Best Time to Drive from Canarsie to West Babylon

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 West Babylon 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	62	74	85	94	78	81	76	80	79	86	102	125	128	111	89	77	76
Tue	48	66	86	103	78	80	94	62	77	109	141	140	145	140	118	91	89
Wed	54	71	108	106	85	75	78	76	59	84	117	121	120	107	118	113	115
Thu	60	77	95	96	67	67	75	81	76	97	97	88	90	88	91	82	66
Fri	57	70	91	123	124	118	143	144	148	151	146	146	152	162	159	122	116
Sat	57	54	56	66	75	76	67	88	108	131	110	112	141	120	123	133	126
Sun	64	58	64	68	85	123	110	99	119	127	126	124	130	112	104	75	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Canarsie to West Babylon (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (141 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (16 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canarsie to central West Babylon 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 West Babylon?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canarsie to West Babylon?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 48 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canarsie to West Babylon?

Leaving around 6 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	74	85	94	78	81	76	80	79	86	102	125	128	111	89	77	76
Tue	48	66	86	103	78	80	94	62	77	109	141	140	145	140	118	91	89
Wed	54	71	108	106	85	75	78	76	59	84	117	121	120	107	118	113	115
Thu	60	77	95	96	67	67	75	81	76	97	97	88	90	88	91	82	66
Fri	57	70	91	123	124	118	143	144	148	151	146	146	152	162	159	122	116
Sat	57	54	56	66	75	76	67	88	108	131	110	112	141	120	123	133	126
Sun	64	58	64	68	85	123	110	99	119	127	126	124	130	112	104	75	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	74	85	94	78	81	76	80	79	86	102	125	128	111	89	77	76
Tue	48	66	86	103	78	80	94	62	77	109	141	140	145	140	118	91	89
Wed	54	71	108	106	85	75	78	76	59	84	117	121	120	107	118	113	115
Thu	60	77	95	96	67	67	75	81	76	97	97	88	90	88	91	82	66
Fri	57	70	91	123	124	118	143	144	148	151	146	146	152	162	159	122	116
Sat	57	54	56	66	75	76	67	88	108	131	110	112	141	120	123	133	126
Sun	64	58	64	68	85	123	110	99	119	127	126	124	130	112	104	75	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	74	85	94	78	81	76	80	79	86	102	125	128	111	89	77	76
Tue	48	66	86	103	78	80	94	62	77	109	141	140	145	140	118	91	89
Wed	54	71	108	106	85	75	78	76	59	84	117	121	120	107	118	113	115
Thu	60	77	95	96	67	67	75	81	76	97	97	88	90	88	91	82	66
Fri	57	70	91	123	124	118	143	144	148	151	146	146	152	162	159	122	116
Sat	57	54	56	66	75	76	67	88	108	131	110	112	141	120	123	133	126
Sun	64	58	64	68	85	123	110	99	119	127	126	124	130	112	104	75	76