Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to 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 14-mile drive from Manhattan to Flatbush (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 17 to 46 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 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 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	26	33	42	51	52	56	59	52	54	54	54	69	76	71	54	47	35
Tue	25	40	47	54	54	57	60	56	58	54	57	68	74	74	64	53	67
Wed	26	34	47	49	55	56	59	57	57	57	58	71	78	74	64	55	65
Thu	26	34	43	52	58	58	62	61	62	61	64	72	76	72	65	57	62
Fri	44	37	42	48	51	53	61	61	57	57	64	71	70	62	55	54	53
Sat	31	26	28	37	33	42	52	57	56	56	58	58	62	62	65	58	58
Sun	27	25	26	28	33	33	43	46	48	48	53	59	63	59	56	57	54

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 Flatbush?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 25 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Flatbush?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	42	51	52	56	59	52	54	54	54	69	76	71	54	47	35
Tue	25	40	47	54	54	57	60	56	58	54	57	68	74	74	64	53	67
Wed	26	34	47	49	55	56	59	57	57	57	58	71	78	74	64	55	65
Thu	26	34	43	52	58	58	62	61	62	61	64	72	76	72	65	57	62
Fri	44	37	42	48	51	53	61	61	57	57	64	71	70	62	55	54	53
Sat	31	26	28	37	33	42	52	57	56	56	58	58	62	62	65	58	58
Sun	27	25	26	28	33	33	43	46	48	48	53	59	63	59	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	42	51	52	56	59	52	54	54	54	69	76	71	54	47	35
Tue	25	40	47	54	54	57	60	56	58	54	57	68	74	74	64	53	67
Wed	26	34	47	49	55	56	59	57	57	57	58	71	78	74	64	55	65
Thu	26	34	43	52	58	58	62	61	62	61	64	72	76	72	65	57	62
Fri	44	37	42	48	51	53	61	61	57	57	64	71	70	62	55	54	53
Sat	31	26	28	37	33	42	52	57	56	56	58	58	62	62	65	58	58
Sun	27	25	26	28	33	33	43	46	48	48	53	59	63	59	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	42	51	52	56	59	52	54	54	54	69	76	71	54	47	35
Tue	25	40	47	54	54	57	60	56	58	54	57	68	74	74	64	53	67
Wed	26	34	47	49	55	56	59	57	57	57	58	71	78	74	64	55	65
Thu	26	34	43	52	58	58	62	61	62	61	64	72	76	72	65	57	62
Fri	44	37	42	48	51	53	61	61	57	57	64	71	70	62	55	54	53
Sat	31	26	28	37	33	42	52	57	56	56	58	58	62	62	65	58	58
Sun	27	25	26	28	33	33	43	46	48	48	53	59	63	59	56	57	54