Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Garfield

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 Garfield 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	46	54	66	80	79	80	78	85	84	77	91	116	116	97	69	62	63
Tue	46	54	67	86	86	84	80	86	83	83	98	117	130	108	81	72	69
Wed	46	54	68	82	87	87	79	86	80	81	92	123	137	107	81	71	73
Thu	47	55	67	86	94	84	88	103	86	94	112	136	140	115	89	77	75
Fri	47	55	66	77	79	80	90	102	97	114	143	142	137	109	87	73	66
Sat	49	47	53	62	67	83	94	91	86	93	82	87	92	88	82	78	75
Sun	49	47	51	54	59	66	77	88	79	86	83	93	89	77	73	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Brooklyn to Garfield (via NJ-495 West and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (29 to 93 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Garfield 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 Garfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 46 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Garfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	66	80	79	80	78	85	84	77	91	116	116	97	69	62	63
Tue	46	54	67	86	86	84	80	86	83	83	98	117	130	108	81	72	69
Wed	46	54	68	82	87	87	79	86	80	81	92	123	137	107	81	71	73
Thu	47	55	67	86	94	84	88	103	86	94	112	136	140	115	89	77	75
Fri	47	55	66	77	79	80	90	102	97	114	143	142	137	109	87	73	66
Sat	49	47	53	62	67	83	94	91	86	93	82	87	92	88	82	78	75
Sun	49	47	51	54	59	66	77	88	79	86	83	93	89	77	73	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	66	80	79	80	78	85	84	77	91	116	116	97	69	62	63
Tue	46	54	67	86	86	84	80	86	83	83	98	117	130	108	81	72	69
Wed	46	54	68	82	87	87	79	86	80	81	92	123	137	107	81	71	73
Thu	47	55	67	86	94	84	88	103	86	94	112	136	140	115	89	77	75
Fri	47	55	66	77	79	80	90	102	97	114	143	142	137	109	87	73	66
Sat	49	47	53	62	67	83	94	91	86	93	82	87	92	88	82	78	75
Sun	49	47	51	54	59	66	77	88	79	86	83	93	89	77	73	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	54	66	80	79	80	78	85	84	77	91	116	116	97	69	62	63
Tue	46	54	67	86	86	84	80	86	83	83	98	117	130	108	81	72	69
Wed	46	54	68	82	87	87	79	86	80	81	92	123	137	107	81	71	73
Thu	47	55	67	86	94	84	88	103	86	94	112	136	140	115	89	77	75
Fri	47	55	66	77	79	80	90	102	97	114	143	142	137	109	87	73	66
Sat	49	47	53	62	67	83	94	91	86	93	82	87	92	88	82	78	75
Sun	49	47	51	54	59	66	77	88	79	86	83	93	89	77	73	71	69