Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Montclair

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 Montclair 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	49	58	79	111	94	77	79	74	72	72	80	106	138	116	61	58	68
Tue	48	57	91	148	126	110	93	99	83	75	79	154	179	122	68	61	70
Wed	47	60	109	143	120	94	102	103	81	81	86	144	161	120	74	61	78
Thu	43	58	81	150	133	112	118	105	92	98	115	172	175	141	92	62	73
Fri	43	59	77	91	88	93	97	93	105	151	176	178	179	139	97	72	61
Sat	44	49	54	65	73	94	123	112	106	108	97	90	108	84	72	74	69
Sun	44	43	51	53	58	62	71	108	114	115	92	81	83	74	68	66	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Brooklyn to Montclair (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 181 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 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (123 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (27 to 103 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Montclair 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 Montclair?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 181 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 43 to 181 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Montclair?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 181 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	79	111	94	77	79	74	72	72	80	106	138	116	61	58	68
Tue	48	57	91	148	126	110	93	99	83	75	79	154	179	122	68	61	70
Wed	47	60	109	143	120	94	102	103	81	81	86	144	161	120	74	61	78
Thu	43	58	81	150	133	112	118	105	92	98	115	172	175	141	92	62	73
Fri	43	59	77	91	88	93	97	93	105	151	176	178	179	139	97	72	61
Sat	44	49	54	65	73	94	123	112	106	108	97	90	108	84	72	74	69
Sun	44	43	51	53	58	62	71	108	114	115	92	81	83	74	68	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	79	111	94	77	79	74	72	72	80	106	138	116	61	58	68
Tue	48	57	91	148	126	110	93	99	83	75	79	154	179	122	68	61	70
Wed	47	60	109	143	120	94	102	103	81	81	86	144	161	120	74	61	78
Thu	43	58	81	150	133	112	118	105	92	98	115	172	175	141	92	62	73
Fri	43	59	77	91	88	93	97	93	105	151	176	178	179	139	97	72	61
Sat	44	49	54	65	73	94	123	112	106	108	97	90	108	84	72	74	69
Sun	44	43	51	53	58	62	71	108	114	115	92	81	83	74	68	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	79	111	94	77	79	74	72	72	80	106	138	116	61	58	68
Tue	48	57	91	148	126	110	93	99	83	75	79	154	179	122	68	61	70
Wed	47	60	109	143	120	94	102	103	81	81	86	144	161	120	74	61	78
Thu	43	58	81	150	133	112	118	105	92	98	115	172	175	141	92	62	73
Fri	43	59	77	91	88	93	97	93	105	151	176	178	179	139	97	72	61
Sat	44	49	54	65	73	94	123	112	106	108	97	90	108	84	72	74	69
Sun	44	43	51	53	58	62	71	108	114	115	92	81	83	74	68	66	58