Best Time to Drive from West Village 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 8-mile drive from West Village to Brooklyn (via I-478 East) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to West Village

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 7 to 19 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 West Village 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 West Village 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	13	21	24	27	27	28	32	29	28	28	28	35	36	37	30	24	25
Tue	13	26	28	29	29	31	34	30	29	28	29	33	36	36	33	28	32
Wed	13	19	26	27	28	29	31	29	30	29	30	36	40	37	34	28	38
Thu	13	18	24	27	30	29	34	30	29	30	31	36	39	38	33	30	33
Fri	25	21	26	28	27	30	30	31	29	29	30	37	35	31	27	26	27
Sat	14	13	14	20	22	24	27	27	31	30	29	30	34	31	34	32	32
Sun	13	12	13	14	19	19	24	22	26	26	28	30	32	32	31	30	29

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 West Village to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Village to Brooklyn?

The 8-mile drive usually takes 13 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Village to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

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Brooklyn to West Village (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	13	21	24	27	27	28	32	29	28	28	28	35	36	37	30	24	25
Tue	13	26	28	29	29	31	34	30	29	28	29	33	36	36	33	28	32
Wed	13	19	26	27	28	29	31	29	30	29	30	36	40	37	34	28	38
Thu	13	18	24	27	30	29	34	30	29	30	31	36	39	38	33	30	33
Fri	25	21	26	28	27	30	30	31	29	29	30	37	35	31	27	26	27
Sat	14	13	14	20	22	24	27	27	31	30	29	30	34	31	34	32	32
Sun	13	12	13	14	19	19	24	22	26	26	28	30	32	32	31	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	21	24	27	27	28	32	29	28	28	28	35	36	37	30	24	25
Tue	13	26	28	29	29	31	34	30	29	28	29	33	36	36	33	28	32
Wed	13	19	26	27	28	29	31	29	30	29	30	36	40	37	34	28	38
Thu	13	18	24	27	30	29	34	30	29	30	31	36	39	38	33	30	33
Fri	25	21	26	28	27	30	30	31	29	29	30	37	35	31	27	26	27
Sat	14	13	14	20	22	24	27	27	31	30	29	30	34	31	34	32	32
Sun	13	12	13	14	19	19	24	22	26	26	28	30	32	32	31	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	21	24	27	27	28	32	29	28	28	28	35	36	37	30	24	25
Tue	13	26	28	29	29	31	34	30	29	28	29	33	36	36	33	28	32
Wed	13	19	26	27	28	29	31	29	30	29	30	36	40	37	34	28	38
Thu	13	18	24	27	30	29	34	30	29	30	31	36	39	38	33	30	33
Fri	25	21	26	28	27	30	30	31	29	29	30	37	35	31	27	26	27
Sat	14	13	14	20	22	24	27	27	31	30	29	30	34	31	34	32	32
Sun	13	12	13	14	19	19	24	22	26	26	28	30	32	32	31	30	29