Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Park Slope

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 Park Slope 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	28	39	47	48	52	49	47	47	45	47	62	70	66	49	43	35
Tue	23	35	41	51	51	54	55	51	52	47	52	66	72	71	63	50	59
Wed	23	33	42	45	52	54	54	51	52	51	52	66	76	73	60	50	58
Thu	23	29	38	48	57	54	60	57	58	54	61	69	76	72	63	55	61
Fri	32	34	38	42	47	49	55	54	53	52	63	69	69	60	52	49	46
Sat	27	24	30	30	32	47	46	49	48	51	49	53	58	57	60	55	54
Sun	27	23	25	26	29	31	43	43	46	47	48	54	57	55	54	55	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Manhattan to Park Slope (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 76 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (17 to 51 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Park Slope 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 Park Slope?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to Park Slope?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 23 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Park Slope?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 76 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	28	39	47	48	52	49	47	47	45	47	62	70	66	49	43	35
Tue	23	35	41	51	51	54	55	51	52	47	52	66	72	71	63	50	59
Wed	23	33	42	45	52	54	54	51	52	51	52	66	76	73	60	50	58
Thu	23	29	38	48	57	54	60	57	58	54	61	69	76	72	63	55	61
Fri	32	34	38	42	47	49	55	54	53	52	63	69	69	60	52	49	46
Sat	27	24	30	30	32	47	46	49	48	51	49	53	58	57	60	55	54
Sun	27	23	25	26	29	31	43	43	46	47	48	54	57	55	54	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	39	47	48	52	49	47	47	45	47	62	70	66	49	43	35
Tue	23	35	41	51	51	54	55	51	52	47	52	66	72	71	63	50	59
Wed	23	33	42	45	52	54	54	51	52	51	52	66	76	73	60	50	58
Thu	23	29	38	48	57	54	60	57	58	54	61	69	76	72	63	55	61
Fri	32	34	38	42	47	49	55	54	53	52	63	69	69	60	52	49	46
Sat	27	24	30	30	32	47	46	49	48	51	49	53	58	57	60	55	54
Sun	27	23	25	26	29	31	43	43	46	47	48	54	57	55	54	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	39	47	48	52	49	47	47	45	47	62	70	66	49	43	35
Tue	23	35	41	51	51	54	55	51	52	47	52	66	72	71	63	50	59
Wed	23	33	42	45	52	54	54	51	52	51	52	66	76	73	60	50	58
Thu	23	29	38	48	57	54	60	57	58	54	61	69	76	72	63	55	61
Fri	32	34	38	42	47	49	55	54	53	52	63	69	69	60	52	49	46
Sat	27	24	30	30	32	47	46	49	48	51	49	53	58	57	60	55	54
Sun	27	23	25	26	29	31	43	43	46	47	48	54	57	55	54	55	49