Best Time to Drive from Morningside Heights 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 16-mile drive from Morningside Heights to Brooklyn (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Morningside Heights

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 17 to 45 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 Morningside Heights 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 Morningside Heights 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	46	53	56	59	63	56	59	57	59	72	80	73	58	50	35
Tue	26	42	49	57	58	60	63	60	62	59	62	72	79	78	67	57	72
Wed	27	35	50	52	58	59	62	61	61	62	62	75	82	78	68	59	69
Thu	26	35	45	55	60	61	65	65	66	65	69	78	80	76	68	61	66
Fri	43	39	47	51	54	56	64	65	61	61	68	75	74	65	58	57	56
Sat	31	27	28	38	34	43	56	61	61	61	62	62	66	66	70	61	62
Sun	27	25	26	29	33	34	45	50	51	51	57	63	66	64	60	60	58

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 Morningside Heights 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 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Morningside Heights to Brooklyn?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 26 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Morningside Heights to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Morningside Heights (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	27	34	46	53	56	59	63	56	59	57	59	72	80	73	58	50	35
Tue	26	42	49	57	58	60	63	60	62	59	62	72	79	78	67	57	72
Wed	27	35	50	52	58	59	62	61	61	62	62	75	82	78	68	59	69
Thu	26	35	45	55	60	61	65	65	66	65	69	78	80	76	68	61	66
Fri	43	39	47	51	54	56	64	65	61	61	68	75	74	65	58	57	56
Sat	31	27	28	38	34	43	56	61	61	61	62	62	66	66	70	61	62
Sun	27	25	26	29	33	34	45	50	51	51	57	63	66	64	60	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	46	53	56	59	63	56	59	57	59	72	80	73	58	50	35
Tue	26	42	49	57	58	60	63	60	62	59	62	72	79	78	67	57	72
Wed	27	35	50	52	58	59	62	61	61	62	62	75	82	78	68	59	69
Thu	26	35	45	55	60	61	65	65	66	65	69	78	80	76	68	61	66
Fri	43	39	47	51	54	56	64	65	61	61	68	75	74	65	58	57	56
Sat	31	27	28	38	34	43	56	61	61	61	62	62	66	66	70	61	62
Sun	27	25	26	29	33	34	45	50	51	51	57	63	66	64	60	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	46	53	56	59	63	56	59	57	59	72	80	73	58	50	35
Tue	26	42	49	57	58	60	63	60	62	59	62	72	79	78	67	57	72
Wed	27	35	50	52	58	59	62	61	61	62	62	75	82	78	68	59	69
Thu	26	35	45	55	60	61	65	65	66	65	69	78	80	76	68	61	66
Fri	43	39	47	51	54	56	64	65	61	61	68	75	74	65	58	57	56
Sat	31	27	28	38	34	43	56	61	61	61	62	62	66	66	70	61	62
Sun	27	25	26	29	33	34	45	50	51	51	57	63	66	64	60	60	58