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.

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 1 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Linden to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 6 to 19 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 Linden 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 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	32	35	38	37	38	38	37	37	43	48	50	55	46	36	32	32
Tue	26	32	35	40	39	37	39	39	36	42	54	55	55	50	38	34	32
Wed	26	32	34	38	38	38	38	37	38	45	54	59	61	52	40	35	33
Thu	26	33	34	37	37	36	38	37	40	49	63	64	67	62	47	37	34
Fri	26	30	33	36	35	37	39	44	49	63	75	76	74	61	44	37	34
Sat	25	25	26	29	32	38	44	48	48	45	40	39	39	37	36	36	35
Sun	27	25	25	26	29	30	35	40	39	43	39	38	37	38	36	36	35

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	32	35	38	37	38	38	37	37	43	48	50	55	46	36	32	32
Tue	26	32	35	40	39	37	39	39	36	42	54	55	55	50	38	34	32
Wed	26	32	34	38	38	38	38	37	38	45	54	59	61	52	40	35	33
Thu	26	33	34	37	37	36	38	37	40	49	63	64	67	62	47	37	34
Fri	26	30	33	36	35	37	39	44	49	63	75	76	74	61	44	37	34
Sat	25	25	26	29	32	38	44	48	48	45	40	39	39	37	36	36	35
Sun	27	25	25	26	29	30	35	40	39	43	39	38	37	38	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	32	35	38	37	38	38	37	37	43	48	50	55	46	36	32	32
Tue	26	32	35	40	39	37	39	39	36	42	54	55	55	50	38	34	32
Wed	26	32	34	38	38	38	38	37	38	45	54	59	61	52	40	35	33
Thu	26	33	34	37	37	36	38	37	40	49	63	64	67	62	47	37	34
Fri	26	30	33	36	35	37	39	44	49	63	75	76	74	61	44	37	34
Sat	25	25	26	29	32	38	44	48	48	45	40	39	39	37	36	36	35
Sun	27	25	25	26	29	30	35	40	39	43	39	38	37	38	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	32	35	38	37	38	38	37	37	43	48	50	55	46	36	32	32
Tue	26	32	35	40	39	37	39	39	36	42	54	55	55	50	38	34	32
Wed	26	32	34	38	38	38	38	37	38	45	54	59	61	52	40	35	33
Thu	26	33	34	37	37	36	38	37	40	49	63	64	67	62	47	37	34
Fri	26	30	33	36	35	37	39	44	49	63	75	76	74	61	44	37	34
Sat	25	25	26	29	32	38	44	48	48	45	40	39	39	37	36	36	35
Sun	27	25	25	26	29	30	35	40	39	43	39	38	37	38	36	36	35