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	80	91	102	110	105	106	106	101	107	135	158	164	154	124	98	94	91
Tue	79	89	106	113	109	104	106	105	108	153	177	176	168	137	108	97	93
Wed	79	91	100	112	103	106	106	106	116	162	178	177	171	138	111	98	93
Thu	79	91	103	106	105	104	106	107	128	173	185	180	181	167	125	103	97
Fri	79	89	101	105	103	109	117	129	156	180	186	182	181	156	123	103	97
Sat	79	80	86	95	113	129	131	131	133	129	116	107	102	102	103	100	97
Sun	80	78	79	81	87	96	111	120	118	117	109	103	103	98	99	98	97

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 189 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 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (133 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 126 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 189 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 79 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Lakewood?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 189 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	91	102	110	105	106	106	101	107	135	158	164	154	124	98	94	91
Tue	79	89	106	113	109	104	106	105	108	153	177	176	168	137	108	97	93
Wed	79	91	100	112	103	106	106	106	116	162	178	177	171	138	111	98	93
Thu	79	91	103	106	105	104	106	107	128	173	185	180	181	167	125	103	97
Fri	79	89	101	105	103	109	117	129	156	180	186	182	181	156	123	103	97
Sat	79	80	86	95	113	129	131	131	133	129	116	107	102	102	103	100	97
Sun	80	78	79	81	87	96	111	120	118	117	109	103	103	98	99	98	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	91	102	110	105	106	106	101	107	135	158	164	154	124	98	94	91
Tue	79	89	106	113	109	104	106	105	108	153	177	176	168	137	108	97	93
Wed	79	91	100	112	103	106	106	106	116	162	178	177	171	138	111	98	93
Thu	79	91	103	106	105	104	106	107	128	173	185	180	181	167	125	103	97
Fri	79	89	101	105	103	109	117	129	156	180	186	182	181	156	123	103	97
Sat	79	80	86	95	113	129	131	131	133	129	116	107	102	102	103	100	97
Sun	80	78	79	81	87	96	111	120	118	117	109	103	103	98	99	98	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	91	102	110	105	106	106	101	107	135	158	164	154	124	98	94	91
Tue	79	89	106	113	109	104	106	105	108	153	177	176	168	137	108	97	93
Wed	79	91	100	112	103	106	106	106	116	162	178	177	171	138	111	98	93
Thu	79	91	103	106	105	104	106	107	128	173	185	180	181	167	125	103	97
Fri	79	89	101	105	103	109	117	129	156	180	186	182	181	156	123	103	97
Sat	79	80	86	95	113	129	131	131	133	129	116	107	102	102	103	100	97
Sun	80	78	79	81	87	96	111	120	118	117	109	103	103	98	99	98	97