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.

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 75 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 17 to 50 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 Park Slope 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 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	24	27	37	47	48	51	51	47	48	46	48	62	71	66	49	44	34
Tue	23	35	40	51	50	51	54	51	52	48	51	63	72	72	62	50	60
Wed	23	29	40	45	51	53	52	51	52	51	52	65	75	70	58	50	57
Thu	23	29	37	49	55	54	59	58	57	54	60	69	74	71	60	53	58
Fri	35	33	35	42	46	45	55	57	54	53	62	68	68	60	51	49	48
Sat	32	26	26	34	30	37	47	51	50	51	50	53	57	58	60	55	54
Sun	27	24	25	27	29	29	37	41	44	43	47	55	57	53	51	55	50

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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 75 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 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Park Slope?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	37	47	48	51	51	47	48	46	48	62	71	66	49	44	34
Tue	23	35	40	51	50	51	54	51	52	48	51	63	72	72	62	50	60
Wed	23	29	40	45	51	53	52	51	52	51	52	65	75	70	58	50	57
Thu	23	29	37	49	55	54	59	58	57	54	60	69	74	71	60	53	58
Fri	35	33	35	42	46	45	55	57	54	53	62	68	68	60	51	49	48
Sat	32	26	26	34	30	37	47	51	50	51	50	53	57	58	60	55	54
Sun	27	24	25	27	29	29	37	41	44	43	47	55	57	53	51	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	37	47	48	51	51	47	48	46	48	62	71	66	49	44	34
Tue	23	35	40	51	50	51	54	51	52	48	51	63	72	72	62	50	60
Wed	23	29	40	45	51	53	52	51	52	51	52	65	75	70	58	50	57
Thu	23	29	37	49	55	54	59	58	57	54	60	69	74	71	60	53	58
Fri	35	33	35	42	46	45	55	57	54	53	62	68	68	60	51	49	48
Sat	32	26	26	34	30	37	47	51	50	51	50	53	57	58	60	55	54
Sun	27	24	25	27	29	29	37	41	44	43	47	55	57	53	51	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	37	47	48	51	51	47	48	46	48	62	71	66	49	44	34
Tue	23	35	40	51	50	51	54	51	52	48	51	63	72	72	62	50	60
Wed	23	29	40	45	51	53	52	51	52	51	52	65	75	70	58	50	57
Thu	23	29	37	49	55	54	59	58	57	54	60	69	74	71	60	53	58
Fri	35	33	35	42	46	45	55	57	54	53	62	68	68	60	51	49	48
Sat	32	26	26	34	30	37	47	51	50	51	50	53	57	58	60	55	54
Sun	27	24	25	27	29	29	37	41	44	43	47	55	57	53	51	55	50