Best Time to Drive from Morris 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 19-mile drive from Morris Heights to Brooklyn (via I-95 West and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 am on Saturdays (101 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Morris Heights

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 18 to 39 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 Morris 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 Morris 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	64	62	63	74	84	90	92	97	96	96	100	104	104	97	76	62	59
Tue	59	63	73	73	84	90	93	97	95	95	101	101	102	99	87	73	80
Wed	61	62	68	76	82	87	96	94	95	97	108	103	104	101	90	83	82
Thu	63	68	69	76	78	89	94	96	99	99	102	103	103	99	96	95	81
Fri	56	61	71	76	83	92	96	98	96	101	108	98	97	96	92	92	88
Sat	54	72	97	76	83	88	92	94	93	94	94	93	92	95	91	81	78
Sun	45	45	48	59	70	75	83	83	81	88	97	94	96	92	77	81	79

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 Morris Heights to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 56 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Morris Heights to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Morris 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	64	62	63	74	84	90	92	97	96	96	100	104	104	97	76	62	59
Tue	59	63	73	73	84	90	93	97	95	95	101	101	102	99	87	73	80
Wed	61	62	68	76	82	87	96	94	95	97	108	103	104	101	90	83	82
Thu	63	68	69	76	78	89	94	96	99	99	102	103	103	99	96	95	81
Fri	56	61	71	76	83	92	96	98	96	101	108	98	97	96	92	92	88
Sat	54	72	97	76	83	88	92	94	93	94	94	93	92	95	91	81	78
Sun	45	45	48	59	70	75	83	83	81	88	97	94	96	92	77	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	62	63	74	84	90	92	97	96	96	100	104	104	97	76	62	59
Tue	59	63	73	73	84	90	93	97	95	95	101	101	102	99	87	73	80
Wed	61	62	68	76	82	87	96	94	95	97	108	103	104	101	90	83	82
Thu	63	68	69	76	78	89	94	96	99	99	102	103	103	99	96	95	81
Fri	56	61	71	76	83	92	96	98	96	101	108	98	97	96	92	92	88
Sat	54	72	97	76	83	88	92	94	93	94	94	93	92	95	91	81	78
Sun	45	45	48	59	70	75	83	83	81	88	97	94	96	92	77	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	62	63	74	84	90	92	97	96	96	100	104	104	97	76	62	59
Tue	59	63	73	73	84	90	93	97	95	95	101	101	102	99	87	73	80
Wed	61	62	68	76	82	87	96	94	95	97	108	103	104	101	90	83	82
Thu	63	68	69	76	78	89	94	96	99	99	102	103	103	99	96	95	81
Fri	56	61	71	76	83	92	96	98	96	101	108	98	97	96	92	92	88
Sat	54	72	97	76	83	88	92	94	93	94	94	93	92	95	91	81	78
Sun	45	45	48	59	70	75	83	83	81	88	97	94	96	92	77	81	79