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	53	66	67	68	70	65	62	59	60	62	72	79	79	72	63	62	58
Tue	53	59	64	73	69	76	77	75	62	63	81	88	81	73	64	59	59
Wed	53	60	64	71	71	72	72	73	69	77	95	106	94	86	73	67	60
Thu	58	66	67	73	77	79	83	73	73	78	101	103	100	94	80	68	61
Fri	52	57	60	66	69	64	77	79	79	86	109	107	116	102	93	79	65
Sat	52	51	52	52	59	58	66	66	68	66	72	73	82	86	76	75	69
Sun	49	50	51	52	58	54	55	57	64	73	77	83	86	82	91	75	70

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 52 minutes and up to 116 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (27 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 52 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 52 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Scarsdale to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	67	68	70	65	62	59	60	62	72	79	79	72	63	62	58
Tue	53	59	64	73	69	76	77	75	62	63	81	88	81	73	64	59	59
Wed	53	60	64	71	71	72	72	73	69	77	95	106	94	86	73	67	60
Thu	58	66	67	73	77	79	83	73	73	78	101	103	100	94	80	68	61
Fri	52	57	60	66	69	64	77	79	79	86	109	107	116	102	93	79	65
Sat	52	51	52	52	59	58	66	66	68	66	72	73	82	86	76	75	69
Sun	49	50	51	52	58	54	55	57	64	73	77	83	86	82	91	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	67	68	70	65	62	59	60	62	72	79	79	72	63	62	58
Tue	53	59	64	73	69	76	77	75	62	63	81	88	81	73	64	59	59
Wed	53	60	64	71	71	72	72	73	69	77	95	106	94	86	73	67	60
Thu	58	66	67	73	77	79	83	73	73	78	101	103	100	94	80	68	61
Fri	52	57	60	66	69	64	77	79	79	86	109	107	116	102	93	79	65
Sat	52	51	52	52	59	58	66	66	68	66	72	73	82	86	76	75	69
Sun	49	50	51	52	58	54	55	57	64	73	77	83	86	82	91	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	67	68	70	65	62	59	60	62	72	79	79	72	63	62	58
Tue	53	59	64	73	69	76	77	75	62	63	81	88	81	73	64	59	59
Wed	53	60	64	71	71	72	72	73	69	77	95	106	94	86	73	67	60
Thu	58	66	67	73	77	79	83	73	73	78	101	103	100	94	80	68	61
Fri	52	57	60	66	69	64	77	79	79	86	109	107	116	102	93	79	65
Sat	52	51	52	52	59	58	66	66	68	66	72	73	82	86	76	75	69
Sun	49	50	51	52	58	54	55	57	64	73	77	83	86	82	91	75	70