Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Edison

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 Edison 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	40	44	47	50	49	50	51	51	51	58	65	67	70	59	51	47	46
Tue	40	44	46	51	51	50	52	52	50	58	73	73	72	65	53	49	46
Wed	40	45	46	50	50	52	53	52	53	60	73	77	76	65	54	50	47
Thu	40	45	48	50	51	50	50	51	56	66	79	80	81	75	62	51	48
Fri	40	43	46	50	49	52	54	59	65	77	88	88	87	73	58	52	48
Sat	39	39	41	44	47	53	58	59	60	58	53	50	49	48	49	50	49
Sun	42	39	39	40	43	45	48	52	52	54	51	49	48	48	48	49	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Brooklyn to Edison (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 88 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Edison 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 Edison?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 40 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Edison?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	44	47	50	49	50	51	51	51	58	65	67	70	59	51	47	46
Tue	40	44	46	51	51	50	52	52	50	58	73	73	72	65	53	49	46
Wed	40	45	46	50	50	52	53	52	53	60	73	77	76	65	54	50	47
Thu	40	45	48	50	51	50	50	51	56	66	79	80	81	75	62	51	48
Fri	40	43	46	50	49	52	54	59	65	77	88	88	87	73	58	52	48
Sat	39	39	41	44	47	53	58	59	60	58	53	50	49	48	49	50	49
Sun	42	39	39	40	43	45	48	52	52	54	51	49	48	48	48	49	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	44	47	50	49	50	51	51	51	58	65	67	70	59	51	47	46
Tue	40	44	46	51	51	50	52	52	50	58	73	73	72	65	53	49	46
Wed	40	45	46	50	50	52	53	52	53	60	73	77	76	65	54	50	47
Thu	40	45	48	50	51	50	50	51	56	66	79	80	81	75	62	51	48
Fri	40	43	46	50	49	52	54	59	65	77	88	88	87	73	58	52	48
Sat	39	39	41	44	47	53	58	59	60	58	53	50	49	48	49	50	49
Sun	42	39	39	40	43	45	48	52	52	54	51	49	48	48	48	49	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	44	47	50	49	50	51	51	51	58	65	67	70	59	51	47	46
Tue	40	44	46	51	51	50	52	52	50	58	73	73	72	65	53	49	46
Wed	40	45	46	50	50	52	53	52	53	60	73	77	76	65	54	50	47
Thu	40	45	48	50	51	50	50	51	56	66	79	80	81	75	62	51	48
Fri	40	43	46	50	49	52	54	59	65	77	88	88	87	73	58	52	48
Sat	39	39	41	44	47	53	58	59	60	58	53	50	49	48	49	50	49
Sun	42	39	39	40	43	45	48	52	52	54	51	49	48	48	48	49	49