Best Time to Drive from Manhattan Valley to Brooklyn

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 Valley to Brooklyn 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	36	44	52	53	58	58	53	55	54	54	70	75	70	54	47	35
Tue	26	41	47	55	55	59	63	57	58	55	60	71	74	73	66	54	67
Wed	27	34	48	51	56	58	62	57	58	58	59	72	79	76	65	55	66
Thu	26	33	45	53	59	58	65	61	62	60	66	73	76	73	67	60	68
Fri	37	39	46	49	53	53	62	60	58	57	65	72	72	63	56	54	52
Sat	27	25	32	34	38	54	51	54	54	57	56	58	63	63	65	58	59
Sun	27	24	25	28	34	36	50	49	50	52	54	59	63	62	60	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Manhattan Valley to Brooklyn (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 79 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 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 Valley to central Brooklyn 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 Valley to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan Valley to Brooklyn?

The 14-mile drive usually takes 26 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan Valley to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Manhattan Valley (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	36	44	52	53	58	58	53	55	54	54	70	75	70	54	47	35
Tue	26	41	47	55	55	59	63	57	58	55	60	71	74	73	66	54	67
Wed	27	34	48	51	56	58	62	57	58	58	59	72	79	76	65	55	66
Thu	26	33	45	53	59	58	65	61	62	60	66	73	76	73	67	60	68
Fri	37	39	46	49	53	53	62	60	58	57	65	72	72	63	56	54	52
Sat	27	25	32	34	38	54	51	54	54	57	56	58	63	63	65	58	59
Sun	27	24	25	28	34	36	50	49	50	52	54	59	63	62	60	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	36	44	52	53	58	58	53	55	54	54	70	75	70	54	47	35
Tue	26	41	47	55	55	59	63	57	58	55	60	71	74	73	66	54	67
Wed	27	34	48	51	56	58	62	57	58	58	59	72	79	76	65	55	66
Thu	26	33	45	53	59	58	65	61	62	60	66	73	76	73	67	60	68
Fri	37	39	46	49	53	53	62	60	58	57	65	72	72	63	56	54	52
Sat	27	25	32	34	38	54	51	54	54	57	56	58	63	63	65	58	59
Sun	27	24	25	28	34	36	50	49	50	52	54	59	63	62	60	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	36	44	52	53	58	58	53	55	54	54	70	75	70	54	47	35
Tue	26	41	47	55	55	59	63	57	58	55	60	71	74	73	66	54	67
Wed	27	34	48	51	56	58	62	57	58	58	59	72	79	76	65	55	66
Thu	26	33	45	53	59	58	65	61	62	60	66	73	76	73	67	60	68
Fri	37	39	46	49	53	53	62	60	58	57	65	72	72	63	56	54	52
Sat	27	25	32	34	38	54	51	54	54	57	56	58	63	63	65	58	59
Sun	27	24	25	28	34	36	50	49	50	52	54	59	63	62	60	58	55