Best Time to Drive from New City to East New York

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 New City to East New York 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	82	176	176	166	159	157	154	136	134	131	136	151	144	137	108	90	89
Tue	78	165	169	162	167	153	156	143	132	146	149	141	142	145	109	101	101
Wed	76	160	168	163	161	156	146	123	136	140	144	142	152	143	126	107	96
Thu	84	158	171	165	165	161	155	142	139	144	180	169	174	164	149	121	110
Fri	77	151	169	160	158	146	133	129	139	164	175	181	175	170	158	148	106
Sat	71	70	82	93	106	131	147	163	171	182	179	176	173	167	165	159	156
Sun	78	76	78	83	87	114	169	176	179	184	185	180	176	178	172	167	152

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from New City to East New York (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 185 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 140 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (187 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (33 to 105 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New City to central East New York 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 New City to East New York?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 185 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New City to East New York?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 76 to 185 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 140 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New City to East New York?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 185 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	176	176	166	159	157	154	136	134	131	136	151	144	137	108	90	89
Tue	78	165	169	162	167	153	156	143	132	146	149	141	142	145	109	101	101
Wed	76	160	168	163	161	156	146	123	136	140	144	142	152	143	126	107	96
Thu	84	158	171	165	165	161	155	142	139	144	180	169	174	164	149	121	110
Fri	77	151	169	160	158	146	133	129	139	164	175	181	175	170	158	148	106
Sat	71	70	82	93	106	131	147	163	171	182	179	176	173	167	165	159	156
Sun	78	76	78	83	87	114	169	176	179	184	185	180	176	178	172	167	152

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	176	176	166	159	157	154	136	134	131	136	151	144	137	108	90	89
Tue	78	165	169	162	167	153	156	143	132	146	149	141	142	145	109	101	101
Wed	76	160	168	163	161	156	146	123	136	140	144	142	152	143	126	107	96
Thu	84	158	171	165	165	161	155	142	139	144	180	169	174	164	149	121	110
Fri	77	151	169	160	158	146	133	129	139	164	175	181	175	170	158	148	106
Sat	71	70	82	93	106	131	147	163	171	182	179	176	173	167	165	159	156
Sun	78	76	78	83	87	114	169	176	179	184	185	180	176	178	172	167	152

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	176	176	166	159	157	154	136	134	131	136	151	144	137	108	90	89
Tue	78	165	169	162	167	153	156	143	132	146	149	141	142	145	109	101	101
Wed	76	160	168	163	161	156	146	123	136	140	144	142	152	143	126	107	96
Thu	84	158	171	165	165	161	155	142	139	144	180	169	174	164	149	121	110
Fri	77	151	169	160	158	146	133	129	139	164	175	181	175	170	158	148	106
Sat	71	70	82	93	106	131	147	163	171	182	179	176	173	167	165	159	156
Sun	78	76	78	83	87	114	169	176	179	184	185	180	176	178	172	167	152