Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Linden

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 Linden 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	26	33	36	38	37	39	38	37	37	42	49	53	56	47	36	32	32
Tue	26	32	36	40	39	37	39	38	36	42	55	57	57	52	39	34	32
Wed	26	33	35	39	38	38	39	37	38	46	57	60	62	53	40	35	32
Thu	26	33	35	37	37	36	38	37	41	51	65	66	68	63	48	38	34
Fri	26	31	34	36	35	37	38	43	49	62	77	77	75	62	46	37	33
Sat	25	25	28	30	34	41	46	48	48	45	41	40	40	39	38	37	35
Sun	26	25	25	26	29	31	36	42	41	43	40	39	38	39	38	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Brooklyn to Linden (via I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. 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 12 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Linden 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 Linden?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 26 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Linden?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	36	38	37	39	38	37	37	42	49	53	56	47	36	32	32
Tue	26	32	36	40	39	37	39	38	36	42	55	57	57	52	39	34	32
Wed	26	33	35	39	38	38	39	37	38	46	57	60	62	53	40	35	32
Thu	26	33	35	37	37	36	38	37	41	51	65	66	68	63	48	38	34
Fri	26	31	34	36	35	37	38	43	49	62	77	77	75	62	46	37	33
Sat	25	25	28	30	34	41	46	48	48	45	41	40	40	39	38	37	35
Sun	26	25	25	26	29	31	36	42	41	43	40	39	38	39	38	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	36	38	37	39	38	37	37	42	49	53	56	47	36	32	32
Tue	26	32	36	40	39	37	39	38	36	42	55	57	57	52	39	34	32
Wed	26	33	35	39	38	38	39	37	38	46	57	60	62	53	40	35	32
Thu	26	33	35	37	37	36	38	37	41	51	65	66	68	63	48	38	34
Fri	26	31	34	36	35	37	38	43	49	62	77	77	75	62	46	37	33
Sat	25	25	28	30	34	41	46	48	48	45	41	40	40	39	38	37	35
Sun	26	25	25	26	29	31	36	42	41	43	40	39	38	39	38	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	33	36	38	37	39	38	37	37	42	49	53	56	47	36	32	32
Tue	26	32	36	40	39	37	39	38	36	42	55	57	57	52	39	34	32
Wed	26	33	35	39	38	38	39	37	38	46	57	60	62	53	40	35	32
Thu	26	33	35	37	37	36	38	37	41	51	65	66	68	63	48	38	34
Fri	26	31	34	36	35	37	38	43	49	62	77	77	75	62	46	37	33
Sat	25	25	28	30	34	41	46	48	48	45	41	40	40	39	38	37	35
Sun	26	25	25	26	29	31	36	42	41	43	40	39	38	39	38	36	35