Best Time to Drive from Jackson Heights 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 Jackson Heights 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	24	32	34	38	40	43	48	40	42	39	39	46	49	48	40	36	36
Tue	24	31	35	41	40	42	49	43	43	41	42	45	51	50	46	42	41
Wed	24	33	36	37	40	42	49	44	46	42	41	46	51	49	45	42	41
Thu	24	32	36	39	43	43	52	44	44	45	43	47	50	49	48	45	44
Fri	25	31	36	37	39	40	46	41	41	41	43	47	47	45	43	41	40
Sat	25	24	27	33	33	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	45	45	45	43	43
Sun	25	23	24	27	34	34	34	37	38	39	38	42	43	44	42	42	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Jackson Heights to Brooklyn (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (14 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jackson Heights 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 Jackson Heights to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jackson Heights to Brooklyn?

The 14-mile drive usually takes 24 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jackson Heights to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 11 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Jackson Heights (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	24	32	34	38	40	43	48	40	42	39	39	46	49	48	40	36	36
Tue	24	31	35	41	40	42	49	43	43	41	42	45	51	50	46	42	41
Wed	24	33	36	37	40	42	49	44	46	42	41	46	51	49	45	42	41
Thu	24	32	36	39	43	43	52	44	44	45	43	47	50	49	48	45	44
Fri	25	31	36	37	39	40	46	41	41	41	43	47	47	45	43	41	40
Sat	25	24	27	33	33	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	45	45	45	43	43
Sun	25	23	24	27	34	34	34	37	38	39	38	42	43	44	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	32	34	38	40	43	48	40	42	39	39	46	49	48	40	36	36
Tue	24	31	35	41	40	42	49	43	43	41	42	45	51	50	46	42	41
Wed	24	33	36	37	40	42	49	44	46	42	41	46	51	49	45	42	41
Thu	24	32	36	39	43	43	52	44	44	45	43	47	50	49	48	45	44
Fri	25	31	36	37	39	40	46	41	41	41	43	47	47	45	43	41	40
Sat	25	24	27	33	33	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	45	45	45	43	43
Sun	25	23	24	27	34	34	34	37	38	39	38	42	43	44	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	32	34	38	40	43	48	40	42	39	39	46	49	48	40	36	36
Tue	24	31	35	41	40	42	49	43	43	41	42	45	51	50	46	42	41
Wed	24	33	36	37	40	42	49	44	46	42	41	46	51	49	45	42	41
Thu	24	32	36	39	43	43	52	44	44	45	43	47	50	49	48	45	44
Fri	25	31	36	37	39	40	46	41	41	41	43	47	47	45	43	41	40
Sat	25	24	27	33	33	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	45	45	45	43	43
Sun	25	23	24	27	34	34	34	37	38	39	38	42	43	44	42	42	41