Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to East Brunswick

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 East Brunswick 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	62	89	97	98	91	90	92	83	83	107	116	120	122	99	77	71	69
Tue	63	94	108	110	101	90	92	86	84	98	121	124	129	114	84	74	70
Wed	61	87	99	112	99	100	86	86	89	115	125	141	145	118	87	76	71
Thu	61	89	91	95	94	87	88	84	93	119	134	143	158	139	97	77	73
Fri	60	78	82	84	82	88	92	106	110	149	166	165	158	129	95	78	73
Sat	58	58	62	69	78	100	115	118	122	113	98	107	104	94	87	84	80
Sun	61	58	59	60	66	72	99	112	111	119	109	104	104	103	94	89	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Brooklyn to East Brunswick (via I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (28 to 90 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central East Brunswick 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 East Brunswick?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to East Brunswick?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 60 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to East Brunswick?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	89	97	98	91	90	92	83	83	107	116	120	122	99	77	71	69
Tue	63	94	108	110	101	90	92	86	84	98	121	124	129	114	84	74	70
Wed	61	87	99	112	99	100	86	86	89	115	125	141	145	118	87	76	71
Thu	61	89	91	95	94	87	88	84	93	119	134	143	158	139	97	77	73
Fri	60	78	82	84	82	88	92	106	110	149	166	165	158	129	95	78	73
Sat	58	58	62	69	78	100	115	118	122	113	98	107	104	94	87	84	80
Sun	61	58	59	60	66	72	99	112	111	119	109	104	104	103	94	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	89	97	98	91	90	92	83	83	107	116	120	122	99	77	71	69
Tue	63	94	108	110	101	90	92	86	84	98	121	124	129	114	84	74	70
Wed	61	87	99	112	99	100	86	86	89	115	125	141	145	118	87	76	71
Thu	61	89	91	95	94	87	88	84	93	119	134	143	158	139	97	77	73
Fri	60	78	82	84	82	88	92	106	110	149	166	165	158	129	95	78	73
Sat	58	58	62	69	78	100	115	118	122	113	98	107	104	94	87	84	80
Sun	61	58	59	60	66	72	99	112	111	119	109	104	104	103	94	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	89	97	98	91	90	92	83	83	107	116	120	122	99	77	71	69
Tue	63	94	108	110	101	90	92	86	84	98	121	124	129	114	84	74	70
Wed	61	87	99	112	99	100	86	86	89	115	125	141	145	118	87	76	71
Thu	61	89	91	95	94	87	88	84	93	119	134	143	158	139	97	77	73
Fri	60	78	82	84	82	88	92	106	110	149	166	165	158	129	95	78	73
Sat	58	58	62	69	78	100	115	118	122	113	98	107	104	94	87	84	80
Sun	61	58	59	60	66	72	99	112	111	119	109	104	104	103	94	89	87