Best Time to Drive from Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove 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	51	73	76	70	71	100	100	107	85	78	71	84	99	94	79	61	56
Tue	50	82	76	81	80	111	115	96	88	85	72	87	106	106	85	66	57
Wed	50	88	84	83	80	112	112	98	84	79	76	88	114	115	103	66	57
Thu	53	76	70	72	76	121	111	91	85	85	79	90	120	123	107	70	58
Fri	51	78	70	66	66	92	82	97	93	90	86	103	115	121	111	91	62
Sat	47	49	49	53	65	73	74	69	70	72	71	79	81	87	83	83	79
Sun	47	44	46	47	51	62	68	75	73	70	74	76	80	80	90	90	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Glen Cove to Brooklyn (via I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy South and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (27 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glen Cove to Brooklyn?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 50 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glen Cove to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	73	76	70	71	100	100	107	85	78	71	84	99	94	79	61	56
Tue	50	82	76	81	80	111	115	96	88	85	72	87	106	106	85	66	57
Wed	50	88	84	83	80	112	112	98	84	79	76	88	114	115	103	66	57
Thu	53	76	70	72	76	121	111	91	85	85	79	90	120	123	107	70	58
Fri	51	78	70	66	66	92	82	97	93	90	86	103	115	121	111	91	62
Sat	47	49	49	53	65	73	74	69	70	72	71	79	81	87	83	83	79
Sun	47	44	46	47	51	62	68	75	73	70	74	76	80	80	90	90	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	73	76	70	71	100	100	107	85	78	71	84	99	94	79	61	56
Tue	50	82	76	81	80	111	115	96	88	85	72	87	106	106	85	66	57
Wed	50	88	84	83	80	112	112	98	84	79	76	88	114	115	103	66	57
Thu	53	76	70	72	76	121	111	91	85	85	79	90	120	123	107	70	58
Fri	51	78	70	66	66	92	82	97	93	90	86	103	115	121	111	91	62
Sat	47	49	49	53	65	73	74	69	70	72	71	79	81	87	83	83	79
Sun	47	44	46	47	51	62	68	75	73	70	74	76	80	80	90	90	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	73	76	70	71	100	100	107	85	78	71	84	99	94	79	61	56
Tue	50	82	76	81	80	111	115	96	88	85	72	87	106	106	85	66	57
Wed	50	88	84	83	80	112	112	98	84	79	76	88	114	115	103	66	57
Thu	53	76	70	72	76	121	111	91	85	85	79	90	120	123	107	70	58
Fri	51	78	70	66	66	92	82	97	93	90	86	103	115	121	111	91	62
Sat	47	49	49	53	65	73	74	69	70	72	71	79	81	87	83	83	79
Sun	47	44	46	47	51	62	68	75	73	70	74	76	80	80	90	90	80