Best Time to Drive from Maspeth 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 13-mile drive from Maspeth to Brooklyn (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Maspeth

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 10 to 28 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 Maspeth 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 Maspeth 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	21	26	28	31	32	34	41	33	35	32	32	37	40	39	33	30	30
Tue	20	26	29	34	32	34	41	35	34	34	32	35	40	38	35	34	34
Wed	20	28	30	30	32	33	39	34	36	34	33	36	39	37	36	35	33
Thu	20	26	30	31	34	35	44	35	36	37	35	37	40	39	37	36	37
Fri	21	26	30	31	31	32	40	33	32	34	33	37	37	36	33	33	33
Sat	22	20	22	28	27	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	35	33	34	35	34
Sun	20	19	20	22	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	33	34	35	33	34	34

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 Maspeth to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 20 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Maspeth to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 11 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Maspeth (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	21	26	28	31	32	34	41	33	35	32	32	37	40	39	33	30	30
Tue	20	26	29	34	32	34	41	35	34	34	32	35	40	38	35	34	34
Wed	20	28	30	30	32	33	39	34	36	34	33	36	39	37	36	35	33
Thu	20	26	30	31	34	35	44	35	36	37	35	37	40	39	37	36	37
Fri	21	26	30	31	31	32	40	33	32	34	33	37	37	36	33	33	33
Sat	22	20	22	28	27	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	35	33	34	35	34
Sun	20	19	20	22	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	33	34	35	33	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	26	28	31	32	34	41	33	35	32	32	37	40	39	33	30	30
Tue	20	26	29	34	32	34	41	35	34	34	32	35	40	38	35	34	34
Wed	20	28	30	30	32	33	39	34	36	34	33	36	39	37	36	35	33
Thu	20	26	30	31	34	35	44	35	36	37	35	37	40	39	37	36	37
Fri	21	26	30	31	31	32	40	33	32	34	33	37	37	36	33	33	33
Sat	22	20	22	28	27	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	35	33	34	35	34
Sun	20	19	20	22	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	33	34	35	33	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	26	28	31	32	34	41	33	35	32	32	37	40	39	33	30	30
Tue	20	26	29	34	32	34	41	35	34	34	32	35	40	38	35	34	34
Wed	20	28	30	30	32	33	39	34	36	34	33	36	39	37	36	35	33
Thu	20	26	30	31	34	35	44	35	36	37	35	37	40	39	37	36	37
Fri	21	26	30	31	31	32	40	33	32	34	33	37	37	36	33	33	33
Sat	22	20	22	28	27	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	35	33	34	35	34
Sun	20	19	20	22	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	33	34	35	33	34	34