Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Clifton

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 25-mile drive from Brooklyn to Clifton (via NJ-495 West and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 22 to 74 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 Clifton 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 Clifton 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	45	51	61	77	74	75	72	85	85	74	83	107	111	94	67	59	58
Tue	44	51	61	81	79	74	76	83	81	78	89	112	124	103	74	65	64
Wed	44	52	63	77	81	83	73	81	75	74	84	115	129	101	77	66	67
Thu	45	52	62	80	88	76	85	88	81	84	104	124	137	110	80	69	71
Fri	46	52	61	73	72	76	87	102	92	105	135	136	128	109	80	68	62
Sat	48	46	51	60	62	72	83	86	77	82	74	77	84	84	79	72	71
Sun	47	46	49	51	56	60	69	75	69	79	79	83	87	71	67	66	63

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 Clifton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 44 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Clifton?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	61	77	74	75	72	85	85	74	83	107	111	94	67	59	58
Tue	44	51	61	81	79	74	76	83	81	78	89	112	124	103	74	65	64
Wed	44	52	63	77	81	83	73	81	75	74	84	115	129	101	77	66	67
Thu	45	52	62	80	88	76	85	88	81	84	104	124	137	110	80	69	71
Fri	46	52	61	73	72	76	87	102	92	105	135	136	128	109	80	68	62
Sat	48	46	51	60	62	72	83	86	77	82	74	77	84	84	79	72	71
Sun	47	46	49	51	56	60	69	75	69	79	79	83	87	71	67	66	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	61	77	74	75	72	85	85	74	83	107	111	94	67	59	58
Tue	44	51	61	81	79	74	76	83	81	78	89	112	124	103	74	65	64
Wed	44	52	63	77	81	83	73	81	75	74	84	115	129	101	77	66	67
Thu	45	52	62	80	88	76	85	88	81	84	104	124	137	110	80	69	71
Fri	46	52	61	73	72	76	87	102	92	105	135	136	128	109	80	68	62
Sat	48	46	51	60	62	72	83	86	77	82	74	77	84	84	79	72	71
Sun	47	46	49	51	56	60	69	75	69	79	79	83	87	71	67	66	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	61	77	74	75	72	85	85	74	83	107	111	94	67	59	58
Tue	44	51	61	81	79	74	76	83	81	78	89	112	124	103	74	65	64
Wed	44	52	63	77	81	83	73	81	75	74	84	115	129	101	77	66	67
Thu	45	52	62	80	88	76	85	88	81	84	104	124	137	110	80	69	71
Fri	46	52	61	73	72	76	87	102	92	105	135	136	128	109	80	68	62
Sat	48	46	51	60	62	72	83	86	77	82	74	77	84	84	79	72	71
Sun	47	46	49	51	56	60	69	75	69	79	79	83	87	71	67	66	63