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.

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	20	26	28	31	32	35	41	33	34	32	31	37	40	39	33	30	30
Tue	20	26	29	34	32	34	41	35	34	33	33	36	41	39	37	34	33
Wed	21	27	30	30	32	34	41	35	38	34	33	37	40	39	36	35	33
Thu	20	27	31	31	35	34	43	35	36	36	34	37	39	39	38	37	36
Fri	21	26	30	30	31	32	39	33	33	33	34	37	37	36	34	33	32
Sat	21	20	23	27	27	30	30	30	31	32	31	33	36	36	36	35	34
Sun	21	19	20	22	27	28	28	30	31	32	31	33	35	35	33	34	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Maspeth to Brooklyn (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 43 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 Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Maspeth 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 Maspeth to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 20 to 43 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 43 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	26	28	31	32	35	41	33	34	32	31	37	40	39	33	30	30
Tue	20	26	29	34	32	34	41	35	34	33	33	36	41	39	37	34	33
Wed	21	27	30	30	32	34	41	35	38	34	33	37	40	39	36	35	33
Thu	20	27	31	31	35	34	43	35	36	36	34	37	39	39	38	37	36
Fri	21	26	30	30	31	32	39	33	33	33	34	37	37	36	34	33	32
Sat	21	20	23	27	27	30	30	30	31	32	31	33	36	36	36	35	34
Sun	21	19	20	22	27	28	28	30	31	32	31	33	35	35	33	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	26	28	31	32	35	41	33	34	32	31	37	40	39	33	30	30
Tue	20	26	29	34	32	34	41	35	34	33	33	36	41	39	37	34	33
Wed	21	27	30	30	32	34	41	35	38	34	33	37	40	39	36	35	33
Thu	20	27	31	31	35	34	43	35	36	36	34	37	39	39	38	37	36
Fri	21	26	30	30	31	32	39	33	33	33	34	37	37	36	34	33	32
Sat	21	20	23	27	27	30	30	30	31	32	31	33	36	36	36	35	34
Sun	21	19	20	22	27	28	28	30	31	32	31	33	35	35	33	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	26	28	31	32	35	41	33	34	32	31	37	40	39	33	30	30
Tue	20	26	29	34	32	34	41	35	34	33	33	36	41	39	37	34	33
Wed	21	27	30	30	32	34	41	35	38	34	33	37	40	39	36	35	33
Thu	20	27	31	31	35	34	43	35	36	36	34	37	39	39	38	37	36
Fri	21	26	30	30	31	32	39	33	33	33	34	37	37	36	34	33	32
Sat	21	20	23	27	27	30	30	30	31	32	31	33	36	36	36	35	34
Sun	21	19	20	22	27	28	28	30	31	32	31	33	35	35	33	34	34