Best Time to Drive from Elmont to Brooklyn

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 15-mile drive from Elmont to Brooklyn (via Belt Pkwy West and Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 14 to 31 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 Elmont to central Brooklyn 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 Elmont to Brooklyn 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	26	42	41	35	35	34	33	35	37	37	37	37	37	39	40	35	36
Tue	23	39	39	34	36	35	34	39	35	41	38	38	40	42	40	41	37
Wed	23	34	38	36	36	34	32	32	35	36	36	37	38	39	39	35	34
Thu	23	40	37	33	33	43	43	39	36	40	39	40	42	46	43	39	36
Fri	24	34	33	32	34	32	38	36	43	41	42	41	42	45	44	38	40
Sat	25	24	23	24	27	30	32	33	33	35	41	38	36	39	37	42	42
Sun	28	26	26	26	28	31	31	33	38	36	38	41	43	37	41	47	45

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 Elmont to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elmont to Brooklyn?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 23 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	42	41	35	35	34	33	35	37	37	37	37	37	39	40	35	36
Tue	23	39	39	34	36	35	34	39	35	41	38	38	40	42	40	41	37
Wed	23	34	38	36	36	34	32	32	35	36	36	37	38	39	39	35	34
Thu	23	40	37	33	33	43	43	39	36	40	39	40	42	46	43	39	36
Fri	24	34	33	32	34	32	38	36	43	41	42	41	42	45	44	38	40
Sat	25	24	23	24	27	30	32	33	33	35	41	38	36	39	37	42	42
Sun	28	26	26	26	28	31	31	33	38	36	38	41	43	37	41	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	42	41	35	35	34	33	35	37	37	37	37	37	39	40	35	36
Tue	23	39	39	34	36	35	34	39	35	41	38	38	40	42	40	41	37
Wed	23	34	38	36	36	34	32	32	35	36	36	37	38	39	39	35	34
Thu	23	40	37	33	33	43	43	39	36	40	39	40	42	46	43	39	36
Fri	24	34	33	32	34	32	38	36	43	41	42	41	42	45	44	38	40
Sat	25	24	23	24	27	30	32	33	33	35	41	38	36	39	37	42	42
Sun	28	26	26	26	28	31	31	33	38	36	38	41	43	37	41	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	42	41	35	35	34	33	35	37	37	37	37	37	39	40	35	36
Tue	23	39	39	34	36	35	34	39	35	41	38	38	40	42	40	41	37
Wed	23	34	38	36	36	34	32	32	35	36	36	37	38	39	39	35	34
Thu	23	40	37	33	33	43	43	39	36	40	39	40	42	46	43	39	36
Fri	24	34	33	32	34	32	38	36	43	41	42	41	42	45	44	38	40
Sat	25	24	23	24	27	30	32	33	33	35	41	38	36	39	37	42	42
Sun	28	26	26	26	28	31	31	33	38	36	38	41	43	37	41	47	45