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.

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Manhattan to Bushwick (via FDR Drive South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 66 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 5 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 13 to 44 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 Manhattan to central Bushwick 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 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	23	24	29	39	42	46	36	35	35	34	41	50	52	42	33	33	33
Tue	22	24	30	39	40	46	38	39	40	40	40	57	61	51	43	47	37
Wed	22	23	29	38	43	45	43	38	39	39	50	61	61	56	47	40	37
Thu	22	25	32	39	46	53	50	47	46	48	52	60	59	58	52	43	44
Fri	21	24	28	38	38	43	41	45	39	42	46	56	55	49	43	47	41
Sat	29	25	26	27	31	33	32	33	32	36	36	45	54	48	45	44	40
Sun	25	22	23	25	27	28	31	31	32	30	37	42	47	41	40	40	34

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 21 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 11-mile drive usually takes 21 to 66 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 66 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	24	29	39	42	46	36	35	35	34	41	50	52	42	33	33	33
Tue	22	24	30	39	40	46	38	39	40	40	40	57	61	51	43	47	37
Wed	22	23	29	38	43	45	43	38	39	39	50	61	61	56	47	40	37
Thu	22	25	32	39	46	53	50	47	46	48	52	60	59	58	52	43	44
Fri	21	24	28	38	38	43	41	45	39	42	46	56	55	49	43	47	41
Sat	29	25	26	27	31	33	32	33	32	36	36	45	54	48	45	44	40
Sun	25	22	23	25	27	28	31	31	32	30	37	42	47	41	40	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	24	29	39	42	46	36	35	35	34	41	50	52	42	33	33	33
Tue	22	24	30	39	40	46	38	39	40	40	40	57	61	51	43	47	37
Wed	22	23	29	38	43	45	43	38	39	39	50	61	61	56	47	40	37
Thu	22	25	32	39	46	53	50	47	46	48	52	60	59	58	52	43	44
Fri	21	24	28	38	38	43	41	45	39	42	46	56	55	49	43	47	41
Sat	29	25	26	27	31	33	32	33	32	36	36	45	54	48	45	44	40
Sun	25	22	23	25	27	28	31	31	32	30	37	42	47	41	40	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	24	29	39	42	46	36	35	35	34	41	50	52	42	33	33	33
Tue	22	24	30	39	40	46	38	39	40	40	40	57	61	51	43	47	37
Wed	22	23	29	38	43	45	43	38	39	39	50	61	61	56	47	40	37
Thu	22	25	32	39	46	53	50	47	46	48	52	60	59	58	52	43	44
Fri	21	24	28	38	38	43	41	45	39	42	46	56	55	49	43	47	41
Sat	29	25	26	27	31	33	32	33	32	36	36	45	54	48	45	44	40
Sun	25	22	23	25	27	28	31	31	32	30	37	42	47	41	40	40	34