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.

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Brooklyn to Garfield (via NJ-495 West and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 147 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 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Garfield to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 28 to 94 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 Garfield 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 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	48	55	65	82	79	82	79	92	90	79	90	117	116	97	71	64	62
Tue	46	55	67	87	85	79	81	89	87	85	96	119	134	109	80	70	70
Wed	45	56	68	83	88	90	80	87	81	80	91	123	139	109	82	72	73
Thu	46	56	67	87	94	83	92	101	87	91	112	134	146	110	85	75	77
Fri	48	56	66	78	77	82	93	112	99	111	145	141	134	111	86	73	67
Sat	50	48	54	65	65	78	90	95	84	87	79	84	91	91	85	79	78
Sun	49	47	51	54	59	64	75	81	73	86	85	89	95	76	72	72	68

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 45 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 45 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Garfield?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	65	82	79	82	79	92	90	79	90	117	116	97	71	64	62
Tue	46	55	67	87	85	79	81	89	87	85	96	119	134	109	80	70	70
Wed	45	56	68	83	88	90	80	87	81	80	91	123	139	109	82	72	73
Thu	46	56	67	87	94	83	92	101	87	91	112	134	146	110	85	75	77
Fri	48	56	66	78	77	82	93	112	99	111	145	141	134	111	86	73	67
Sat	50	48	54	65	65	78	90	95	84	87	79	84	91	91	85	79	78
Sun	49	47	51	54	59	64	75	81	73	86	85	89	95	76	72	72	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	65	82	79	82	79	92	90	79	90	117	116	97	71	64	62
Tue	46	55	67	87	85	79	81	89	87	85	96	119	134	109	80	70	70
Wed	45	56	68	83	88	90	80	87	81	80	91	123	139	109	82	72	73
Thu	46	56	67	87	94	83	92	101	87	91	112	134	146	110	85	75	77
Fri	48	56	66	78	77	82	93	112	99	111	145	141	134	111	86	73	67
Sat	50	48	54	65	65	78	90	95	84	87	79	84	91	91	85	79	78
Sun	49	47	51	54	59	64	75	81	73	86	85	89	95	76	72	72	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	65	82	79	82	79	92	90	79	90	117	116	97	71	64	62
Tue	46	55	67	87	85	79	81	89	87	85	96	119	134	109	80	70	70
Wed	45	56	68	83	88	90	80	87	81	80	91	123	139	109	82	72	73
Thu	46	56	67	87	94	83	92	101	87	91	112	134	146	110	85	75	77
Fri	48	56	66	78	77	82	93	112	99	111	145	141	134	111	86	73	67
Sat	50	48	54	65	65	78	90	95	84	87	79	84	91	91	85	79	78
Sun	49	47	51	54	59	64	75	81	73	86	85	89	95	76	72	72	68