Best Time to Drive from Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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	81	107	114	115	105	98	92	85	83	82	85	85	88	82	78	77	76
Tue	82	119	128	128	116	100	92	84	81	81	83	85	85	81	79	78	76
Wed	83	111	129	122	111	95	92	87	87	85	83	87	89	83	80	78	77
Thu	82	109	115	117	110	96	95	88	87	84	85	91	97	90	81	80	77
Fri	78	96	97	92	88	85	85	84	86	89	103	111	113	96	82	80	78
Sat	72	72	73	76	78	82	84	89	90	90	89	90	92	85	81	81	80
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	82	87	90	91	90	88	86	84	82	85	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Hillsborough to Brooklyn (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (32 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 76 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hillsborough to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Hillsborough (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	107	114	115	105	98	92	85	83	82	85	85	88	82	78	77	76
Tue	82	119	128	128	116	100	92	84	81	81	83	85	85	81	79	78	76
Wed	83	111	129	122	111	95	92	87	87	85	83	87	89	83	80	78	77
Thu	82	109	115	117	110	96	95	88	87	84	85	91	97	90	81	80	77
Fri	78	96	97	92	88	85	85	84	86	89	103	111	113	96	82	80	78
Sat	72	72	73	76	78	82	84	89	90	90	89	90	92	85	81	81	80
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	82	87	90	91	90	88	86	84	82	85	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	107	114	115	105	98	92	85	83	82	85	85	88	82	78	77	76
Tue	82	119	128	128	116	100	92	84	81	81	83	85	85	81	79	78	76
Wed	83	111	129	122	111	95	92	87	87	85	83	87	89	83	80	78	77
Thu	82	109	115	117	110	96	95	88	87	84	85	91	97	90	81	80	77
Fri	78	96	97	92	88	85	85	84	86	89	103	111	113	96	82	80	78
Sat	72	72	73	76	78	82	84	89	90	90	89	90	92	85	81	81	80
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	82	87	90	91	90	88	86	84	82	85	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	107	114	115	105	98	92	85	83	82	85	85	88	82	78	77	76
Tue	82	119	128	128	116	100	92	84	81	81	83	85	85	81	79	78	76
Wed	83	111	129	122	111	95	92	87	87	85	83	87	89	83	80	78	77
Thu	82	109	115	117	110	96	95	88	87	84	85	91	97	90	81	80	77
Fri	78	96	97	92	88	85	85	84	86	89	103	111	113	96	82	80	78
Sat	72	72	73	76	78	82	84	89	90	90	89	90	92	85	81	81	80
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	82	87	90	91	90	88	86	84	82	85	85