Best Time to Drive from Queens Village 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 17-mile drive from Queens Village to Brooklyn (via Belt Pkwy West and Cross Island Pkwy South and Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (51 minutes).

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 16 to 33 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 Queens Village 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 Queens Village 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	31	46	45	39	39	38	39	40	42	42	43	45	45	46	45	39	40
Tue	26	43	43	40	40	41	38	44	39	46	44	45	47	49	45	47	40
Wed	26	37	42	41	41	39	37	37	40	41	42	43	45	47	44	39	39
Thu	26	44	41	38	37	48	48	43	41	44	44	46	51	52	48	44	41
Fri	27	38	37	37	38	36	42	40	48	46	48	48	49	51	49	42	44
Sat	28	28	26	28	31	33	35	37	37	39	44	41	40	44	41	46	46
Sun	30	28	29	31	31	35	35	36	42	40	43	45	48	41	46	51	49

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 Queens Village to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens Village to Brooklyn?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 26 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens Village to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	46	45	39	39	38	39	40	42	42	43	45	45	46	45	39	40
Tue	26	43	43	40	40	41	38	44	39	46	44	45	47	49	45	47	40
Wed	26	37	42	41	41	39	37	37	40	41	42	43	45	47	44	39	39
Thu	26	44	41	38	37	48	48	43	41	44	44	46	51	52	48	44	41
Fri	27	38	37	37	38	36	42	40	48	46	48	48	49	51	49	42	44
Sat	28	28	26	28	31	33	35	37	37	39	44	41	40	44	41	46	46
Sun	30	28	29	31	31	35	35	36	42	40	43	45	48	41	46	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	46	45	39	39	38	39	40	42	42	43	45	45	46	45	39	40
Tue	26	43	43	40	40	41	38	44	39	46	44	45	47	49	45	47	40
Wed	26	37	42	41	41	39	37	37	40	41	42	43	45	47	44	39	39
Thu	26	44	41	38	37	48	48	43	41	44	44	46	51	52	48	44	41
Fri	27	38	37	37	38	36	42	40	48	46	48	48	49	51	49	42	44
Sat	28	28	26	28	31	33	35	37	37	39	44	41	40	44	41	46	46
Sun	30	28	29	31	31	35	35	36	42	40	43	45	48	41	46	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	46	45	39	39	38	39	40	42	42	43	45	45	46	45	39	40
Tue	26	43	43	40	40	41	38	44	39	46	44	45	47	49	45	47	40
Wed	26	37	42	41	41	39	37	37	40	41	42	43	45	47	44	39	39
Thu	26	44	41	38	37	48	48	43	41	44	44	46	51	52	48	44	41
Fri	27	38	37	37	38	36	42	40	48	46	48	48	49	51	49	42	44
Sat	28	28	26	28	31	33	35	37	37	39	44	41	40	44	41	46	46
Sun	30	28	29	31	31	35	35	36	42	40	43	45	48	41	46	51	49