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Best Time to Drive from Downtown Brooklyn to Bay Ridge

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 7-mile drive from Downtown Brooklyn to Bay Ridge (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 9 minutes and up to 20 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 16 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (17 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bay Ridge to Downtown Brooklyn

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.1 miles: 3 to 9 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 Downtown Brooklyn (Joralemon Street) to central Bay Ridge (82nd Street) 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 Downtown Brooklyn to Bay Ridge by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1012121414151716171515172019151414
Tue911121514151816161515161718151615
Wed912131314151616161616171818161615
Thu1012131415151816161717171818161616
Fri1011121314151715151616171816151615
Sat1010101212131314141414151615161716
Sun1210101012121213131314151516151615

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 Downtown Brooklyn to Bay Ridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 9 minutes then, versus up to 20 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Downtown Brooklyn to Bay Ridge?

The 7-mile drive usually takes 9 to 20 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 16 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downtown Brooklyn to Bay Ridge?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 20 minutes.

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