Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to New Brunswick

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 New Brunswick 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	59	83	89	91	84	84	86	78	78	100	108	110	114	93	72	67	65
Tue	59	86	98	101	94	84	86	81	79	92	114	113	120	106	79	70	67
Wed	58	81	91	103	92	93	81	81	84	107	114	132	135	111	82	71	67
Thu	58	84	85	90	89	86	85	80	91	113	129	137	147	130	92	73	69
Fri	57	73	76	78	77	83	86	100	103	137	155	154	149	124	94	74	69
Sat	55	55	59	65	73	93	107	110	114	105	91	99	96	88	82	79	75
Sun	57	55	56	57	63	67	91	103	102	113	101	96	96	95	87	83	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Brooklyn to New Brunswick (via I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 155 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (25 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to New Brunswick?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 57 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to New Brunswick?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 155 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	83	89	91	84	84	86	78	78	100	108	110	114	93	72	67	65
Tue	59	86	98	101	94	84	86	81	79	92	114	113	120	106	79	70	67
Wed	58	81	91	103	92	93	81	81	84	107	114	132	135	111	82	71	67
Thu	58	84	85	90	89	86	85	80	91	113	129	137	147	130	92	73	69
Fri	57	73	76	78	77	83	86	100	103	137	155	154	149	124	94	74	69
Sat	55	55	59	65	73	93	107	110	114	105	91	99	96	88	82	79	75
Sun	57	55	56	57	63	67	91	103	102	113	101	96	96	95	87	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	83	89	91	84	84	86	78	78	100	108	110	114	93	72	67	65
Tue	59	86	98	101	94	84	86	81	79	92	114	113	120	106	79	70	67
Wed	58	81	91	103	92	93	81	81	84	107	114	132	135	111	82	71	67
Thu	58	84	85	90	89	86	85	80	91	113	129	137	147	130	92	73	69
Fri	57	73	76	78	77	83	86	100	103	137	155	154	149	124	94	74	69
Sat	55	55	59	65	73	93	107	110	114	105	91	99	96	88	82	79	75
Sun	57	55	56	57	63	67	91	103	102	113	101	96	96	95	87	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	83	89	91	84	84	86	78	78	100	108	110	114	93	72	67	65
Tue	59	86	98	101	94	84	86	81	79	92	114	113	120	106	79	70	67
Wed	58	81	91	103	92	93	81	81	84	107	114	132	135	111	82	71	67
Thu	58	84	85	90	89	86	85	80	91	113	129	137	147	130	92	73	69
Fri	57	73	76	78	77	83	86	100	103	137	155	154	149	124	94	74	69
Sat	55	55	59	65	73	93	107	110	114	105	91	99	96	88	82	79	75
Sun	57	55	56	57	63	67	91	103	102	113	101	96	96	95	87	83	81