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	77	80	70	68	106	103	98	83	80	76	88	104	98	82	62	55
Tue	51	85	80	83	80	115	117	107	94	89	75	87	107	108	86	66	57
Wed	52	93	93	88	82	122	115	107	94	87	82	91	112	114	99	64	58
Thu	54	82	75	73	74	125	113	98	88	87	82	92	120	122	104	71	57
Fri	51	81	75	65	66	95	90	102	97	96	90	106	110	118	110	88	61
Sat	46	47	48	51	64	69	72	69	67	69	70	80	83	90	86	81	70
Sun	46	44	46	47	51	63	71	75	72	71	73	76	82	87	95	87	73

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 51 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 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (95 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 79 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 51 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 51 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 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	77	80	70	68	106	103	98	83	80	76	88	104	98	82	62	55
Tue	51	85	80	83	80	115	117	107	94	89	75	87	107	108	86	66	57
Wed	52	93	93	88	82	122	115	107	94	87	82	91	112	114	99	64	58
Thu	54	82	75	73	74	125	113	98	88	87	82	92	120	122	104	71	57
Fri	51	81	75	65	66	95	90	102	97	96	90	106	110	118	110	88	61
Sat	46	47	48	51	64	69	72	69	67	69	70	80	83	90	86	81	70
Sun	46	44	46	47	51	63	71	75	72	71	73	76	82	87	95	87	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	77	80	70	68	106	103	98	83	80	76	88	104	98	82	62	55
Tue	51	85	80	83	80	115	117	107	94	89	75	87	107	108	86	66	57
Wed	52	93	93	88	82	122	115	107	94	87	82	91	112	114	99	64	58
Thu	54	82	75	73	74	125	113	98	88	87	82	92	120	122	104	71	57
Fri	51	81	75	65	66	95	90	102	97	96	90	106	110	118	110	88	61
Sat	46	47	48	51	64	69	72	69	67	69	70	80	83	90	86	81	70
Sun	46	44	46	47	51	63	71	75	72	71	73	76	82	87	95	87	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	77	80	70	68	106	103	98	83	80	76	88	104	98	82	62	55
Tue	51	85	80	83	80	115	117	107	94	89	75	87	107	108	86	66	57
Wed	52	93	93	88	82	122	115	107	94	87	82	91	112	114	99	64	58
Thu	54	82	75	73	74	125	113	98	88	87	82	92	120	122	104	71	57
Fri	51	81	75	65	66	95	90	102	97	96	90	106	110	118	110	88	61
Sat	46	47	48	51	64	69	72	69	67	69	70	80	83	90	86	81	70
Sun	46	44	46	47	51	63	71	75	72	71	73	76	82	87	95	87	73