Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Bloomfield

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 Brooklyn to Bloomfield 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	42	49	66	98	81	67	66	62	61	61	69	87	119	105	57	48	58
Tue	41	48	75	120	106	92	79	83	71	66	65	108	151	112	66	51	60
Wed	40	50	74	119	102	80	84	88	70	65	73	107	134	107	64	52	67
Thu	36	49	68	117	116	96	99	89	77	82	97	141	151	122	80	54	62
Fri	36	50	64	76	75	77	81	78	88	122	150	151	152	124	86	63	52
Sat	37	42	46	55	62	71	104	96	88	96	82	76	93	71	61	62	59
Sun	37	36	43	45	49	53	60	89	92	97	79	69	70	64	58	56	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Brooklyn to Bloomfield (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 153 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (20 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Bloomfield 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 Brooklyn to Bloomfield?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 36 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Bloomfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	66	98	81	67	66	62	61	61	69	87	119	105	57	48	58
Tue	41	48	75	120	106	92	79	83	71	66	65	108	151	112	66	51	60
Wed	40	50	74	119	102	80	84	88	70	65	73	107	134	107	64	52	67
Thu	36	49	68	117	116	96	99	89	77	82	97	141	151	122	80	54	62
Fri	36	50	64	76	75	77	81	78	88	122	150	151	152	124	86	63	52
Sat	37	42	46	55	62	71	104	96	88	96	82	76	93	71	61	62	59
Sun	37	36	43	45	49	53	60	89	92	97	79	69	70	64	58	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	66	98	81	67	66	62	61	61	69	87	119	105	57	48	58
Tue	41	48	75	120	106	92	79	83	71	66	65	108	151	112	66	51	60
Wed	40	50	74	119	102	80	84	88	70	65	73	107	134	107	64	52	67
Thu	36	49	68	117	116	96	99	89	77	82	97	141	151	122	80	54	62
Fri	36	50	64	76	75	77	81	78	88	122	150	151	152	124	86	63	52
Sat	37	42	46	55	62	71	104	96	88	96	82	76	93	71	61	62	59
Sun	37	36	43	45	49	53	60	89	92	97	79	69	70	64	58	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	66	98	81	67	66	62	61	61	69	87	119	105	57	48	58
Tue	41	48	75	120	106	92	79	83	71	66	65	108	151	112	66	51	60
Wed	40	50	74	119	102	80	84	88	70	65	73	107	134	107	64	52	67
Thu	36	49	68	117	116	96	99	89	77	82	97	141	151	122	80	54	62
Fri	36	50	64	76	75	77	81	78	88	122	150	151	152	124	86	63	52
Sat	37	42	46	55	62	71	104	96	88	96	82	76	93	71	61	62	59
Sun	37	36	43	45	49	53	60	89	92	97	79	69	70	64	58	56	50