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.

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 Tuesdays. 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 1:30 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 27 to 103 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 Montclair 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 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	56	72	107	87	74	75	74	72	72	79	98	128	109	62	56	66
Tue	48	56	89	141	113	98	95	95	86	74	78	162	180	123	69	59	69
Wed	47	57	83	139	106	86	96	96	80	85	91	133	148	117	69	60	75
Thu	43	57	78	147	123	104	113	101	92	90	105	167	171	132	86	61	73
Fri	44	60	75	82	79	92	93	96	116	158	177	178	179	129	92	71	60
Sat	45	49	53	70	70	76	108	111	110	108	97	86	105	91	72	76	76
Sun	44	43	51	51	56	59	62	83	91	91	80	67	79	69	62	63	58

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 Tuesdays 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	56	72	107	87	74	75	74	72	72	79	98	128	109	62	56	66
Tue	48	56	89	141	113	98	95	95	86	74	78	162	180	123	69	59	69
Wed	47	57	83	139	106	86	96	96	80	85	91	133	148	117	69	60	75
Thu	43	57	78	147	123	104	113	101	92	90	105	167	171	132	86	61	73
Fri	44	60	75	82	79	92	93	96	116	158	177	178	179	129	92	71	60
Sat	45	49	53	70	70	76	108	111	110	108	97	86	105	91	72	76	76
Sun	44	43	51	51	56	59	62	83	91	91	80	67	79	69	62	63	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	72	107	87	74	75	74	72	72	79	98	128	109	62	56	66
Tue	48	56	89	141	113	98	95	95	86	74	78	162	180	123	69	59	69
Wed	47	57	83	139	106	86	96	96	80	85	91	133	148	117	69	60	75
Thu	43	57	78	147	123	104	113	101	92	90	105	167	171	132	86	61	73
Fri	44	60	75	82	79	92	93	96	116	158	177	178	179	129	92	71	60
Sat	45	49	53	70	70	76	108	111	110	108	97	86	105	91	72	76	76
Sun	44	43	51	51	56	59	62	83	91	91	80	67	79	69	62	63	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	72	107	87	74	75	74	72	72	79	98	128	109	62	56	66
Tue	48	56	89	141	113	98	95	95	86	74	78	162	180	123	69	59	69
Wed	47	57	83	139	106	86	96	96	80	85	91	133	148	117	69	60	75
Thu	43	57	78	147	123	104	113	101	92	90	105	167	171	132	86	61	73
Fri	44	60	75	82	79	92	93	96	116	158	177	178	179	129	92	71	60
Sat	45	49	53	70	70	76	108	111	110	108	97	86	105	91	72	76	76
Sun	44	43	51	51	56	59	62	83	91	91	80	67	79	69	62	63	58