Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights 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	29	41	56	65	66	69	67	64	67	68	67	83	89	84	66	59	38
Tue	28	52	61	68	68	71	74	73	71	69	75	85	89	90	76	62	78
Wed	29	54	59	65	69	69	73	68	71	72	73	84	93	90	78	68	77
Thu	29	50	57	67	70	69	76	77	74	74	81	89	94	90	82	76	80
Fri	44	45	56	62	66	65	71	73	68	70	83	87	86	77	70	70	64
Sat	30	28	36	37	42	67	64	67	69	72	71	75	79	79	82	74	71
Sun	30	28	29	31	40	41	62	60	61	67	70	77	79	79	73	74	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Washington Heights to Brooklyn (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (18 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Brooklyn?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 28 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	41	56	65	66	69	67	64	67	68	67	83	89	84	66	59	38
Tue	28	52	61	68	68	71	74	73	71	69	75	85	89	90	76	62	78
Wed	29	54	59	65	69	69	73	68	71	72	73	84	93	90	78	68	77
Thu	29	50	57	67	70	69	76	77	74	74	81	89	94	90	82	76	80
Fri	44	45	56	62	66	65	71	73	68	70	83	87	86	77	70	70	64
Sat	30	28	36	37	42	67	64	67	69	72	71	75	79	79	82	74	71
Sun	30	28	29	31	40	41	62	60	61	67	70	77	79	79	73	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	41	56	65	66	69	67	64	67	68	67	83	89	84	66	59	38
Tue	28	52	61	68	68	71	74	73	71	69	75	85	89	90	76	62	78
Wed	29	54	59	65	69	69	73	68	71	72	73	84	93	90	78	68	77
Thu	29	50	57	67	70	69	76	77	74	74	81	89	94	90	82	76	80
Fri	44	45	56	62	66	65	71	73	68	70	83	87	86	77	70	70	64
Sat	30	28	36	37	42	67	64	67	69	72	71	75	79	79	82	74	71
Sun	30	28	29	31	40	41	62	60	61	67	70	77	79	79	73	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	41	56	65	66	69	67	64	67	68	67	83	89	84	66	59	38
Tue	28	52	61	68	68	71	74	73	71	69	75	85	89	90	76	62	78
Wed	29	54	59	65	69	69	73	68	71	72	73	84	93	90	78	68	77
Thu	29	50	57	67	70	69	76	77	74	74	81	89	94	90	82	76	80
Fri	44	45	56	62	66	65	71	73	68	70	83	87	86	77	70	70	64
Sat	30	28	36	37	42	67	64	67	69	72	71	75	79	79	82	74	71
Sun	30	28	29	31	40	41	62	60	61	67	70	77	79	79	73	74	68