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.

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 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).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Manhattan Valley

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 Valley to central Brooklyn 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 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	27	34	43	51	53	56	60	53	56	55	55	70	76	71	56	47	35
Tue	26	41	46	54	55	57	61	57	58	56	58	68	74	73	64	54	68
Wed	26	35	48	50	56	56	60	57	58	58	59	71	77	74	64	55	66
Thu	26	33	43	52	58	58	64	61	62	61	64	72	76	72	65	57	62
Fri	44	37	45	49	51	53	61	62	58	58	63	71	70	63	55	54	53
Sat	30	26	28	38	36	42	53	55	57	57	59	59	62	63	66	58	59
Sun	26	25	26	28	33	34	44	47	49	49	53	59	63	59	57	58	55

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 78 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 78 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 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	27	34	43	51	53	56	60	53	56	55	55	70	76	71	56	47	35
Tue	26	41	46	54	55	57	61	57	58	56	58	68	74	73	64	54	68
Wed	26	35	48	50	56	56	60	57	58	58	59	71	77	74	64	55	66
Thu	26	33	43	52	58	58	64	61	62	61	64	72	76	72	65	57	62
Fri	44	37	45	49	51	53	61	62	58	58	63	71	70	63	55	54	53
Sat	30	26	28	38	36	42	53	55	57	57	59	59	62	63	66	58	59
Sun	26	25	26	28	33	34	44	47	49	49	53	59	63	59	57	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	43	51	53	56	60	53	56	55	55	70	76	71	56	47	35
Tue	26	41	46	54	55	57	61	57	58	56	58	68	74	73	64	54	68
Wed	26	35	48	50	56	56	60	57	58	58	59	71	77	74	64	55	66
Thu	26	33	43	52	58	58	64	61	62	61	64	72	76	72	65	57	62
Fri	44	37	45	49	51	53	61	62	58	58	63	71	70	63	55	54	53
Sat	30	26	28	38	36	42	53	55	57	57	59	59	62	63	66	58	59
Sun	26	25	26	28	33	34	44	47	49	49	53	59	63	59	57	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	43	51	53	56	60	53	56	55	55	70	76	71	56	47	35
Tue	26	41	46	54	55	57	61	57	58	56	58	68	74	73	64	54	68
Wed	26	35	48	50	56	56	60	57	58	58	59	71	77	74	64	55	66
Thu	26	33	43	52	58	58	64	61	62	61	64	72	76	72	65	57	62
Fri	44	37	45	49	51	53	61	62	58	58	63	71	70	63	55	54	53
Sat	30	26	28	38	36	42	53	55	57	57	59	59	62	63	66	58	59
Sun	26	25	26	28	33	34	44	47	49	49	53	59	63	59	57	58	55