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.

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 Sundays (45 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Jackson Heights

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 14 to 38 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Jackson Heights to central Brooklyn along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	31	34	38	39	42	48	41	42	39	40	46	50	49	40	36	35
Tue	24	31	35	41	40	42	49	43	43	42	40	43	50	48	44	42	42
Wed	24	34	37	37	40	41	46	43	43	42	40	45	49	47	44	42	41
Thu	24	32	36	38	42	43	52	44	44	46	44	47	50	49	47	45	45
Fri	25	31	36	37	38	40	46	41	40	42	42	46	47	45	42	41	40
Sat	26	24	26	35	34	35	38	38	38	39	39	41	44	41	43	43	42
Sun	24	23	24	27	33	34	34	36	37	37	38	41	42	43	41	43	41

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	31	34	38	39	42	48	41	42	39	40	46	50	49	40	36	35
Tue	24	31	35	41	40	42	49	43	43	42	40	43	50	48	44	42	42
Wed	24	34	37	37	40	41	46	43	43	42	40	45	49	47	44	42	41
Thu	24	32	36	38	42	43	52	44	44	46	44	47	50	49	47	45	45
Fri	25	31	36	37	38	40	46	41	40	42	42	46	47	45	42	41	40
Sat	26	24	26	35	34	35	38	38	38	39	39	41	44	41	43	43	42
Sun	24	23	24	27	33	34	34	36	37	37	38	41	42	43	41	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	31	34	38	39	42	48	41	42	39	40	46	50	49	40	36	35
Tue	24	31	35	41	40	42	49	43	43	42	40	43	50	48	44	42	42
Wed	24	34	37	37	40	41	46	43	43	42	40	45	49	47	44	42	41
Thu	24	32	36	38	42	43	52	44	44	46	44	47	50	49	47	45	45
Fri	25	31	36	37	38	40	46	41	40	42	42	46	47	45	42	41	40
Sat	26	24	26	35	34	35	38	38	38	39	39	41	44	41	43	43	42
Sun	24	23	24	27	33	34	34	36	37	37	38	41	42	43	41	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	31	34	38	39	42	48	41	42	39	40	46	50	49	40	36	35
Tue	24	31	35	41	40	42	49	43	43	42	40	43	50	48	44	42	42
Wed	24	34	37	37	40	41	46	43	43	42	40	45	49	47	44	42	41
Thu	24	32	36	38	42	43	52	44	44	46	44	47	50	49	47	45	45
Fri	25	31	36	37	38	40	46	41	40	42	42	46	47	45	42	41	40
Sat	26	24	26	35	34	35	38	38	38	39	39	41	44	41	43	43	42
Sun	24	23	24	27	33	34	34	36	37	37	38	41	42	43	41	43	41