Best Time to Drive from Marlboro 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 Marlboro 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	74	101	109	111	100	92	86	80	78	76	79	80	82	77	72	71	69
Tue	74	111	119	123	112	95	88	79	76	76	77	79	80	76	73	72	70
Wed	75	106	120	118	107	90	86	82	82	80	78	82	85	78	74	73	71
Thu	75	102	110	113	105	91	90	83	82	78	79	86	92	86	76	74	71
Fri	71	88	90	86	83	79	80	78	80	83	97	106	109	92	76	74	72
Sat	66	66	67	70	72	76	78	83	85	85	83	84	88	80	76	76	75
Sun	66	66	66	67	68	72	77	82	84	86	85	83	81	79	76	80	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Marlboro to Brooklyn (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (33 to 57 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Marlboro 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 Marlboro to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Marlboro to Brooklyn?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 69 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Marlboro to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	101	109	111	100	92	86	80	78	76	79	80	82	77	72	71	69
Tue	74	111	119	123	112	95	88	79	76	76	77	79	80	76	73	72	70
Wed	75	106	120	118	107	90	86	82	82	80	78	82	85	78	74	73	71
Thu	75	102	110	113	105	91	90	83	82	78	79	86	92	86	76	74	71
Fri	71	88	90	86	83	79	80	78	80	83	97	106	109	92	76	74	72
Sat	66	66	67	70	72	76	78	83	85	85	83	84	88	80	76	76	75
Sun	66	66	66	67	68	72	77	82	84	86	85	83	81	79	76	80	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	101	109	111	100	92	86	80	78	76	79	80	82	77	72	71	69
Tue	74	111	119	123	112	95	88	79	76	76	77	79	80	76	73	72	70
Wed	75	106	120	118	107	90	86	82	82	80	78	82	85	78	74	73	71
Thu	75	102	110	113	105	91	90	83	82	78	79	86	92	86	76	74	71
Fri	71	88	90	86	83	79	80	78	80	83	97	106	109	92	76	74	72
Sat	66	66	67	70	72	76	78	83	85	85	83	84	88	80	76	76	75
Sun	66	66	66	67	68	72	77	82	84	86	85	83	81	79	76	80	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	101	109	111	100	92	86	80	78	76	79	80	82	77	72	71	69
Tue	74	111	119	123	112	95	88	79	76	76	77	79	80	76	73	72	70
Wed	75	106	120	118	107	90	86	82	82	80	78	82	85	78	74	73	71
Thu	75	102	110	113	105	91	90	83	82	78	79	86	92	86	76	74	71
Fri	71	88	90	86	83	79	80	78	80	83	97	106	109	92	76	74	72
Sat	66	66	67	70	72	76	78	83	85	85	83	84	88	80	76	76	75
Sun	66	66	66	67	68	72	77	82	84	86	85	83	81	79	76	80	80