Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Livingston

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 Livingston 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	56	58	65	86	78	70	69	69	68	69	72	75	87	91	70	61	65
Tue	54	59	68	100	92	78	79	79	76	72	72	107	125	125	72	64	68
Wed	53	58	71	95	94	78	75	83	77	72	79	79	108	106	76	64	73
Thu	49	59	69	93	109	79	93	87	76	76	86	112	116	111	82	67	71
Fri	50	59	66	72	75	74	78	79	81	100	121	123	124	114	81	72	65
Sat	50	55	58	63	68	74	89	89	95	88	84	76	80	78	70	68	70
Sun	50	49	59	56	61	63	64	74	79	81	74	69	71	69	68	65	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Brooklyn to Livingston (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (25 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Livingston 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 Livingston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 49 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Livingston?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	58	65	86	78	70	69	69	68	69	72	75	87	91	70	61	65
Tue	54	59	68	100	92	78	79	79	76	72	72	107	125	125	72	64	68
Wed	53	58	71	95	94	78	75	83	77	72	79	79	108	106	76	64	73
Thu	49	59	69	93	109	79	93	87	76	76	86	112	116	111	82	67	71
Fri	50	59	66	72	75	74	78	79	81	100	121	123	124	114	81	72	65
Sat	50	55	58	63	68	74	89	89	95	88	84	76	80	78	70	68	70
Sun	50	49	59	56	61	63	64	74	79	81	74	69	71	69	68	65	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	58	65	86	78	70	69	69	68	69	72	75	87	91	70	61	65
Tue	54	59	68	100	92	78	79	79	76	72	72	107	125	125	72	64	68
Wed	53	58	71	95	94	78	75	83	77	72	79	79	108	106	76	64	73
Thu	49	59	69	93	109	79	93	87	76	76	86	112	116	111	82	67	71
Fri	50	59	66	72	75	74	78	79	81	100	121	123	124	114	81	72	65
Sat	50	55	58	63	68	74	89	89	95	88	84	76	80	78	70	68	70
Sun	50	49	59	56	61	63	64	74	79	81	74	69	71	69	68	65	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	58	65	86	78	70	69	69	68	69	72	75	87	91	70	61	65
Tue	54	59	68	100	92	78	79	79	76	72	72	107	125	125	72	64	68
Wed	53	58	71	95	94	78	75	83	77	72	79	79	108	106	76	64	73
Thu	49	59	69	93	109	79	93	87	76	76	86	112	116	111	82	67	71
Fri	50	59	66	72	75	74	78	79	81	100	121	123	124	114	81	72	65
Sat	50	55	58	63	68	74	89	89	95	88	84	76	80	78	70	68	70
Sun	50	49	59	56	61	63	64	74	79	81	74	69	71	69	68	65	64