Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Bridgewater

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 Bridgewater 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	68	73	76	80	79	79	81	80	81	85	88	92	94	86	79	76	75
Tue	67	73	76	81	80	80	82	81	80	85	95	96	95	91	81	78	76
Wed	68	75	76	79	79	81	83	82	83	87	96	100	100	91	83	79	77
Thu	68	74	77	79	80	81	81	81	84	92	103	103	105	99	88	81	78
Fri	68	72	76	79	79	80	81	84	89	101	111	113	110	98	86	80	78
Sat	67	67	69	73	76	82	84	86	87	85	82	81	80	78	79	79	78
Sun	70	67	67	68	72	73	75	78	79	82	79	78	78	78	77	78	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Brooklyn to Bridgewater (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (25 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 67 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Bridgewater?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	73	76	80	79	79	81	80	81	85	88	92	94	86	79	76	75
Tue	67	73	76	81	80	80	82	81	80	85	95	96	95	91	81	78	76
Wed	68	75	76	79	79	81	83	82	83	87	96	100	100	91	83	79	77
Thu	68	74	77	79	80	81	81	81	84	92	103	103	105	99	88	81	78
Fri	68	72	76	79	79	80	81	84	89	101	111	113	110	98	86	80	78
Sat	67	67	69	73	76	82	84	86	87	85	82	81	80	78	79	79	78
Sun	70	67	67	68	72	73	75	78	79	82	79	78	78	78	77	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	73	76	80	79	79	81	80	81	85	88	92	94	86	79	76	75
Tue	67	73	76	81	80	80	82	81	80	85	95	96	95	91	81	78	76
Wed	68	75	76	79	79	81	83	82	83	87	96	100	100	91	83	79	77
Thu	68	74	77	79	80	81	81	81	84	92	103	103	105	99	88	81	78
Fri	68	72	76	79	79	80	81	84	89	101	111	113	110	98	86	80	78
Sat	67	67	69	73	76	82	84	86	87	85	82	81	80	78	79	79	78
Sun	70	67	67	68	72	73	75	78	79	82	79	78	78	78	77	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	73	76	80	79	79	81	80	81	85	88	92	94	86	79	76	75
Tue	67	73	76	81	80	80	82	81	80	85	95	96	95	91	81	78	76
Wed	68	75	76	79	79	81	83	82	83	87	96	100	100	91	83	79	77
Thu	68	74	77	79	80	81	81	81	84	92	103	103	105	99	88	81	78
Fri	68	72	76	79	79	80	81	84	89	101	111	113	110	98	86	80	78
Sat	67	67	69	73	76	82	84	86	87	85	82	81	80	78	79	79	78
Sun	70	67	67	68	72	73	75	78	79	82	79	78	78	78	77	78	78