Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to East Flatbush

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 16-mile drive from Manhattan to East Flatbush (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 22 to 58 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 East Flatbush 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 East Flatbush 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	31	41	50	60	62	66	70	63	65	61	65	79	87	79	63	55	40
Tue	30	48	56	65	64	67	70	67	68	64	67	78	86	85	76	64	78
Wed	31	43	56	58	65	66	69	68	67	67	68	81	89	86	72	65	74
Thu	31	42	52	62	68	68	75	72	72	71	75	84	88	84	73	67	72
Fri	50	45	50	56	60	62	71	71	68	68	77	82	81	73	64	64	62
Sat	35	31	33	46	42	50	61	67	65	65	68	68	72	73	76	68	68
Sun	31	29	30	34	41	41	52	55	57	57	62	69	72	69	66	67	64

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 East Flatbush?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to East Flatbush?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 30 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to East Flatbush?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	50	60	62	66	70	63	65	61	65	79	87	79	63	55	40
Tue	30	48	56	65	64	67	70	67	68	64	67	78	86	85	76	64	78
Wed	31	43	56	58	65	66	69	68	67	67	68	81	89	86	72	65	74
Thu	31	42	52	62	68	68	75	72	72	71	75	84	88	84	73	67	72
Fri	50	45	50	56	60	62	71	71	68	68	77	82	81	73	64	64	62
Sat	35	31	33	46	42	50	61	67	65	65	68	68	72	73	76	68	68
Sun	31	29	30	34	41	41	52	55	57	57	62	69	72	69	66	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	50	60	62	66	70	63	65	61	65	79	87	79	63	55	40
Tue	30	48	56	65	64	67	70	67	68	64	67	78	86	85	76	64	78
Wed	31	43	56	58	65	66	69	68	67	67	68	81	89	86	72	65	74
Thu	31	42	52	62	68	68	75	72	72	71	75	84	88	84	73	67	72
Fri	50	45	50	56	60	62	71	71	68	68	77	82	81	73	64	64	62
Sat	35	31	33	46	42	50	61	67	65	65	68	68	72	73	76	68	68
Sun	31	29	30	34	41	41	52	55	57	57	62	69	72	69	66	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	50	60	62	66	70	63	65	61	65	79	87	79	63	55	40
Tue	30	48	56	65	64	67	70	67	68	64	67	78	86	85	76	64	78
Wed	31	43	56	58	65	66	69	68	67	67	68	81	89	86	72	65	74
Thu	31	42	52	62	68	68	75	72	72	71	75	84	88	84	73	67	72
Fri	50	45	50	56	60	62	71	71	68	68	77	82	81	73	64	64	62
Sat	35	31	33	46	42	50	61	67	65	65	68	68	72	73	76	68	68
Sun	31	29	30	34	41	41	52	55	57	57	62	69	72	69	66	67	64