Best Time to Drive from Throgs Neck 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 24-mile drive from Throgs Neck to Brooklyn (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Throgs Neck

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 16 to 34 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 Throgs Neck 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 Throgs Neck 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	35	51	66	70	61	54	61	55	57	59	58	56	57	53	47	42	41
Tue	34	48	70	69	57	56	63	58	59	66	58	52	56	54	49	45	46
Wed	35	50	72	70	56	56	59	55	62	58	65	61	61	59	51	49	46
Thu	36	53	69	63	56	57	63	58	68	70	65	61	62	58	55	52	48
Fri	35	47	59	55	56	50	56	55	55	69	71	70	70	68	65	56	50
Sat	32	32	35	42	44	46	49	56	51	53	52	52	63	60	57	51	48
Sun	31	32	33	35	42	42	43	44	46	50	52	51	55	52	48	50	48

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 Throgs Neck to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Throgs Neck to Brooklyn?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 34 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Throgs Neck to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Throgs Neck (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	51	66	70	61	54	61	55	57	59	58	56	57	53	47	42	41
Tue	34	48	70	69	57	56	63	58	59	66	58	52	56	54	49	45	46
Wed	35	50	72	70	56	56	59	55	62	58	65	61	61	59	51	49	46
Thu	36	53	69	63	56	57	63	58	68	70	65	61	62	58	55	52	48
Fri	35	47	59	55	56	50	56	55	55	69	71	70	70	68	65	56	50
Sat	32	32	35	42	44	46	49	56	51	53	52	52	63	60	57	51	48
Sun	31	32	33	35	42	42	43	44	46	50	52	51	55	52	48	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	51	66	70	61	54	61	55	57	59	58	56	57	53	47	42	41
Tue	34	48	70	69	57	56	63	58	59	66	58	52	56	54	49	45	46
Wed	35	50	72	70	56	56	59	55	62	58	65	61	61	59	51	49	46
Thu	36	53	69	63	56	57	63	58	68	70	65	61	62	58	55	52	48
Fri	35	47	59	55	56	50	56	55	55	69	71	70	70	68	65	56	50
Sat	32	32	35	42	44	46	49	56	51	53	52	52	63	60	57	51	48
Sun	31	32	33	35	42	42	43	44	46	50	52	51	55	52	48	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	51	66	70	61	54	61	55	57	59	58	56	57	53	47	42	41
Tue	34	48	70	69	57	56	63	58	59	66	58	52	56	54	49	45	46
Wed	35	50	72	70	56	56	59	55	62	58	65	61	61	59	51	49	46
Thu	36	53	69	63	56	57	63	58	68	70	65	61	62	58	55	52	48
Fri	35	47	59	55	56	50	56	55	55	69	71	70	70	68	65	56	50
Sat	32	32	35	42	44	46	49	56	51	53	52	52	63	60	57	51	48
Sun	31	32	33	35	42	42	43	44	46	50	52	51	55	52	48	50	48