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.

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	34	43	51	53	58	57	52	54	53	53	69	75	70	53	47	35
Tue	25	40	48	55	54	59	62	56	58	54	59	71	74	73	66	53	67
Wed	26	35	48	50	56	57	61	57	57	57	58	71	79	76	65	54	65
Thu	26	33	45	52	59	58	64	60	61	59	65	72	77	74	66	59	67
Fri	39	38	45	49	52	53	61	59	57	57	65	72	71	62	56	54	51
Sat	27	25	33	34	37	52	51	53	53	56	55	58	62	62	65	58	58
Sun	27	24	25	28	33	36	49	48	50	51	53	59	63	61	59	57	54

About this drive

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 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (17 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central 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 Flatbush?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 25 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Flatbush?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 79 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	34	43	51	53	58	57	52	54	53	53	69	75	70	53	47	35
Tue	25	40	48	55	54	59	62	56	58	54	59	71	74	73	66	53	67
Wed	26	35	48	50	56	57	61	57	57	57	58	71	79	76	65	54	65
Thu	26	33	45	52	59	58	64	60	61	59	65	72	77	74	66	59	67
Fri	39	38	45	49	52	53	61	59	57	57	65	72	71	62	56	54	51
Sat	27	25	33	34	37	52	51	53	53	56	55	58	62	62	65	58	58
Sun	27	24	25	28	33	36	49	48	50	51	53	59	63	61	59	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	43	51	53	58	57	52	54	53	53	69	75	70	53	47	35
Tue	25	40	48	55	54	59	62	56	58	54	59	71	74	73	66	53	67
Wed	26	35	48	50	56	57	61	57	57	57	58	71	79	76	65	54	65
Thu	26	33	45	52	59	58	64	60	61	59	65	72	77	74	66	59	67
Fri	39	38	45	49	52	53	61	59	57	57	65	72	71	62	56	54	51
Sat	27	25	33	34	37	52	51	53	53	56	55	58	62	62	65	58	58
Sun	27	24	25	28	33	36	49	48	50	51	53	59	63	61	59	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	43	51	53	58	57	52	54	53	53	69	75	70	53	47	35
Tue	25	40	48	55	54	59	62	56	58	54	59	71	74	73	66	53	67
Wed	26	35	48	50	56	57	61	57	57	57	58	71	79	76	65	54	65
Thu	26	33	45	52	59	58	64	60	61	59	65	72	77	74	66	59	67
Fri	39	38	45	49	52	53	61	59	57	57	65	72	71	62	56	54	51
Sat	27	25	33	34	37	52	51	53	53	56	55	58	62	62	65	58	58
Sun	27	24	25	28	33	36	49	48	50	51	53	59	63	61	59	57	54