Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Kearny

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 18-mile drive from Brooklyn to Kearny (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Kearny to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 16 to 57 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 Kearny 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 Kearny 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	32	35	46	70	59	49	49	48	47	47	53	60	73	77	42	38	43
Tue	31	35	54	89	77	58	60	60	58	51	50	95	112	95	49	41	46
Wed	30	34	52	83	73	56	57	62	55	51	62	88	95	90	53	41	48
Thu	27	35	49	87	87	62	75	68	58	57	67	102	107	96	59	42	50
Fri	28	36	47	52	52	58	59	60	66	95	110	111	112	95	62	49	41
Sat	29	32	35	45	45	49	67	69	68	69	64	59	60	60	48	50	49
Sun	28	27	34	33	37	39	40	52	53	57	52	46	52	47	43	43	40

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 Kearny?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 27 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Kearny?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	46	70	59	49	49	48	47	47	53	60	73	77	42	38	43
Tue	31	35	54	89	77	58	60	60	58	51	50	95	112	95	49	41	46
Wed	30	34	52	83	73	56	57	62	55	51	62	88	95	90	53	41	48
Thu	27	35	49	87	87	62	75	68	58	57	67	102	107	96	59	42	50
Fri	28	36	47	52	52	58	59	60	66	95	110	111	112	95	62	49	41
Sat	29	32	35	45	45	49	67	69	68	69	64	59	60	60	48	50	49
Sun	28	27	34	33	37	39	40	52	53	57	52	46	52	47	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	46	70	59	49	49	48	47	47	53	60	73	77	42	38	43
Tue	31	35	54	89	77	58	60	60	58	51	50	95	112	95	49	41	46
Wed	30	34	52	83	73	56	57	62	55	51	62	88	95	90	53	41	48
Thu	27	35	49	87	87	62	75	68	58	57	67	102	107	96	59	42	50
Fri	28	36	47	52	52	58	59	60	66	95	110	111	112	95	62	49	41
Sat	29	32	35	45	45	49	67	69	68	69	64	59	60	60	48	50	49
Sun	28	27	34	33	37	39	40	52	53	57	52	46	52	47	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	46	70	59	49	49	48	47	47	53	60	73	77	42	38	43
Tue	31	35	54	89	77	58	60	60	58	51	50	95	112	95	49	41	46
Wed	30	34	52	83	73	56	57	62	55	51	62	88	95	90	53	41	48
Thu	27	35	49	87	87	62	75	68	58	57	67	102	107	96	59	42	50
Fri	28	36	47	52	52	58	59	60	66	95	110	111	112	95	62	49	41
Sat	29	32	35	45	45	49	67	69	68	69	64	59	60	60	48	50	49
Sun	28	27	34	33	37	39	40	52	53	57	52	46	52	47	43	43	40