Best Time to Drive from Kings Bridge 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 Kings Bridge 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	34	49	64	75	75	78	74	72	76	76	75	93	98	93	71	67	49
Tue	34	58	68	77	78	82	82	80	77	76	82	95	99	101	86	71	82
Wed	35	61	68	73	77	82	80	79	81	80	85	95	104	101	84	80	83
Thu	35	60	64	75	79	81	85	86	83	80	91	99	105	101	93	87	89
Fri	48	56	64	69	74	70	81	82	77	78	93	98	96	87	79	80	73
Sat	35	33	51	43	48	75	72	76	77	78	79	87	90	88	92	82	81
Sun	36	33	34	40	46	48	69	67	70	76	80	89	91	86	83	84	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Kings Bridge to Brooklyn (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (23 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Kings Bridge 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 Kings Bridge to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Kings Bridge to Brooklyn?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 34 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Kings Bridge to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Kings Bridge (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	34	49	64	75	75	78	74	72	76	76	75	93	98	93	71	67	49
Tue	34	58	68	77	78	82	82	80	77	76	82	95	99	101	86	71	82
Wed	35	61	68	73	77	82	80	79	81	80	85	95	104	101	84	80	83
Thu	35	60	64	75	79	81	85	86	83	80	91	99	105	101	93	87	89
Fri	48	56	64	69	74	70	81	82	77	78	93	98	96	87	79	80	73
Sat	35	33	51	43	48	75	72	76	77	78	79	87	90	88	92	82	81
Sun	36	33	34	40	46	48	69	67	70	76	80	89	91	86	83	84	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	49	64	75	75	78	74	72	76	76	75	93	98	93	71	67	49
Tue	34	58	68	77	78	82	82	80	77	76	82	95	99	101	86	71	82
Wed	35	61	68	73	77	82	80	79	81	80	85	95	104	101	84	80	83
Thu	35	60	64	75	79	81	85	86	83	80	91	99	105	101	93	87	89
Fri	48	56	64	69	74	70	81	82	77	78	93	98	96	87	79	80	73
Sat	35	33	51	43	48	75	72	76	77	78	79	87	90	88	92	82	81
Sun	36	33	34	40	46	48	69	67	70	76	80	89	91	86	83	84	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	49	64	75	75	78	74	72	76	76	75	93	98	93	71	67	49
Tue	34	58	68	77	78	82	82	80	77	76	82	95	99	101	86	71	82
Wed	35	61	68	73	77	82	80	79	81	80	85	95	104	101	84	80	83
Thu	35	60	64	75	79	81	85	86	83	80	91	99	105	101	93	87	89
Fri	48	56	64	69	74	70	81	82	77	78	93	98	96	87	79	80	73
Sat	35	33	51	43	48	75	72	76	77	78	79	87	90	88	92	82	81
Sun	36	33	34	40	46	48	69	67	70	76	80	89	91	86	83	84	74