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	83	118	119	119	109	96	89	83	82	82	84	84	86	83	78	77	76
Tue	83	128	133	127	116	101	90	83	82	81	83	84	85	83	80	78	76
Wed	85	127	138	127	112	95	92	86	86	85	85	88	91	84	80	78	76
Thu	84	120	122	124	116	97	94	88	89	84	84	91	97	90	81	80	77
Fri	79	101	99	94	89	85	85	83	85	88	103	109	109	95	82	79	78
Sat	73	73	73	76	79	83	85	87	88	90	87	90	91	86	82	81	81
Sun	72	73	72	73	75	78	83	90	91	92	91	90	89	86	84	85	84

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 140 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. 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 1:30 pm on Sundays (93 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 60 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 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 76 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hillsborough to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	118	119	119	109	96	89	83	82	82	84	84	86	83	78	77	76
Tue	83	128	133	127	116	101	90	83	82	81	83	84	85	83	80	78	76
Wed	85	127	138	127	112	95	92	86	86	85	85	88	91	84	80	78	76
Thu	84	120	122	124	116	97	94	88	89	84	84	91	97	90	81	80	77
Fri	79	101	99	94	89	85	85	83	85	88	103	109	109	95	82	79	78
Sat	73	73	73	76	79	83	85	87	88	90	87	90	91	86	82	81	81
Sun	72	73	72	73	75	78	83	90	91	92	91	90	89	86	84	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	118	119	119	109	96	89	83	82	82	84	84	86	83	78	77	76
Tue	83	128	133	127	116	101	90	83	82	81	83	84	85	83	80	78	76
Wed	85	127	138	127	112	95	92	86	86	85	85	88	91	84	80	78	76
Thu	84	120	122	124	116	97	94	88	89	84	84	91	97	90	81	80	77
Fri	79	101	99	94	89	85	85	83	85	88	103	109	109	95	82	79	78
Sat	73	73	73	76	79	83	85	87	88	90	87	90	91	86	82	81	81
Sun	72	73	72	73	75	78	83	90	91	92	91	90	89	86	84	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	118	119	119	109	96	89	83	82	82	84	84	86	83	78	77	76
Tue	83	128	133	127	116	101	90	83	82	81	83	84	85	83	80	78	76
Wed	85	127	138	127	112	95	92	86	86	85	85	88	91	84	80	78	76
Thu	84	120	122	124	116	97	94	88	89	84	84	91	97	90	81	80	77
Fri	79	101	99	94	89	85	85	83	85	88	103	109	109	95	82	79	78
Sat	73	73	73	76	79	83	85	87	88	90	87	90	91	86	82	81	81
Sun	72	73	72	73	75	78	83	90	91	92	91	90	89	86	84	85	84