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.

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	31	35	49	72	64	52	51	48	47	47	53	64	79	81	45	38	45
Tue	31	36	55	89	81	65	59	62	56	51	50	90	111	94	49	41	47
Wed	30	36	55	88	79	62	60	66	55	50	58	89	99	97	51	41	53
Thu	27	36	51	88	92	70	76	71	57	61	73	105	109	100	63	43	49
Fri	27	36	48	56	58	57	62	59	64	85	109	111	112	99	64	48	41
Sat	28	32	34	40	47	54	74	71	68	71	63	58	63	56	49	49	47
Sun	28	27	33	34	38	40	45	64	66	72	58	53	57	50	46	44	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Brooklyn to Kearny (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 113 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (16 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Kearny 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 Kearny?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 27 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Kearny?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	49	72	64	52	51	48	47	47	53	64	79	81	45	38	45
Tue	31	36	55	89	81	65	59	62	56	51	50	90	111	94	49	41	47
Wed	30	36	55	88	79	62	60	66	55	50	58	89	99	97	51	41	53
Thu	27	36	51	88	92	70	76	71	57	61	73	105	109	100	63	43	49
Fri	27	36	48	56	58	57	62	59	64	85	109	111	112	99	64	48	41
Sat	28	32	34	40	47	54	74	71	68	71	63	58	63	56	49	49	47
Sun	28	27	33	34	38	40	45	64	66	72	58	53	57	50	46	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	49	72	64	52	51	48	47	47	53	64	79	81	45	38	45
Tue	31	36	55	89	81	65	59	62	56	51	50	90	111	94	49	41	47
Wed	30	36	55	88	79	62	60	66	55	50	58	89	99	97	51	41	53
Thu	27	36	51	88	92	70	76	71	57	61	73	105	109	100	63	43	49
Fri	27	36	48	56	58	57	62	59	64	85	109	111	112	99	64	48	41
Sat	28	32	34	40	47	54	74	71	68	71	63	58	63	56	49	49	47
Sun	28	27	33	34	38	40	45	64	66	72	58	53	57	50	46	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	49	72	64	52	51	48	47	47	53	64	79	81	45	38	45
Tue	31	36	55	89	81	65	59	62	56	51	50	90	111	94	49	41	47
Wed	30	36	55	88	79	62	60	66	55	50	58	89	99	97	51	41	53
Thu	27	36	51	88	92	70	76	71	57	61	73	105	109	100	63	43	49
Fri	27	36	48	56	58	57	62	59	64	85	109	111	112	99	64	48	41
Sat	28	32	34	40	47	54	74	71	68	71	63	58	63	56	49	49	47
Sun	28	27	33	34	38	40	45	64	66	72	58	53	57	50	46	44	40