Best Time to Drive from Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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	39	56	55	50	51	47	46	51	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	48	48
Tue	31	51	51	51	51	50	46	55	50	57	54	54	57	58	58	58	51
Wed	31	47	50	51	50	45	44	44	48	51	52	51	54	56	55	48	46
Thu	31	52	45	47	46	58	58	54	52	56	55	57	60	62	58	55	51
Fri	32	45	45	47	50	44	53	51	58	57	57	58	57	63	59	52	52
Sat	33	32	30	32	37	39	42	46	46	49	53	51	49	52	50	59	55
Sun	36	32	35	37	37	41	41	44	56	49	55	58	61	54	56	58	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Hempstead to Brooklyn (via Laurelton Pkwy South and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (61 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (17 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead 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 Hempstead to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 31 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 6 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	56	55	50	51	47	46	51	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	48	48
Tue	31	51	51	51	51	50	46	55	50	57	54	54	57	58	58	58	51
Wed	31	47	50	51	50	45	44	44	48	51	52	51	54	56	55	48	46
Thu	31	52	45	47	46	58	58	54	52	56	55	57	60	62	58	55	51
Fri	32	45	45	47	50	44	53	51	58	57	57	58	57	63	59	52	52
Sat	33	32	30	32	37	39	42	46	46	49	53	51	49	52	50	59	55
Sun	36	32	35	37	37	41	41	44	56	49	55	58	61	54	56	58	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	56	55	50	51	47	46	51	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	48	48
Tue	31	51	51	51	51	50	46	55	50	57	54	54	57	58	58	58	51
Wed	31	47	50	51	50	45	44	44	48	51	52	51	54	56	55	48	46
Thu	31	52	45	47	46	58	58	54	52	56	55	57	60	62	58	55	51
Fri	32	45	45	47	50	44	53	51	58	57	57	58	57	63	59	52	52
Sat	33	32	30	32	37	39	42	46	46	49	53	51	49	52	50	59	55
Sun	36	32	35	37	37	41	41	44	56	49	55	58	61	54	56	58	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	56	55	50	51	47	46	51	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	48	48
Tue	31	51	51	51	51	50	46	55	50	57	54	54	57	58	58	58	51
Wed	31	47	50	51	50	45	44	44	48	51	52	51	54	56	55	48	46
Thu	31	52	45	47	46	58	58	54	52	56	55	57	60	62	58	55	51
Fri	32	45	45	47	50	44	53	51	58	57	57	58	57	63	59	52	52
Sat	33	32	30	32	37	39	42	46	46	49	53	51	49	52	50	59	55
Sun	36	32	35	37	37	41	41	44	56	49	55	58	61	54	56	58	59