Best Time to Drive from Middletown 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 Middletown 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	73	99	106	108	98	89	84	79	77	75	78	78	81	76	71	70	68
Tue	73	108	116	120	109	93	86	77	75	75	76	78	78	75	72	71	69
Wed	74	104	116	115	106	88	85	81	80	79	77	80	83	77	72	71	70
Thu	74	95	102	107	102	89	89	81	80	77	77	84	91	84	74	73	70
Fri	70	86	89	85	81	78	78	77	78	81	95	103	106	90	75	73	71
Sat	65	65	66	69	71	75	77	82	84	84	82	83	86	79	75	75	74
Sun	65	65	65	66	67	71	75	81	82	85	84	81	79	78	75	78	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Middletown to Brooklyn (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 123 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (30 to 51 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Middletown 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 Middletown to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 68 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Middletown to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	99	106	108	98	89	84	79	77	75	78	78	81	76	71	70	68
Tue	73	108	116	120	109	93	86	77	75	75	76	78	78	75	72	71	69
Wed	74	104	116	115	106	88	85	81	80	79	77	80	83	77	72	71	70
Thu	74	95	102	107	102	89	89	81	80	77	77	84	91	84	74	73	70
Fri	70	86	89	85	81	78	78	77	78	81	95	103	106	90	75	73	71
Sat	65	65	66	69	71	75	77	82	84	84	82	83	86	79	75	75	74
Sun	65	65	65	66	67	71	75	81	82	85	84	81	79	78	75	78	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	99	106	108	98	89	84	79	77	75	78	78	81	76	71	70	68
Tue	73	108	116	120	109	93	86	77	75	75	76	78	78	75	72	71	69
Wed	74	104	116	115	106	88	85	81	80	79	77	80	83	77	72	71	70
Thu	74	95	102	107	102	89	89	81	80	77	77	84	91	84	74	73	70
Fri	70	86	89	85	81	78	78	77	78	81	95	103	106	90	75	73	71
Sat	65	65	66	69	71	75	77	82	84	84	82	83	86	79	75	75	74
Sun	65	65	65	66	67	71	75	81	82	85	84	81	79	78	75	78	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	99	106	108	98	89	84	79	77	75	78	78	81	76	71	70	68
Tue	73	108	116	120	109	93	86	77	75	75	76	78	78	75	72	71	69
Wed	74	104	116	115	106	88	85	81	80	79	77	80	83	77	72	71	70
Thu	74	95	102	107	102	89	89	81	80	77	77	84	91	84	74	73	70
Fri	70	86	89	85	81	78	78	77	78	81	95	103	106	90	75	73	71
Sat	65	65	66	69	71	75	77	82	84	84	82	83	86	79	75	75	74
Sun	65	65	65	66	67	71	75	81	82	85	84	81	79	78	75	78	79