Best Time to Drive from Scarsdale 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 Scarsdale 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	52	68	70	71	71	66	64	61	62	64	73	81	80	72	64	60	57
Tue	52	61	68	77	75	77	75	76	64	64	85	92	83	75	66	57	58
Wed	52	61	66	72	68	70	72	70	66	72	92	101	92	82	72	63	58
Thu	55	66	67	72	76	76	78	71	72	79	99	101	101	96	81	68	59
Fri	51	58	62	68	70	66	74	73	74	85	108	109	115	103	93	77	63
Sat	50	51	51	51	57	57	63	62	65	63	68	74	83	91	81	76	68
Sun	51	49	50	50	57	54	55	57	65	75	78	87	92	89	94	79	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Scarsdale to Brooklyn (via I-678 South and Hutchinson River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (26 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Scarsdale 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 Scarsdale to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Scarsdale to Brooklyn?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 51 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Scarsdale to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	70	71	71	66	64	61	62	64	73	81	80	72	64	60	57
Tue	52	61	68	77	75	77	75	76	64	64	85	92	83	75	66	57	58
Wed	52	61	66	72	68	70	72	70	66	72	92	101	92	82	72	63	58
Thu	55	66	67	72	76	76	78	71	72	79	99	101	101	96	81	68	59
Fri	51	58	62	68	70	66	74	73	74	85	108	109	115	103	93	77	63
Sat	50	51	51	51	57	57	63	62	65	63	68	74	83	91	81	76	68
Sun	51	49	50	50	57	54	55	57	65	75	78	87	92	89	94	79	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	70	71	71	66	64	61	62	64	73	81	80	72	64	60	57
Tue	52	61	68	77	75	77	75	76	64	64	85	92	83	75	66	57	58
Wed	52	61	66	72	68	70	72	70	66	72	92	101	92	82	72	63	58
Thu	55	66	67	72	76	76	78	71	72	79	99	101	101	96	81	68	59
Fri	51	58	62	68	70	66	74	73	74	85	108	109	115	103	93	77	63
Sat	50	51	51	51	57	57	63	62	65	63	68	74	83	91	81	76	68
Sun	51	49	50	50	57	54	55	57	65	75	78	87	92	89	94	79	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	68	70	71	71	66	64	61	62	64	73	81	80	72	64	60	57
Tue	52	61	68	77	75	77	75	76	64	64	85	92	83	75	66	57	58
Wed	52	61	66	72	68	70	72	70	66	72	92	101	92	82	72	63	58
Thu	55	66	67	72	76	76	78	71	72	79	99	101	101	96	81	68	59
Fri	51	58	62	68	70	66	74	73	74	85	108	109	115	103	93	77	63
Sat	50	51	51	51	57	57	63	62	65	63	68	74	83	91	81	76	68
Sun	51	49	50	50	57	54	55	57	65	75	78	87	92	89	94	79	72