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.

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	41	68	67	55	50	73	61	71	78	76	69	64	59	60	49	49
Tue	32	43	67	88	81	78	76	78	72	73	75	71	70	72	64	49	43
Wed	40	60	71	70	61	66	50	64	77	74	82	75	72	71	65	52	41
Thu	56	45	60	75	60	49	70	63	51	58	69	62	63	61	56	48	39
Fri	35	52	66	66	47	53	62	56	61	72	91	68	75	73	75	59	57
Sat	32	34	43	49	42	51	48	51	46	54	61	60	55	62	56	56	51
Sun	29	28	32	40	35	38	41	44	47	53	57	65	60	61	58	57	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Brooklyn to Whitestone (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (14 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Whitestone 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 Whitestone?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 27 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Whitestone?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 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	41	68	67	55	50	73	61	71	78	76	69	64	59	60	49	49
Tue	32	43	67	88	81	78	76	78	72	73	75	71	70	72	64	49	43
Wed	40	60	71	70	61	66	50	64	77	74	82	75	72	71	65	52	41
Thu	56	45	60	75	60	49	70	63	51	58	69	62	63	61	56	48	39
Fri	35	52	66	66	47	53	62	56	61	72	91	68	75	73	75	59	57
Sat	32	34	43	49	42	51	48	51	46	54	61	60	55	62	56	56	51
Sun	29	28	32	40	35	38	41	44	47	53	57	65	60	61	58	57	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	41	68	67	55	50	73	61	71	78	76	69	64	59	60	49	49
Tue	32	43	67	88	81	78	76	78	72	73	75	71	70	72	64	49	43
Wed	40	60	71	70	61	66	50	64	77	74	82	75	72	71	65	52	41
Thu	56	45	60	75	60	49	70	63	51	58	69	62	63	61	56	48	39
Fri	35	52	66	66	47	53	62	56	61	72	91	68	75	73	75	59	57
Sat	32	34	43	49	42	51	48	51	46	54	61	60	55	62	56	56	51
Sun	29	28	32	40	35	38	41	44	47	53	57	65	60	61	58	57	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	41	68	67	55	50	73	61	71	78	76	69	64	59	60	49	49
Tue	32	43	67	88	81	78	76	78	72	73	75	71	70	72	64	49	43
Wed	40	60	71	70	61	66	50	64	77	74	82	75	72	71	65	52	41
Thu	56	45	60	75	60	49	70	63	51	58	69	62	63	61	56	48	39
Fri	35	52	66	66	47	53	62	56	61	72	91	68	75	73	75	59	57
Sat	32	34	43	49	42	51	48	51	46	54	61	60	55	62	56	56	51
Sun	29	28	32	40	35	38	41	44	47	53	57	65	60	61	58	57	51