Best Time to Drive from Chinatown 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 Chinatown 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	33	40	46	50	48	45	41	45	51	61	70	75	79	76	67	50	45
Tue	38	41	44	57	55	50	56	46	49	58	73	69	74	76	73	60	54
Wed	39	42	49	57	51	53	57	58	49	70	79	76	76	77	69	57	49
Thu	45	41	49	56	54	62	71	52	62	72	75	77	81	79	74	70	60
Fri	46	44	52	67	52	60	51	50	59	35	76	69	75	72	66	49	50
Sat	60	48	43	44	41	41	44	51	50	53	58	56	63	67	64	52	52
Sun	49	40	38	36	37	37	39	48	52	54	56	65	63	68	57	60	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Chinatown to Briarwood (via I-495 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chinatown 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 Chinatown to Briarwood?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 33 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to Briarwood?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	46	50	48	45	41	45	51	61	70	75	79	76	67	50	45
Tue	38	41	44	57	55	50	56	46	49	58	73	69	74	76	73	60	54
Wed	39	42	49	57	51	53	57	58	49	70	79	76	76	77	69	57	49
Thu	45	41	49	56	54	62	71	52	62	72	75	77	81	79	74	70	60
Fri	46	44	52	67	52	60	51	50	59	35	76	69	75	72	66	49	50
Sat	60	48	43	44	41	41	44	51	50	53	58	56	63	67	64	52	52
Sun	49	40	38	36	37	37	39	48	52	54	56	65	63	68	57	60	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	46	50	48	45	41	45	51	61	70	75	79	76	67	50	45
Tue	38	41	44	57	55	50	56	46	49	58	73	69	74	76	73	60	54
Wed	39	42	49	57	51	53	57	58	49	70	79	76	76	77	69	57	49
Thu	45	41	49	56	54	62	71	52	62	72	75	77	81	79	74	70	60
Fri	46	44	52	67	52	60	51	50	59	35	76	69	75	72	66	49	50
Sat	60	48	43	44	41	41	44	51	50	53	58	56	63	67	64	52	52
Sun	49	40	38	36	37	37	39	48	52	54	56	65	63	68	57	60	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	46	50	48	45	41	45	51	61	70	75	79	76	67	50	45
Tue	38	41	44	57	55	50	56	46	49	58	73	69	74	76	73	60	54
Wed	39	42	49	57	51	53	57	58	49	70	79	76	76	77	69	57	49
Thu	45	41	49	56	54	62	71	52	62	72	75	77	81	79	74	70	60
Fri	46	44	52	67	52	60	51	50	59	35	76	69	75	72	66	49	50
Sat	60	48	43	44	41	41	44	51	50	53	58	56	63	67	64	52	52
Sun	49	40	38	36	37	37	39	48	52	54	56	65	63	68	57	60	49