Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Elizabeth

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 20-mile drive from Brooklyn to Elizabeth (via I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Elizabeth to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 8 to 23 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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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	26	33	37	39	39	39	40	38	39	45	48	52	55	46	36	33	33
Tue	26	33	37	42	41	39	41	40	38	43	54	56	55	51	39	35	34
Wed	26	33	36	41	39	40	40	40	40	47	54	59	61	52	40	36	34
Thu	26	34	36	38	39	38	39	38	42	51	62	64	67	61	47	37	35
Fri	26	31	35	37	36	38	40	45	49	63	74	74	73	59	44	38	35
Sat	25	25	27	30	33	38	44	47	49	46	42	41	40	39	38	38	36
Sun	27	25	25	26	30	31	36	40	40	45	41	40	39	39	38	37	36

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 Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 26 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	37	39	39	39	40	38	39	45	48	52	55	46	36	33	33
Tue	26	33	37	42	41	39	41	40	38	43	54	56	55	51	39	35	34
Wed	26	33	36	41	39	40	40	40	40	47	54	59	61	52	40	36	34
Thu	26	34	36	38	39	38	39	38	42	51	62	64	67	61	47	37	35
Fri	26	31	35	37	36	38	40	45	49	63	74	74	73	59	44	38	35
Sat	25	25	27	30	33	38	44	47	49	46	42	41	40	39	38	38	36
Sun	27	25	25	26	30	31	36	40	40	45	41	40	39	39	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	37	39	39	39	40	38	39	45	48	52	55	46	36	33	33
Tue	26	33	37	42	41	39	41	40	38	43	54	56	55	51	39	35	34
Wed	26	33	36	41	39	40	40	40	40	47	54	59	61	52	40	36	34
Thu	26	34	36	38	39	38	39	38	42	51	62	64	67	61	47	37	35
Fri	26	31	35	37	36	38	40	45	49	63	74	74	73	59	44	38	35
Sat	25	25	27	30	33	38	44	47	49	46	42	41	40	39	38	38	36
Sun	27	25	25	26	30	31	36	40	40	45	41	40	39	39	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	37	39	39	39	40	38	39	45	48	52	55	46	36	33	33
Tue	26	33	37	42	41	39	41	40	38	43	54	56	55	51	39	35	34
Wed	26	33	36	41	39	40	40	40	40	47	54	59	61	52	40	36	34
Thu	26	34	36	38	39	38	39	38	42	51	62	64	67	61	47	37	35
Fri	26	31	35	37	36	38	40	45	49	63	74	74	73	59	44	38	35
Sat	25	25	27	30	33	38	44	47	49	46	42	41	40	39	38	38	36
Sun	27	25	25	26	30	31	36	40	40	45	41	40	39	39	38	37	36