Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to North Bergen

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 North Bergen 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	33	40	49	61	60	60	58	60	59	56	63	81	85	76	53	48	49
Tue	33	40	51	68	67	64	61	64	63	60	67	90	97	88	61	55	53
Wed	32	40	52	64	67	64	60	65	61	59	66	91	96	84	61	54	57
Thu	33	40	50	66	74	65	70	72	64	69	76	97	102	89	69	58	58
Fri	34	40	49	56	59	60	65	71	70	80	99	102	100	84	65	56	51
Sat	36	34	38	46	49	59	68	68	64	68	62	64	68	65	62	61	58
Sun	36	33	36	38	44	48	54	63	59	64	61	67	66	59	56	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Brooklyn to North Bergen (via I-478 West and NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 104 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (20 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central North Bergen 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 North Bergen?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to North Bergen?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 32 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to North Bergen?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	49	61	60	60	58	60	59	56	63	81	85	76	53	48	49
Tue	33	40	51	68	67	64	61	64	63	60	67	90	97	88	61	55	53
Wed	32	40	52	64	67	64	60	65	61	59	66	91	96	84	61	54	57
Thu	33	40	50	66	74	65	70	72	64	69	76	97	102	89	69	58	58
Fri	34	40	49	56	59	60	65	71	70	80	99	102	100	84	65	56	51
Sat	36	34	38	46	49	59	68	68	64	68	62	64	68	65	62	61	58
Sun	36	33	36	38	44	48	54	63	59	64	61	67	66	59	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	49	61	60	60	58	60	59	56	63	81	85	76	53	48	49
Tue	33	40	51	68	67	64	61	64	63	60	67	90	97	88	61	55	53
Wed	32	40	52	64	67	64	60	65	61	59	66	91	96	84	61	54	57
Thu	33	40	50	66	74	65	70	72	64	69	76	97	102	89	69	58	58
Fri	34	40	49	56	59	60	65	71	70	80	99	102	100	84	65	56	51
Sat	36	34	38	46	49	59	68	68	64	68	62	64	68	65	62	61	58
Sun	36	33	36	38	44	48	54	63	59	64	61	67	66	59	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	49	61	60	60	58	60	59	56	63	81	85	76	53	48	49
Tue	33	40	51	68	67	64	61	64	63	60	67	90	97	88	61	55	53
Wed	32	40	52	64	67	64	60	65	61	59	66	91	96	84	61	54	57
Thu	33	40	50	66	74	65	70	72	64	69	76	97	102	89	69	58	58
Fri	34	40	49	56	59	60	65	71	70	80	99	102	100	84	65	56	51
Sat	36	34	38	46	49	59	68	68	64	68	62	64	68	65	62	61	58
Sun	36	33	36	38	44	48	54	63	59	64	61	67	66	59	56	56	53