Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Lakewood

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 Lakewood 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	81	90	100	107	102	103	105	103	107	136	153	158	148	122	98	94	91
Tue	79	88	105	111	109	105	106	104	107	139	176	173	161	134	108	97	93
Wed	79	91	100	109	104	108	106	108	118	157	176	177	170	138	112	99	93
Thu	79	90	102	107	106	106	106	109	130	171	183	179	182	166	126	102	97
Fri	79	87	101	103	105	111	120	136	156	179	185	184	181	155	128	105	98
Sat	78	79	86	98	117	134	136	138	138	133	118	106	101	101	103	101	97
Sun	81	78	78	81	89	98	111	122	121	124	115	103	101	95	99	99	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Brooklyn to Lakewood (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 187 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (139 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (48 to 125 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 187 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 79 to 187 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 124 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Lakewood?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 187 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	90	100	107	102	103	105	103	107	136	153	158	148	122	98	94	91
Tue	79	88	105	111	109	105	106	104	107	139	176	173	161	134	108	97	93
Wed	79	91	100	109	104	108	106	108	118	157	176	177	170	138	112	99	93
Thu	79	90	102	107	106	106	106	109	130	171	183	179	182	166	126	102	97
Fri	79	87	101	103	105	111	120	136	156	179	185	184	181	155	128	105	98
Sat	78	79	86	98	117	134	136	138	138	133	118	106	101	101	103	101	97
Sun	81	78	78	81	89	98	111	122	121	124	115	103	101	95	99	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	90	100	107	102	103	105	103	107	136	153	158	148	122	98	94	91
Tue	79	88	105	111	109	105	106	104	107	139	176	173	161	134	108	97	93
Wed	79	91	100	109	104	108	106	108	118	157	176	177	170	138	112	99	93
Thu	79	90	102	107	106	106	106	109	130	171	183	179	182	166	126	102	97
Fri	79	87	101	103	105	111	120	136	156	179	185	184	181	155	128	105	98
Sat	78	79	86	98	117	134	136	138	138	133	118	106	101	101	103	101	97
Sun	81	78	78	81	89	98	111	122	121	124	115	103	101	95	99	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	90	100	107	102	103	105	103	107	136	153	158	148	122	98	94	91
Tue	79	88	105	111	109	105	106	104	107	139	176	173	161	134	108	97	93
Wed	79	91	100	109	104	108	106	108	118	157	176	177	170	138	112	99	93
Thu	79	90	102	107	106	106	106	109	130	171	183	179	182	166	126	102	97
Fri	79	87	101	103	105	111	120	136	156	179	185	184	181	155	128	105	98
Sat	78	79	86	98	117	134	136	138	138	133	118	106	101	101	103	101	97
Sun	81	78	78	81	89	98	111	122	121	124	115	103	101	95	99	99	98