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.

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	45	43	34	36	33	33	31	34	36	37	37	36	38	43	35	34
Tue	22	39	41	34	36	35	34	38	35	41	38	37	40	41	41	42	38
Wed	22	42	46	36	37	36	33	31	33	35	34	37	38	41	41	36	36
Thu	25	46	42	34	34	38	40	36	35	39	38	41	40	44	41	36	36
Fri	23	38	35	31	33	33	37	36	43	40	43	40	44	45	45	39	39
Sat	25	23	23	25	27	30	30	35	35	37	38	39	40	42	41	45	43
Sun	28	25	25	28	29	30	31	35	36	36	38	42	43	38	43	45	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Elmont to Brooklyn (via Belt Pkwy West and Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 50 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmont to central Brooklyn 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 Elmont to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 22 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 50 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	45	43	34	36	33	33	31	34	36	37	37	36	38	43	35	34
Tue	22	39	41	34	36	35	34	38	35	41	38	37	40	41	41	42	38
Wed	22	42	46	36	37	36	33	31	33	35	34	37	38	41	41	36	36
Thu	25	46	42	34	34	38	40	36	35	39	38	41	40	44	41	36	36
Fri	23	38	35	31	33	33	37	36	43	40	43	40	44	45	45	39	39
Sat	25	23	23	25	27	30	30	35	35	37	38	39	40	42	41	45	43
Sun	28	25	25	28	29	30	31	35	36	36	38	42	43	38	43	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	45	43	34	36	33	33	31	34	36	37	37	36	38	43	35	34
Tue	22	39	41	34	36	35	34	38	35	41	38	37	40	41	41	42	38
Wed	22	42	46	36	37	36	33	31	33	35	34	37	38	41	41	36	36
Thu	25	46	42	34	34	38	40	36	35	39	38	41	40	44	41	36	36
Fri	23	38	35	31	33	33	37	36	43	40	43	40	44	45	45	39	39
Sat	25	23	23	25	27	30	30	35	35	37	38	39	40	42	41	45	43
Sun	28	25	25	28	29	30	31	35	36	36	38	42	43	38	43	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	45	43	34	36	33	33	31	34	36	37	37	36	38	43	35	34
Tue	22	39	41	34	36	35	34	38	35	41	38	37	40	41	41	42	38
Wed	22	42	46	36	37	36	33	31	33	35	34	37	38	41	41	36	36
Thu	25	46	42	34	34	38	40	36	35	39	38	41	40	44	41	36	36
Fri	23	38	35	31	33	33	37	36	43	40	43	40	44	45	45	39	39
Sat	25	23	23	25	27	30	30	35	35	37	38	39	40	42	41	45	43
Sun	28	25	25	28	29	30	31	35	36	36	38	42	43	38	43	45	40