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.

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	20	32	37	41	43	47	46	42	42	42	42	55	58	55	44	37	33
Tue	20	35	39	43	43	49	53	45	45	43	45	54	58	58	53	43	50
Wed	20	29	38	40	44	47	48	44	46	44	46	56	61	60	52	43	51
Thu	20	28	37	43	47	47	53	47	47	46	49	57	60	58	53	48	54
Fri	30	31	38	41	43	44	48	48	45	44	50	58	56	50	44	42	41
Sat	22	21	24	31	33	44	41	43	43	44	43	46	49	50	50	47	47
Sun	22	20	21	24	30	31	38	38	39	41	43	47	48	50	47	46	45

About this drive

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 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (14 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hell's Kitchen 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 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 61 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 61 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 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	32	37	41	43	47	46	42	42	42	42	55	58	55	44	37	33
Tue	20	35	39	43	43	49	53	45	45	43	45	54	58	58	53	43	50
Wed	20	29	38	40	44	47	48	44	46	44	46	56	61	60	52	43	51
Thu	20	28	37	43	47	47	53	47	47	46	49	57	60	58	53	48	54
Fri	30	31	38	41	43	44	48	48	45	44	50	58	56	50	44	42	41
Sat	22	21	24	31	33	44	41	43	43	44	43	46	49	50	50	47	47
Sun	22	20	21	24	30	31	38	38	39	41	43	47	48	50	47	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	32	37	41	43	47	46	42	42	42	42	55	58	55	44	37	33
Tue	20	35	39	43	43	49	53	45	45	43	45	54	58	58	53	43	50
Wed	20	29	38	40	44	47	48	44	46	44	46	56	61	60	52	43	51
Thu	20	28	37	43	47	47	53	47	47	46	49	57	60	58	53	48	54
Fri	30	31	38	41	43	44	48	48	45	44	50	58	56	50	44	42	41
Sat	22	21	24	31	33	44	41	43	43	44	43	46	49	50	50	47	47
Sun	22	20	21	24	30	31	38	38	39	41	43	47	48	50	47	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	32	37	41	43	47	46	42	42	42	42	55	58	55	44	37	33
Tue	20	35	39	43	43	49	53	45	45	43	45	54	58	58	53	43	50
Wed	20	29	38	40	44	47	48	44	46	44	46	56	61	60	52	43	51
Thu	20	28	37	43	47	47	53	47	47	46	49	57	60	58	53	48	54
Fri	30	31	38	41	43	44	48	48	45	44	50	58	56	50	44	42	41
Sat	22	21	24	31	33	44	41	43	43	44	43	46	49	50	50	47	47
Sun	22	20	21	24	30	31	38	38	39	41	43	47	48	50	47	46	45