Best Time to Drive from East New York to New City

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 East New York to New City 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	79	137	173	172	150	150	157	170	169	178	180	175	148	121	106	94	83
Tue	95	133	173	148	168	180	177	180	175	181	182	182	161	138	115	96	95
Wed	86	150	172	166	142	140	142	168	185	180	200	189	171	143	121	98	87
Thu	111	139	165	169	143	134	164	178	167	177	184	180	172	154	128	102	88
Fri	80	135	156	161	142	159	161	168	175	194	216	198	196	178	161	123	111
Sat	72	73	85	97	114	127	153	156	154	162	166	170	149	152	131	125	108
Sun	70	72	73	76	84	102	112	125	137	158	146	145	135	126	121	126	115

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from East New York to New City (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 216 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 174 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (170 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (34 to 86 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York to central New City 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 East New York to New City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 216 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East New York to New City?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 79 to 216 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 174 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to New City?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 216 minutes.

More drives

New City to East New York (return trip) · East New York to The Bronx · East New York to Newark · East New York to Jersey City · East New York to Yonkers · East New York to Washington Heights · East New York to Stamford · East New York to North Stamford · East New York to Edison · East New York to Norwalk · East New York to Greenburgh · East New York to Clifton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	137	173	172	150	150	157	170	169	178	180	175	148	121	106	94	83
Tue	95	133	173	148	168	180	177	180	175	181	182	182	161	138	115	96	95
Wed	86	150	172	166	142	140	142	168	185	180	200	189	171	143	121	98	87
Thu	111	139	165	169	143	134	164	178	167	177	184	180	172	154	128	102	88
Fri	80	135	156	161	142	159	161	168	175	194	216	198	196	178	161	123	111
Sat	72	73	85	97	114	127	153	156	154	162	166	170	149	152	131	125	108
Sun	70	72	73	76	84	102	112	125	137	158	146	145	135	126	121	126	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	137	173	172	150	150	157	170	169	178	180	175	148	121	106	94	83
Tue	95	133	173	148	168	180	177	180	175	181	182	182	161	138	115	96	95
Wed	86	150	172	166	142	140	142	168	185	180	200	189	171	143	121	98	87
Thu	111	139	165	169	143	134	164	178	167	177	184	180	172	154	128	102	88
Fri	80	135	156	161	142	159	161	168	175	194	216	198	196	178	161	123	111
Sat	72	73	85	97	114	127	153	156	154	162	166	170	149	152	131	125	108
Sun	70	72	73	76	84	102	112	125	137	158	146	145	135	126	121	126	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	137	173	172	150	150	157	170	169	178	180	175	148	121	106	94	83
Tue	95	133	173	148	168	180	177	180	175	181	182	182	161	138	115	96	95
Wed	86	150	172	166	142	140	142	168	185	180	200	189	171	143	121	98	87
Thu	111	139	165	169	143	134	164	178	167	177	184	180	172	154	128	102	88
Fri	80	135	156	161	142	159	161	168	175	194	216	198	196	178	161	123	111
Sat	72	73	85	97	114	127	153	156	154	162	166	170	149	152	131	125	108
Sun	70	72	73	76	84	102	112	125	137	158	146	145	135	126	121	126	115