Best Time to Drive from Hell's Kitchen 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 11-mile drive from Hell's Kitchen to Brooklyn (via I-478 East) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 14 to 41 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 Hell's Kitchen 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 Hell's Kitchen 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	21	31	35	41	43	45	50	42	43	42	42	55	58	56	45	36	33
Tue	20	35	38	43	43	47	55	44	45	43	44	52	58	58	51	43	53
Wed	20	29	38	40	44	46	46	44	46	44	45	54	60	58	50	43	54
Thu	20	28	36	43	46	48	53	47	48	47	50	56	60	58	51	45	53
Fri	33	31	38	41	41	45	48	50	46	45	49	57	54	51	43	41	42
Sat	24	22	24	33	32	37	41	45	45	45	43	46	49	50	51	47	48
Sun	22	20	21	24	30	30	37	36	39	40	42	47	48	46	44	45	44

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 Hell's Kitchen to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hell's Kitchen to Brooklyn?

The 11-mile drive usually takes 20 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hell's Kitchen to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	31	35	41	43	45	50	42	43	42	42	55	58	56	45	36	33
Tue	20	35	38	43	43	47	55	44	45	43	44	52	58	58	51	43	53
Wed	20	29	38	40	44	46	46	44	46	44	45	54	60	58	50	43	54
Thu	20	28	36	43	46	48	53	47	48	47	50	56	60	58	51	45	53
Fri	33	31	38	41	41	45	48	50	46	45	49	57	54	51	43	41	42
Sat	24	22	24	33	32	37	41	45	45	45	43	46	49	50	51	47	48
Sun	22	20	21	24	30	30	37	36	39	40	42	47	48	46	44	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	31	35	41	43	45	50	42	43	42	42	55	58	56	45	36	33
Tue	20	35	38	43	43	47	55	44	45	43	44	52	58	58	51	43	53
Wed	20	29	38	40	44	46	46	44	46	44	45	54	60	58	50	43	54
Thu	20	28	36	43	46	48	53	47	48	47	50	56	60	58	51	45	53
Fri	33	31	38	41	41	45	48	50	46	45	49	57	54	51	43	41	42
Sat	24	22	24	33	32	37	41	45	45	45	43	46	49	50	51	47	48
Sun	22	20	21	24	30	30	37	36	39	40	42	47	48	46	44	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	31	35	41	43	45	50	42	43	42	42	55	58	56	45	36	33
Tue	20	35	38	43	43	47	55	44	45	43	44	52	58	58	51	43	53
Wed	20	29	38	40	44	46	46	44	46	44	45	54	60	58	50	43	54
Thu	20	28	36	43	46	48	53	47	48	47	50	56	60	58	51	45	53
Fri	33	31	38	41	41	45	48	50	46	45	49	57	54	51	43	41	42
Sat	24	22	24	33	32	37	41	45	45	45	43	46	49	50	51	47	48
Sun	22	20	21	24	30	30	37	36	39	40	42	47	48	46	44	45	44