Best Time to Drive from Rego Park to Canarsie

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 Rego Park to Canarsie 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	16	38	20	22	32	44	61	57	66	51	20	37	21	20	65	45	50
Tue	28	42	35	19	28	43	55	36	43	51	67	66	60	63	64	58	57
Wed	16	17	21	38	18	37	43	19	28	18	32	63	53	48	61	42	42
Thu	37	46	43	30	34	40	48	50	54	58	32	66	63	59	50	48	18
Fri	45	44	26	57	49	63	53	69	65	68	76	74	76	80	69	66	53
Sat	40	46	31	34	40	39	33	29	38	38	27	47	55	64	64	68	64
Sun	16	16	43	30	24	17	17	29	37	36	19	51	26	23	49	56	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Rego Park to Canarsie (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rego Park to central Canarsie 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 Rego Park to Canarsie?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rego Park to Canarsie?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 16 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rego Park to Canarsie?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	38	20	22	32	44	61	57	66	51	20	37	21	20	65	45	50
Tue	28	42	35	19	28	43	55	36	43	51	67	66	60	63	64	58	57
Wed	16	17	21	38	18	37	43	19	28	18	32	63	53	48	61	42	42
Thu	37	46	43	30	34	40	48	50	54	58	32	66	63	59	50	48	18
Fri	45	44	26	57	49	63	53	69	65	68	76	74	76	80	69	66	53
Sat	40	46	31	34	40	39	33	29	38	38	27	47	55	64	64	68	64
Sun	16	16	43	30	24	17	17	29	37	36	19	51	26	23	49	56	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	38	20	22	32	44	61	57	66	51	20	37	21	20	65	45	50
Tue	28	42	35	19	28	43	55	36	43	51	67	66	60	63	64	58	57
Wed	16	17	21	38	18	37	43	19	28	18	32	63	53	48	61	42	42
Thu	37	46	43	30	34	40	48	50	54	58	32	66	63	59	50	48	18
Fri	45	44	26	57	49	63	53	69	65	68	76	74	76	80	69	66	53
Sat	40	46	31	34	40	39	33	29	38	38	27	47	55	64	64	68	64
Sun	16	16	43	30	24	17	17	29	37	36	19	51	26	23	49	56	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	38	20	22	32	44	61	57	66	51	20	37	21	20	65	45	50
Tue	28	42	35	19	28	43	55	36	43	51	67	66	60	63	64	58	57
Wed	16	17	21	38	18	37	43	19	28	18	32	63	53	48	61	42	42
Thu	37	46	43	30	34	40	48	50	54	58	32	66	63	59	50	48	18
Fri	45	44	26	57	49	63	53	69	65	68	76	74	76	80	69	66	53
Sat	40	46	31	34	40	39	33	29	38	38	27	47	55	64	64	68	64
Sun	16	16	43	30	24	17	17	29	37	36	19	51	26	23	49	56	48