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.

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	30	47	60	69	72	73	77	73	81	83	79	96	100	92	75	65	64
Tue	29	54	67	70	73	75	79	83	84	80	87	96	99	95	84	68	89
Wed	31	39	65	71	69	73	81	80	82	83	87	95	103	102	89	80	91
Thu	30	51	63	69	70	71	79	87	81	86	88	98	99	97	91	88	90
Fri	55	50	62	73	73	64	75	81	79	78	85	93	93	80	77	78	77
Sat	26	26	32	38	46	78	71	72	77	78	81	85	90	87	90	81	79
Sun	25	25	26	30	46	39	55	65	66	74	80	88	91	91	85	78	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Morris Heights to Brooklyn (via I-95 West and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (15 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Morris Heights 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 Morris Heights to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 29 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Morris Heights to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

More drives

Brooklyn to Morris Heights (return trip) · Morris Heights to Newark · Morris Heights to Jersey City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	47	60	69	72	73	77	73	81	83	79	96	100	92	75	65	64
Tue	29	54	67	70	73	75	79	83	84	80	87	96	99	95	84	68	89
Wed	31	39	65	71	69	73	81	80	82	83	87	95	103	102	89	80	91
Thu	30	51	63	69	70	71	79	87	81	86	88	98	99	97	91	88	90
Fri	55	50	62	73	73	64	75	81	79	78	85	93	93	80	77	78	77
Sat	26	26	32	38	46	78	71	72	77	78	81	85	90	87	90	81	79
Sun	25	25	26	30	46	39	55	65	66	74	80	88	91	91	85	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	47	60	69	72	73	77	73	81	83	79	96	100	92	75	65	64
Tue	29	54	67	70	73	75	79	83	84	80	87	96	99	95	84	68	89
Wed	31	39	65	71	69	73	81	80	82	83	87	95	103	102	89	80	91
Thu	30	51	63	69	70	71	79	87	81	86	88	98	99	97	91	88	90
Fri	55	50	62	73	73	64	75	81	79	78	85	93	93	80	77	78	77
Sat	26	26	32	38	46	78	71	72	77	78	81	85	90	87	90	81	79
Sun	25	25	26	30	46	39	55	65	66	74	80	88	91	91	85	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	47	60	69	72	73	77	73	81	83	79	96	100	92	75	65	64
Tue	29	54	67	70	73	75	79	83	84	80	87	96	99	95	84	68	89
Wed	31	39	65	71	69	73	81	80	82	83	87	95	103	102	89	80	91
Thu	30	51	63	69	70	71	79	87	81	86	88	98	99	97	91	88	90
Fri	55	50	62	73	73	64	75	81	79	78	85	93	93	80	77	78	77
Sat	26	26	32	38	46	78	71	72	77	78	81	85	90	87	90	81	79
Sun	25	25	26	30	46	39	55	65	66	74	80	88	91	91	85	78	74