Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Fort Lee

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 Fort Lee (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 117 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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Fort Lee to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 19 to 51 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 Fort Lee 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 Fort Lee 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	48	55	81	73	65	63	61	62	63	67	71	81	85	56	45	48
Tue	38	47	59	90	82	70	71	72	69	65	65	78	115	108	68	48	55
Wed	36	45	62	80	84	69	66	72	66	67	73	75	100	92	66	51	51
Thu	36	47	61	79	96	75	81	76	69	70	77	102	115	107	77	58	58
Fri	33	45	56	65	65	63	72	72	74	91	115	115	115	106	79	69	55
Sat	37	45	49	51	55	62	76	77	80	81	76	74	77	73	66	63	63
Sun	33	32	40	38	44	51	56	63	66	72	67	67	68	64	60	58	58

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 Fort Lee?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Fort Lee?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 33 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Fort Lee?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 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	48	55	81	73	65	63	61	62	63	67	71	81	85	56	45	48
Tue	38	47	59	90	82	70	71	72	69	65	65	78	115	108	68	48	55
Wed	36	45	62	80	84	69	66	72	66	67	73	75	100	92	66	51	51
Thu	36	47	61	79	96	75	81	76	69	70	77	102	115	107	77	58	58
Fri	33	45	56	65	65	63	72	72	74	91	115	115	115	106	79	69	55
Sat	37	45	49	51	55	62	76	77	80	81	76	74	77	73	66	63	63
Sun	33	32	40	38	44	51	56	63	66	72	67	67	68	64	60	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	55	81	73	65	63	61	62	63	67	71	81	85	56	45	48
Tue	38	47	59	90	82	70	71	72	69	65	65	78	115	108	68	48	55
Wed	36	45	62	80	84	69	66	72	66	67	73	75	100	92	66	51	51
Thu	36	47	61	79	96	75	81	76	69	70	77	102	115	107	77	58	58
Fri	33	45	56	65	65	63	72	72	74	91	115	115	115	106	79	69	55
Sat	37	45	49	51	55	62	76	77	80	81	76	74	77	73	66	63	63
Sun	33	32	40	38	44	51	56	63	66	72	67	67	68	64	60	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	55	81	73	65	63	61	62	63	67	71	81	85	56	45	48
Tue	38	47	59	90	82	70	71	72	69	65	65	78	115	108	68	48	55
Wed	36	45	62	80	84	69	66	72	66	67	73	75	100	92	66	51	51
Thu	36	47	61	79	96	75	81	76	69	70	77	102	115	107	77	58	58
Fri	33	45	56	65	65	63	72	72	74	91	115	115	115	106	79	69	55
Sat	37	45	49	51	55	62	76	77	80	81	76	74	77	73	66	63	63
Sun	33	32	40	38	44	51	56	63	66	72	67	67	68	64	60	58	58