94	100	103	102	98	98	98	94
Sun	60	62	67	66	71	77	88	102	119	121	127	130	123	118	103	99	105