Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Whitestone

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 19-mile drive from Brooklyn to Whitestone (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Whitestone to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 13 to 41 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 Whitestone 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 Whitestone 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	27	44	64	73	68	58	74	69	69	70	74	73	71	70	63	46	40
Tue	39	45	63	88	80	79	76	78	72	72	74	71	69	71	63	47	42
Wed	39	54	65	69	58	63	49	64	77	74	81	75	72	70	64	51	40
Thu	54	42	55	73	57	44	71	63	64	69	78	75	78	76	75	58	43
Fri	51	50	71	60	77	49	86	79	81	78	88	82	84	83	82	70	61
Sat	33	29	37	50	47	55	53	46	55	63	66	73	63	65	58	57	53
Sun	29	28	30	39	31	37	38	42	49	53	63	71	64	64	61	59	49

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 Whitestone?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 27 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Whitestone?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	44	64	73	68	58	74	69	69	70	74	73	71	70	63	46	40
Tue	39	45	63	88	80	79	76	78	72	72	74	71	69	71	63	47	42
Wed	39	54	65	69	58	63	49	64	77	74	81	75	72	70	64	51	40
Thu	54	42	55	73	57	44	71	63	64	69	78	75	78	76	75	58	43
Fri	51	50	71	60	77	49	86	79	81	78	88	82	84	83	82	70	61
Sat	33	29	37	50	47	55	53	46	55	63	66	73	63	65	58	57	53
Sun	29	28	30	39	31	37	38	42	49	53	63	71	64	64	61	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	44	64	73	68	58	74	69	69	70	74	73	71	70	63	46	40
Tue	39	45	63	88	80	79	76	78	72	72	74	71	69	71	63	47	42
Wed	39	54	65	69	58	63	49	64	77	74	81	75	72	70	64	51	40
Thu	54	42	55	73	57	44	71	63	64	69	78	75	78	76	75	58	43
Fri	51	50	71	60	77	49	86	79	81	78	88	82	84	83	82	70	61
Sat	33	29	37	50	47	55	53	46	55	63	66	73	63	65	58	57	53
Sun	29	28	30	39	31	37	38	42	49	53	63	71	64	64	61	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	44	64	73	68	58	74	69	69	70	74	73	71	70	63	46	40
Tue	39	45	63	88	80	79	76	78	72	72	74	71	69	71	63	47	42
Wed	39	54	65	69	58	63	49	64	77	74	81	75	72	70	64	51	40
Thu	54	42	55	73	57	44	71	63	64	69	78	75	78	76	75	58	43
Fri	51	50	71	60	77	49	86	79	81	78	88	82	84	83	82	70	61
Sat	33	29	37	50	47	55	53	46	55	63	66	73	63	65	58	57	53
Sun	29	28	30	39	31	37	38	42	49	53	63	71	64	64	61	59	49