Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Bayonne

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 Brooklyn to Bayonne (via I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bayonne to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 8 to 22 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 Brooklyn to central Bayonne 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 Brooklyn to Bayonne 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	27	33	35	38	37	37	40	40	39	43	45	50	52	45	37	34	34
Tue	27	32	36	40	39	39	41	40	38	42	52	53	52	49	39	36	35
Wed	27	34	36	38	38	39	39	40	40	44	52	55	57	49	40	37	35
Thu	26	33	36	38	38	38	39	38	41	48	59	60	61	57	45	38	36
Fri	27	31	34	37	36	38	42	45	48	59	69	69	67	55	43	37	36
Sat	26	26	27	31	34	38	42	43	44	44	41	39	39	38	38	38	39
Sun	28	26	26	27	30	32	35	38	39	41	40	38	38	38	38	37	37

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 Brooklyn to Bayonne?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 26 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Bayonne?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	35	38	37	37	40	40	39	43	45	50	52	45	37	34	34
Tue	27	32	36	40	39	39	41	40	38	42	52	53	52	49	39	36	35
Wed	27	34	36	38	38	39	39	40	40	44	52	55	57	49	40	37	35
Thu	26	33	36	38	38	38	39	38	41	48	59	60	61	57	45	38	36
Fri	27	31	34	37	36	38	42	45	48	59	69	69	67	55	43	37	36
Sat	26	26	27	31	34	38	42	43	44	44	41	39	39	38	38	38	39
Sun	28	26	26	27	30	32	35	38	39	41	40	38	38	38	38	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	35	38	37	37	40	40	39	43	45	50	52	45	37	34	34
Tue	27	32	36	40	39	39	41	40	38	42	52	53	52	49	39	36	35
Wed	27	34	36	38	38	39	39	40	40	44	52	55	57	49	40	37	35
Thu	26	33	36	38	38	38	39	38	41	48	59	60	61	57	45	38	36
Fri	27	31	34	37	36	38	42	45	48	59	69	69	67	55	43	37	36
Sat	26	26	27	31	34	38	42	43	44	44	41	39	39	38	38	38	39
Sun	28	26	26	27	30	32	35	38	39	41	40	38	38	38	38	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	35	38	37	37	40	40	39	43	45	50	52	45	37	34	34
Tue	27	32	36	40	39	39	41	40	38	42	52	53	52	49	39	36	35
Wed	27	34	36	38	38	39	39	40	40	44	52	55	57	49	40	37	35
Thu	26	33	36	38	38	38	39	38	41	48	59	60	61	57	45	38	36
Fri	27	31	34	37	36	38	42	45	48	59	69	69	67	55	43	37	36
Sat	26	26	27	31	34	38	42	43	44	44	41	39	39	38	38	38	39
Sun	28	26	26	27	30	32	35	38	39	41	40	38	38	38	38	37	37