Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Newark

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 17-mile drive from Brooklyn to Newark (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Newark to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 13 to 48 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 Newark 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 Newark 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	31	33	43	67	56	46	46	46	44	44	50	56	69	74	43	36	41
Tue	29	33	50	84	73	56	57	57	54	48	47	74	107	93	51	38	44
Wed	28	33	49	75	70	53	54	59	52	48	58	70	90	85	50	39	46
Thu	25	33	46	78	84	60	72	63	55	53	63	94	106	97	58	41	47
Fri	26	34	44	49	49	53	55	57	62	88	105	106	107	91	60	47	39
Sat	27	31	33	42	42	46	64	67	64	65	61	56	57	57	45	48	47
Sun	26	25	32	31	35	36	38	49	50	54	49	43	48	44	40	40	38

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 Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 25 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Newark?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	43	67	56	46	46	46	44	44	50	56	69	74	43	36	41
Tue	29	33	50	84	73	56	57	57	54	48	47	74	107	93	51	38	44
Wed	28	33	49	75	70	53	54	59	52	48	58	70	90	85	50	39	46
Thu	25	33	46	78	84	60	72	63	55	53	63	94	106	97	58	41	47
Fri	26	34	44	49	49	53	55	57	62	88	105	106	107	91	60	47	39
Sat	27	31	33	42	42	46	64	67	64	65	61	56	57	57	45	48	47
Sun	26	25	32	31	35	36	38	49	50	54	49	43	48	44	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	43	67	56	46	46	46	44	44	50	56	69	74	43	36	41
Tue	29	33	50	84	73	56	57	57	54	48	47	74	107	93	51	38	44
Wed	28	33	49	75	70	53	54	59	52	48	58	70	90	85	50	39	46
Thu	25	33	46	78	84	60	72	63	55	53	63	94	106	97	58	41	47
Fri	26	34	44	49	49	53	55	57	62	88	105	106	107	91	60	47	39
Sat	27	31	33	42	42	46	64	67	64	65	61	56	57	57	45	48	47
Sun	26	25	32	31	35	36	38	49	50	54	49	43	48	44	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	43	67	56	46	46	46	44	44	50	56	69	74	43	36	41
Tue	29	33	50	84	73	56	57	57	54	48	47	74	107	93	51	38	44
Wed	28	33	49	75	70	53	54	59	52	48	58	70	90	85	50	39	46
Thu	25	33	46	78	84	60	72	63	55	53	63	94	106	97	58	41	47
Fri	26	34	44	49	49	53	55	57	62	88	105	106	107	91	60	47	39
Sat	27	31	33	42	42	46	64	67	64	65	61	56	57	57	45	48	47
Sun	26	25	32	31	35	36	38	49	50	54	49	43	48	44	40	40	38