Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Long Branch

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 Long Branch 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	77	83	85	89	88	88	90	89	90	94	97	101	104	95	88	85	84
Tue	77	82	85	90	89	89	91	90	89	94	104	105	104	100	90	87	85
Wed	77	84	85	88	88	90	92	91	92	96	105	109	109	100	92	88	86
Thu	77	83	86	89	89	90	90	90	93	101	112	112	113	107	96	89	87
Fri	77	82	85	88	88	89	90	93	98	109	120	119	118	105	93	89	87
Sat	77	76	78	82	84	87	92	94	95	94	91	89	88	87	88	88	87
Sun	79	76	76	77	81	82	84	87	88	91	88	87	86	87	86	87	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Brooklyn to Long Branch (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (29 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 Long Branch 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 Long Branch?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Long Branch?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 77 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Long Branch?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	83	85	89	88	88	90	89	90	94	97	101	104	95	88	85	84
Tue	77	82	85	90	89	89	91	90	89	94	104	105	104	100	90	87	85
Wed	77	84	85	88	88	90	92	91	92	96	105	109	109	100	92	88	86
Thu	77	83	86	89	89	90	90	90	93	101	112	112	113	107	96	89	87
Fri	77	82	85	88	88	89	90	93	98	109	120	119	118	105	93	89	87
Sat	77	76	78	82	84	87	92	94	95	94	91	89	88	87	88	88	87
Sun	79	76	76	77	81	82	84	87	88	91	88	87	86	87	86	87	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	83	85	89	88	88	90	89	90	94	97	101	104	95	88	85	84
Tue	77	82	85	90	89	89	91	90	89	94	104	105	104	100	90	87	85
Wed	77	84	85	88	88	90	92	91	92	96	105	109	109	100	92	88	86
Thu	77	83	86	89	89	90	90	90	93	101	112	112	113	107	96	89	87
Fri	77	82	85	88	88	89	90	93	98	109	120	119	118	105	93	89	87
Sat	77	76	78	82	84	87	92	94	95	94	91	89	88	87	88	88	87
Sun	79	76	76	77	81	82	84	87	88	91	88	87	86	87	86	87	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	83	85	89	88	88	90	89	90	94	97	101	104	95	88	85	84
Tue	77	82	85	90	89	89	91	90	89	94	104	105	104	100	90	87	85
Wed	77	84	85	88	88	90	92	91	92	96	105	109	109	100	92	88	86
Thu	77	83	86	89	89	90	90	90	93	101	112	112	113	107	96	89	87
Fri	77	82	85	88	88	89	90	93	98	109	120	119	118	105	93	89	87
Sat	77	76	78	82	84	87	92	94	95	94	91	89	88	87	88	88	87
Sun	79	76	76	77	81	82	84	87	88	91	88	87	86	87	86	87	87