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.

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	52	68	70	63	55	62	54	59	60	58	58	60	55	48	43	41
Tue	34	49	69	69	59	55	63	57	59	64	62	55	60	56	51	46	45
Wed	36	54	72	72	59	55	62	58	64	60	66	62	64	61	52	49	46
Thu	36	56	70	66	59	55	63	58	67	69	65	61	64	59	56	52	47
Fri	35	48	62	58	59	53	59	56	57	69	72	70	71	68	65	55	50
Sat	32	32	36	42	44	46	48	54	52	55	54	53	64	64	57	51	48
Sun	32	31	32	35	43	43	45	46	48	52	53	52	55	52	49	50	49

About this drive

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 73 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (16 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Throgs Neck 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 Throgs Neck to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 73 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 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Throgs Neck to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 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	52	68	70	63	55	62	54	59	60	58	58	60	55	48	43	41
Tue	34	49	69	69	59	55	63	57	59	64	62	55	60	56	51	46	45
Wed	36	54	72	72	59	55	62	58	64	60	66	62	64	61	52	49	46
Thu	36	56	70	66	59	55	63	58	67	69	65	61	64	59	56	52	47
Fri	35	48	62	58	59	53	59	56	57	69	72	70	71	68	65	55	50
Sat	32	32	36	42	44	46	48	54	52	55	54	53	64	64	57	51	48
Sun	32	31	32	35	43	43	45	46	48	52	53	52	55	52	49	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	52	68	70	63	55	62	54	59	60	58	58	60	55	48	43	41
Tue	34	49	69	69	59	55	63	57	59	64	62	55	60	56	51	46	45
Wed	36	54	72	72	59	55	62	58	64	60	66	62	64	61	52	49	46
Thu	36	56	70	66	59	55	63	58	67	69	65	61	64	59	56	52	47
Fri	35	48	62	58	59	53	59	56	57	69	72	70	71	68	65	55	50
Sat	32	32	36	42	44	46	48	54	52	55	54	53	64	64	57	51	48
Sun	32	31	32	35	43	43	45	46	48	52	53	52	55	52	49	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	52	68	70	63	55	62	54	59	60	58	58	60	55	48	43	41
Tue	34	49	69	69	59	55	63	57	59	64	62	55	60	56	51	46	45
Wed	36	54	72	72	59	55	62	58	64	60	66	62	64	61	52	49	46
Thu	36	56	70	66	59	55	63	58	67	69	65	61	64	59	56	52	47
Fri	35	48	62	58	59	53	59	56	57	69	72	70	71	68	65	55	50
Sat	32	32	36	42	44	46	48	54	52	55	54	53	64	64	57	51	48
Sun	32	31	32	35	43	43	45	46	48	52	53	52	55	52	49	50	49