Best Time to Drive from Canarsie to Briarwood

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 Canarsie to Briarwood 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	17	30	50	43	32	38	39	30	43	51	50	58	50	44	46	51	57
Tue	21	32	48	37	33	41	39	36	45	47	46	52	52	33	48	47	61
Wed	19	29	55	33	31	43	40	38	36	38	48	53	42	50	46	45	56
Thu	23	32	50	43	37	44	48	30	38	42	43	61	66	57	56	40	49
Fri	24	36	47	37	38	41	40	35	50	49	54	56	55	55	57	43	42
Sat	29	28	28	28	26	31	32	40	33	36	49	38	44	52	41	42	42
Sun	20	21	24	33	28	31	31	33	34	43	44	50	47	50	51	47	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Canarsie to Briarwood (via Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canarsie to central Briarwood 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 Canarsie to Briarwood?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canarsie to Briarwood?

The 11-mile drive usually takes 17 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canarsie to Briarwood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	30	50	43	32	38	39	30	43	51	50	58	50	44	46	51	57
Tue	21	32	48	37	33	41	39	36	45	47	46	52	52	33	48	47	61
Wed	19	29	55	33	31	43	40	38	36	38	48	53	42	50	46	45	56
Thu	23	32	50	43	37	44	48	30	38	42	43	61	66	57	56	40	49
Fri	24	36	47	37	38	41	40	35	50	49	54	56	55	55	57	43	42
Sat	29	28	28	28	26	31	32	40	33	36	49	38	44	52	41	42	42
Sun	20	21	24	33	28	31	31	33	34	43	44	50	47	50	51	47	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	30	50	43	32	38	39	30	43	51	50	58	50	44	46	51	57
Tue	21	32	48	37	33	41	39	36	45	47	46	52	52	33	48	47	61
Wed	19	29	55	33	31	43	40	38	36	38	48	53	42	50	46	45	56
Thu	23	32	50	43	37	44	48	30	38	42	43	61	66	57	56	40	49
Fri	24	36	47	37	38	41	40	35	50	49	54	56	55	55	57	43	42
Sat	29	28	28	28	26	31	32	40	33	36	49	38	44	52	41	42	42
Sun	20	21	24	33	28	31	31	33	34	43	44	50	47	50	51	47	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	30	50	43	32	38	39	30	43	51	50	58	50	44	46	51	57
Tue	21	32	48	37	33	41	39	36	45	47	46	52	52	33	48	47	61
Wed	19	29	55	33	31	43	40	38	36	38	48	53	42	50	46	45	56
Thu	23	32	50	43	37	44	48	30	38	42	43	61	66	57	56	40	49
Fri	24	36	47	37	38	41	40	35	50	49	54	56	55	55	57	43	42
Sat	29	28	28	28	26	31	32	40	33	36	49	38	44	52	41	42	42
Sun	20	21	24	33	28	31	31	33	34	43	44	50	47	50	51	47	59