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	55	58	68	87	82	72	70	69	68	68	71	76	92	96	71	61	67
Tue	54	59	69	97	97	83	78	78	73	72	73	100	124	124	72	64	68
Wed	54	59	73	96	97	82	76	83	74	72	76	97	112	112	75	65	75
Thu	49	58	71	96	111	83	92	89	75	77	86	117	119	114	84	66	72
Fri	49	59	67	73	78	73	78	79	79	97	121	123	125	117	82	71	64
Sat	51	55	57	62	66	71	86	83	79	82	80	75	80	75	70	68	69
Sun	50	49	57	57	61	62	66	78	81	85	77	73	75	72	71	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 125 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. 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 12:30 pm on Sundays (87 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 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 49 to 125 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 Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	58	68	87	82	72	70	69	68	68	71	76	92	96	71	61	67
Tue	54	59	69	97	97	83	78	78	73	72	73	100	124	124	72	64	68
Wed	54	59	73	96	97	82	76	83	74	72	76	97	112	112	75	65	75
Thu	49	58	71	96	111	83	92	89	75	77	86	117	119	114	84	66	72
Fri	49	59	67	73	78	73	78	79	79	97	121	123	125	117	82	71	64
Sat	51	55	57	62	66	71	86	83	79	82	80	75	80	75	70	68	69
Sun	50	49	57	57	61	62	66	78	81	85	77	73	75	72	71	65	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	58	68	87	82	72	70	69	68	68	71	76	92	96	71	61	67
Tue	54	59	69	97	97	83	78	78	73	72	73	100	124	124	72	64	68
Wed	54	59	73	96	97	82	76	83	74	72	76	97	112	112	75	65	75
Thu	49	58	71	96	111	83	92	89	75	77	86	117	119	114	84	66	72
Fri	49	59	67	73	78	73	78	79	79	97	121	123	125	117	82	71	64
Sat	51	55	57	62	66	71	86	83	79	82	80	75	80	75	70	68	69
Sun	50	49	57	57	61	62	66	78	81	85	77	73	75	72	71	65	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	58	68	87	82	72	70	69	68	68	71	76	92	96	71	61	67
Tue	54	59	69	97	97	83	78	78	73	72	73	100	124	124	72	64	68
Wed	54	59	73	96	97	82	76	83	74	72	76	97	112	112	75	65	75
Thu	49	58	71	96	111	83	92	89	75	77	86	117	119	114	84	66	72
Fri	49	59	67	73	78	73	78	79	79	97	121	123	125	117	82	71	64
Sat	51	55	57	62	66	71	86	83	79	82	80	75	80	75	70	68	69
Sun	50	49	57	57	61	62	66	78	81	85	77	73	75	72	71	65	64