Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to East Orange

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 21-mile drive from Brooklyn to East Orange (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: East Orange to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 14 to 50 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 East Orange 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 East Orange 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	36	38	50	80	63	52	52	52	50	51	57	64	78	84	48	40	47
Tue	34	38	58	94	85	68	67	67	62	55	53	84	128	103	58	42	49
Wed	33	37	57	89	80	61	62	68	60	55	64	82	104	101	60	43	52
Thu	29	38	54	92	95	71	81	73	64	61	73	98	126	107	65	45	53
Fri	30	38	51	57	57	61	64	67	76	103	125	124	127	101	69	54	43
Sat	31	36	38	48	49	53	75	79	75	77	68	61	72	64	51	53	53
Sun	30	29	40	36	40	42	44	56	58	63	56	48	54	49	45	44	41

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 Orange?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 29 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to East Orange?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	50	80	63	52	52	52	50	51	57	64	78	84	48	40	47
Tue	34	38	58	94	85	68	67	67	62	55	53	84	128	103	58	42	49
Wed	33	37	57	89	80	61	62	68	60	55	64	82	104	101	60	43	52
Thu	29	38	54	92	95	71	81	73	64	61	73	98	126	107	65	45	53
Fri	30	38	51	57	57	61	64	67	76	103	125	124	127	101	69	54	43
Sat	31	36	38	48	49	53	75	79	75	77	68	61	72	64	51	53	53
Sun	30	29	40	36	40	42	44	56	58	63	56	48	54	49	45	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	50	80	63	52	52	52	50	51	57	64	78	84	48	40	47
Tue	34	38	58	94	85	68	67	67	62	55	53	84	128	103	58	42	49
Wed	33	37	57	89	80	61	62	68	60	55	64	82	104	101	60	43	52
Thu	29	38	54	92	95	71	81	73	64	61	73	98	126	107	65	45	53
Fri	30	38	51	57	57	61	64	67	76	103	125	124	127	101	69	54	43
Sat	31	36	38	48	49	53	75	79	75	77	68	61	72	64	51	53	53
Sun	30	29	40	36	40	42	44	56	58	63	56	48	54	49	45	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	50	80	63	52	52	52	50	51	57	64	78	84	48	40	47
Tue	34	38	58	94	85	68	67	67	62	55	53	84	128	103	58	42	49
Wed	33	37	57	89	80	61	62	68	60	55	64	82	104	101	60	43	52
Thu	29	38	54	92	95	71	81	73	64	61	73	98	126	107	65	45	53
Fri	30	38	51	57	57	61	64	67	76	103	125	124	127	101	69	54	43
Sat	31	36	38	48	49	53	75	79	75	77	68	61	72	64	51	53	53
Sun	30	29	40	36	40	42	44	56	58	63	56	48	54	49	45	44	41