Best Time to Drive from Syosset 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 Syosset 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	59	83	88	76	78	114	112	108	91	89	85	97	111	106	89	68	61
Tue	58	93	89	92	89	127	126	118	103	97	83	97	113	116	96	73	62
Wed	60	102	104	95	91	136	126	118	104	95	90	102	121	124	109	70	64
Thu	63	89	83	79	86	137	123	109	98	95	90	103	129	132	112	78	63
Fri	59	89	84	73	74	102	98	113	106	104	99	116	121	128	122	96	67
Sat	52	53	54	58	71	77	79	76	75	75	79	87	92	102	99	94	80
Sun	52	50	51	52	58	70	80	83	79	78	80	84	89	96	105	94	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Syosset to Brooklyn (via I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy South and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (31 to 88 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Syosset 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 Syosset to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 58 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Syosset to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 10 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	83	88	76	78	114	112	108	91	89	85	97	111	106	89	68	61
Tue	58	93	89	92	89	127	126	118	103	97	83	97	113	116	96	73	62
Wed	60	102	104	95	91	136	126	118	104	95	90	102	121	124	109	70	64
Thu	63	89	83	79	86	137	123	109	98	95	90	103	129	132	112	78	63
Fri	59	89	84	73	74	102	98	113	106	104	99	116	121	128	122	96	67
Sat	52	53	54	58	71	77	79	76	75	75	79	87	92	102	99	94	80
Sun	52	50	51	52	58	70	80	83	79	78	80	84	89	96	105	94	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	83	88	76	78	114	112	108	91	89	85	97	111	106	89	68	61
Tue	58	93	89	92	89	127	126	118	103	97	83	97	113	116	96	73	62
Wed	60	102	104	95	91	136	126	118	104	95	90	102	121	124	109	70	64
Thu	63	89	83	79	86	137	123	109	98	95	90	103	129	132	112	78	63
Fri	59	89	84	73	74	102	98	113	106	104	99	116	121	128	122	96	67
Sat	52	53	54	58	71	77	79	76	75	75	79	87	92	102	99	94	80
Sun	52	50	51	52	58	70	80	83	79	78	80	84	89	96	105	94	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	83	88	76	78	114	112	108	91	89	85	97	111	106	89	68	61
Tue	58	93	89	92	89	127	126	118	103	97	83	97	113	116	96	73	62
Wed	60	102	104	95	91	136	126	118	104	95	90	102	121	124	109	70	64
Thu	63	89	83	79	86	137	123	109	98	95	90	103	129	132	112	78	63
Fri	59	89	84	73	74	102	98	113	106	104	99	116	121	128	122	96	67
Sat	52	53	54	58	71	77	79	76	75	75	79	87	92	102	99	94	80
Sun	52	50	51	52	58	70	80	83	79	78	80	84	89	96	105	94	79