Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Bushwick

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 Manhattan to Bushwick 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	22	24	29	38	41	43	37	35	35	34	42	51	55	44	33	32	34
Tue	22	24	30	39	40	45	39	39	40	39	42	58	62	51	44	44	37
Wed	22	24	30	40	43	44	43	38	40	40	49	63	63	56	47	41	38
Thu	22	24	31	39	44	52	50	47	45	47	53	61	62	59	53	45	42
Fri	22	25	28	36	38	41	40	43	41	43	48	56	55	50	44	46	40
Sat	27	24	25	27	28	31	33	32	33	36	37	45	49	49	47	47	41
Sun	25	22	23	24	27	28	32	31	32	31	37	44	47	42	41	40	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Manhattan to Bushwick (via FDR Drive South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (14 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Bushwick 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 Manhattan to Bushwick?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to Bushwick?

The 11-mile drive usually takes 22 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Bushwick?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	24	29	38	41	43	37	35	35	34	42	51	55	44	33	32	34
Tue	22	24	30	39	40	45	39	39	40	39	42	58	62	51	44	44	37
Wed	22	24	30	40	43	44	43	38	40	40	49	63	63	56	47	41	38
Thu	22	24	31	39	44	52	50	47	45	47	53	61	62	59	53	45	42
Fri	22	25	28	36	38	41	40	43	41	43	48	56	55	50	44	46	40
Sat	27	24	25	27	28	31	33	32	33	36	37	45	49	49	47	47	41
Sun	25	22	23	24	27	28	32	31	32	31	37	44	47	42	41	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	24	29	38	41	43	37	35	35	34	42	51	55	44	33	32	34
Tue	22	24	30	39	40	45	39	39	40	39	42	58	62	51	44	44	37
Wed	22	24	30	40	43	44	43	38	40	40	49	63	63	56	47	41	38
Thu	22	24	31	39	44	52	50	47	45	47	53	61	62	59	53	45	42
Fri	22	25	28	36	38	41	40	43	41	43	48	56	55	50	44	46	40
Sat	27	24	25	27	28	31	33	32	33	36	37	45	49	49	47	47	41
Sun	25	22	23	24	27	28	32	31	32	31	37	44	47	42	41	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	24	29	38	41	43	37	35	35	34	42	51	55	44	33	32	34
Tue	22	24	30	39	40	45	39	39	40	39	42	58	62	51	44	44	37
Wed	22	24	30	40	43	44	43	38	40	40	49	63	63	56	47	41	38
Thu	22	24	31	39	44	52	50	47	45	47	53	61	62	59	53	45	42
Fri	22	25	28	36	38	41	40	43	41	43	48	56	55	50	44	46	40
Sat	27	24	25	27	28	31	33	32	33	36	37	45	49	49	47	47	41
Sun	25	22	23	24	27	28	32	31	32	31	37	44	47	42	41	40	35