Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Whitestone 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Tue | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 46 | 44 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Wed | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
| Thu | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 44 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 24 |
| Fri | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 27 |
| Sat | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Sun | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Whitestone to Brooklyn (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (27 minutes).
About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (9 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whitestone 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 Whitestone to Brooklyn?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Whitestone to Brooklyn?
The 15-mile drive usually takes 21 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Whitestone to Brooklyn?
Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.
More drives
Brooklyn to Whitestone (return trip) · Whitestone to Queens · Whitestone to Staten Island · Whitestone to Newark · Whitestone to Jersey City · Whitestone to Yonkers · Whitestone to East New York · Whitestone to Washington Heights · Whitestone to Astoria