Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Hoboken

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 11-mile drive from Brooklyn to Hoboken (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hoboken to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 11 to 37 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 Hoboken 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 Hoboken 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	22	25	30	46	40	35	35	35	34	34	38	43	50	53	34	29	31
Tue	21	25	33	57	52	40	42	42	41	36	36	56	74	75	39	32	34
Wed	20	25	35	51	52	39	40	43	39	37	42	52	61	61	39	32	36
Thu	19	25	32	50	61	43	52	48	41	41	47	64	71	69	45	34	38
Fri	19	25	31	36	36	40	41	42	45	60	71	72	73	67	43	36	32
Sat	21	22	24	31	31	34	45	46	50	47	44	42	43	42	37	37	37
Sun	20	18	24	23	27	28	29	34	36	39	36	35	37	35	33	33	31

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 Hoboken?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 11-mile drive usually takes 19 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Hoboken?

Leaving around 6 pm on Tuesdays 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	22	25	30	46	40	35	35	35	34	34	38	43	50	53	34	29	31
Tue	21	25	33	57	52	40	42	42	41	36	36	56	74	75	39	32	34
Wed	20	25	35	51	52	39	40	43	39	37	42	52	61	61	39	32	36
Thu	19	25	32	50	61	43	52	48	41	41	47	64	71	69	45	34	38
Fri	19	25	31	36	36	40	41	42	45	60	71	72	73	67	43	36	32
Sat	21	22	24	31	31	34	45	46	50	47	44	42	43	42	37	37	37
Sun	20	18	24	23	27	28	29	34	36	39	36	35	37	35	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	25	30	46	40	35	35	35	34	34	38	43	50	53	34	29	31
Tue	21	25	33	57	52	40	42	42	41	36	36	56	74	75	39	32	34
Wed	20	25	35	51	52	39	40	43	39	37	42	52	61	61	39	32	36
Thu	19	25	32	50	61	43	52	48	41	41	47	64	71	69	45	34	38
Fri	19	25	31	36	36	40	41	42	45	60	71	72	73	67	43	36	32
Sat	21	22	24	31	31	34	45	46	50	47	44	42	43	42	37	37	37
Sun	20	18	24	23	27	28	29	34	36	39	36	35	37	35	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	25	30	46	40	35	35	35	34	34	38	43	50	53	34	29	31
Tue	21	25	33	57	52	40	42	42	41	36	36	56	74	75	39	32	34
Wed	20	25	35	51	52	39	40	43	39	37	42	52	61	61	39	32	36
Thu	19	25	32	50	61	43	52	48	41	41	47	64	71	69	45	34	38
Fri	19	25	31	36	36	40	41	42	45	60	71	72	73	67	43	36	32
Sat	21	22	24	31	31	34	45	46	50	47	44	42	43	42	37	37	37
Sun	20	18	24	23	27	28	29	34	36	39	36	35	37	35	33	33	31