Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to White Plains

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 White Plains 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	55	72	96	101	96	87	97	91	93	95	99	97	97	95	88	72	66
Tue	64	73	100	98	106	107	104	93	97	101	102	101	96	97	91	75	69
Wed	64	82	99	98	88	88	78	92	104	104	112	104	100	98	95	78	69
Thu	81	72	92	102	89	74	100	96	93	101	113	108	108	105	100	87	71
Fri	66	78	94	78	111	74	110	109	113	120	137	120	119	114	109	99	88
Sat	62	56	69	81	81	92	93	83	86	95	92	102	91	94	89	87	82
Sun	56	64	59	63	62	69	71	72	81	84	93	98	92	93	91	89	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Brooklyn to White Plains (via I-678 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (25 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central White Plains 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 White Plains?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to White Plains?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 55 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to White Plains?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	96	101	96	87	97	91	93	95	99	97	97	95	88	72	66
Tue	64	73	100	98	106	107	104	93	97	101	102	101	96	97	91	75	69
Wed	64	82	99	98	88	88	78	92	104	104	112	104	100	98	95	78	69
Thu	81	72	92	102	89	74	100	96	93	101	113	108	108	105	100	87	71
Fri	66	78	94	78	111	74	110	109	113	120	137	120	119	114	109	99	88
Sat	62	56	69	81	81	92	93	83	86	95	92	102	91	94	89	87	82
Sun	56	64	59	63	62	69	71	72	81	84	93	98	92	93	91	89	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	96	101	96	87	97	91	93	95	99	97	97	95	88	72	66
Tue	64	73	100	98	106	107	104	93	97	101	102	101	96	97	91	75	69
Wed	64	82	99	98	88	88	78	92	104	104	112	104	100	98	95	78	69
Thu	81	72	92	102	89	74	100	96	93	101	113	108	108	105	100	87	71
Fri	66	78	94	78	111	74	110	109	113	120	137	120	119	114	109	99	88
Sat	62	56	69	81	81	92	93	83	86	95	92	102	91	94	89	87	82
Sun	56	64	59	63	62	69	71	72	81	84	93	98	92	93	91	89	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	72	96	101	96	87	97	91	93	95	99	97	97	95	88	72	66
Tue	64	73	100	98	106	107	104	93	97	101	102	101	96	97	91	75	69
Wed	64	82	99	98	88	88	78	92	104	104	112	104	100	98	95	78	69
Thu	81	72	92	102	89	74	100	96	93	101	113	108	108	105	100	87	71
Fri	66	78	94	78	111	74	110	109	113	120	137	120	119	114	109	99	88
Sat	62	56	69	81	81	92	93	83	86	95	92	102	91	94	89	87	82
Sun	56	64	59	63	62	69	71	72	81	84	93	98	92	93	91	89	77