Best Time to Drive from Bayonne 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 20-mile drive from Bayonne to Brooklyn (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Bayonne

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 7 to 16 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 Bayonne 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 Bayonne 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	26	33	44	51	48	37	37	39	36	34	35	40	39	37	31	28	27
Tue	26	36	51	58	59	49	43	38	34	33	35	37	39	36	32	29	27
Wed	26	36	47	54	56	49	41	40	37	39	40	38	41	40	33	29	27
Thu	26	36	45	53	55	49	39	42	38	38	39	41	43	47	37	31	28
Fri	26	32	42	45	39	36	35	35	36	42	49	51	51	47	39	31	29
Sat	24	25	26	27	29	34	37	39	43	43	43	39	39	39	34	32	32
Sun	24	25	24	25	26	28	31	34	36	42	42	41	37	36	35	34	33

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 Bayonne to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bayonne to Brooklyn?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 26 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayonne to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	44	51	48	37	37	39	36	34	35	40	39	37	31	28	27
Tue	26	36	51	58	59	49	43	38	34	33	35	37	39	36	32	29	27
Wed	26	36	47	54	56	49	41	40	37	39	40	38	41	40	33	29	27
Thu	26	36	45	53	55	49	39	42	38	38	39	41	43	47	37	31	28
Fri	26	32	42	45	39	36	35	35	36	42	49	51	51	47	39	31	29
Sat	24	25	26	27	29	34	37	39	43	43	43	39	39	39	34	32	32
Sun	24	25	24	25	26	28	31	34	36	42	42	41	37	36	35	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	44	51	48	37	37	39	36	34	35	40	39	37	31	28	27
Tue	26	36	51	58	59	49	43	38	34	33	35	37	39	36	32	29	27
Wed	26	36	47	54	56	49	41	40	37	39	40	38	41	40	33	29	27
Thu	26	36	45	53	55	49	39	42	38	38	39	41	43	47	37	31	28
Fri	26	32	42	45	39	36	35	35	36	42	49	51	51	47	39	31	29
Sat	24	25	26	27	29	34	37	39	43	43	43	39	39	39	34	32	32
Sun	24	25	24	25	26	28	31	34	36	42	42	41	37	36	35	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	44	51	48	37	37	39	36	34	35	40	39	37	31	28	27
Tue	26	36	51	58	59	49	43	38	34	33	35	37	39	36	32	29	27
Wed	26	36	47	54	56	49	41	40	37	39	40	38	41	40	33	29	27
Thu	26	36	45	53	55	49	39	42	38	38	39	41	43	47	37	31	28
Fri	26	32	42	45	39	36	35	35	36	42	49	51	51	47	39	31	29
Sat	24	25	26	27	29	34	37	39	43	43	43	39	39	39	34	32	32
Sun	24	25	24	25	26	28	31	34	36	42	42	41	37	36	35	34	33