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.

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 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: North Bergen to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 20 to 64 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 North Bergen 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 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	34	40	48	62	59	59	58	63	62	57	63	78	83	75	54	49	48
Tue	33	40	49	68	66	60	61	65	65	60	66	92	99	89	60	54	54
Wed	32	41	51	63	67	64	60	65	60	59	66	90	95	83	61	54	56
Thu	33	41	49	66	73	64	72	72	65	67	76	92	104	86	67	57	59
Fri	34	40	49	56	56	61	67	76	70	82	100	101	99	84	64	56	52
Sat	37	35	38	49	48	54	65	67	64	65	61	63	67	68	63	62	59
Sun	36	34	37	39	44	47	52	57	56	61	60	64	68	58	55	56	53

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 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to North Bergen?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays 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	34	40	48	62	59	59	58	63	62	57	63	78	83	75	54	49	48
Tue	33	40	49	68	66	60	61	65	65	60	66	92	99	89	60	54	54
Wed	32	41	51	63	67	64	60	65	60	59	66	90	95	83	61	54	56
Thu	33	41	49	66	73	64	72	72	65	67	76	92	104	86	67	57	59
Fri	34	40	49	56	56	61	67	76	70	82	100	101	99	84	64	56	52
Sat	37	35	38	49	48	54	65	67	64	65	61	63	67	68	63	62	59
Sun	36	34	37	39	44	47	52	57	56	61	60	64	68	58	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	48	62	59	59	58	63	62	57	63	78	83	75	54	49	48
Tue	33	40	49	68	66	60	61	65	65	60	66	92	99	89	60	54	54
Wed	32	41	51	63	67	64	60	65	60	59	66	90	95	83	61	54	56
Thu	33	41	49	66	73	64	72	72	65	67	76	92	104	86	67	57	59
Fri	34	40	49	56	56	61	67	76	70	82	100	101	99	84	64	56	52
Sat	37	35	38	49	48	54	65	67	64	65	61	63	67	68	63	62	59
Sun	36	34	37	39	44	47	52	57	56	61	60	64	68	58	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	48	62	59	59	58	63	62	57	63	78	83	75	54	49	48
Tue	33	40	49	68	66	60	61	65	65	60	66	92	99	89	60	54	54
Wed	32	41	51	63	67	64	60	65	60	59	66	90	95	83	61	54	56
Thu	33	41	49	66	73	64	72	72	65	67	76	92	104	86	67	57	59
Fri	34	40	49	56	56	61	67	76	70	82	100	101	99	84	64	56	52
Sat	37	35	38	49	48	54	65	67	64	65	61	63	67	68	63	62	59
Sun	36	34	37	39	44	47	52	57	56	61	60	64	68	58	55	56	53