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.

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	42	52	60	62	68	67	62	63	61	63	79	86	79	63	55	41
Tue	31	48	57	65	65	69	71	67	68	63	69	82	86	84	78	63	77
Wed	32	43	57	59	66	67	72	68	68	67	68	82	91	87	74	65	75
Thu	31	42	53	62	70	68	75	72	72	70	76	84	90	85	78	70	78
Fri	46	46	53	57	62	63	71	69	67	67	78	84	82	73	66	64	61
Sat	31	30	39	42	45	62	60	64	63	65	66	68	73	73	76	68	68
Sun	31	28	30	34	41	44	58	57	60	61	63	69	73	72	69	68	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Manhattan to East Flatbush (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 91 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 5:30 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (22 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central East Flatbush 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 East Flatbush?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 31 to 91 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 91 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	42	52	60	62	68	67	62	63	61	63	79	86	79	63	55	41
Tue	31	48	57	65	65	69	71	67	68	63	69	82	86	84	78	63	77
Wed	32	43	57	59	66	67	72	68	68	67	68	82	91	87	74	65	75
Thu	31	42	53	62	70	68	75	72	72	70	76	84	90	85	78	70	78
Fri	46	46	53	57	62	63	71	69	67	67	78	84	82	73	66	64	61
Sat	31	30	39	42	45	62	60	64	63	65	66	68	73	73	76	68	68
Sun	31	28	30	34	41	44	58	57	60	61	63	69	73	72	69	68	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	42	52	60	62	68	67	62	63	61	63	79	86	79	63	55	41
Tue	31	48	57	65	65	69	71	67	68	63	69	82	86	84	78	63	77
Wed	32	43	57	59	66	67	72	68	68	67	68	82	91	87	74	65	75
Thu	31	42	53	62	70	68	75	72	72	70	76	84	90	85	78	70	78
Fri	46	46	53	57	62	63	71	69	67	67	78	84	82	73	66	64	61
Sat	31	30	39	42	45	62	60	64	63	65	66	68	73	73	76	68	68
Sun	31	28	30	34	41	44	58	57	60	61	63	69	73	72	69	68	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	42	52	60	62	68	67	62	63	61	63	79	86	79	63	55	41
Tue	31	48	57	65	65	69	71	67	68	63	69	82	86	84	78	63	77
Wed	32	43	57	59	66	67	72	68	68	67	68	82	91	87	74	65	75
Thu	31	42	53	62	70	68	75	72	72	70	76	84	90	85	78	70	78
Fri	46	46	53	57	62	63	71	69	67	67	78	84	82	73	66	64	61
Sat	31	30	39	42	45	62	60	64	63	65	66	68	73	73	76	68	68
Sun	31	28	30	34	41	44	58	57	60	61	63	69	73	72	69	68	64