Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to North 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 North 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	64	92	100	101	93	92	94	84	85	110	118	122	125	101	78	72	70
Tue	64	97	112	113	104	92	94	88	86	100	125	127	132	116	85	75	72
Wed	62	89	102	116	101	103	88	88	91	117	128	145	148	120	88	77	73
Thu	62	93	95	99	98	95	94	88	99	125	139	149	162	142	99	79	75
Fri	61	80	83	85	83	90	94	109	112	152	170	169	161	132	97	80	74
Sat	59	60	64	71	80	102	118	121	125	115	100	110	107	97	89	86	82
Sun	62	59	60	62	68	73	101	115	114	122	112	107	107	106	96	91	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Brooklyn to North Brunswick (via I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 170 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 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (125 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (30 to 94 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 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 North Brunswick?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 61 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to North Brunswick?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	92	100	101	93	92	94	84	85	110	118	122	125	101	78	72	70
Tue	64	97	112	113	104	92	94	88	86	100	125	127	132	116	85	75	72
Wed	62	89	102	116	101	103	88	88	91	117	128	145	148	120	88	77	73
Thu	62	93	95	99	98	95	94	88	99	125	139	149	162	142	99	79	75
Fri	61	80	83	85	83	90	94	109	112	152	170	169	161	132	97	80	74
Sat	59	60	64	71	80	102	118	121	125	115	100	110	107	97	89	86	82
Sun	62	59	60	62	68	73	101	115	114	122	112	107	107	106	96	91	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	92	100	101	93	92	94	84	85	110	118	122	125	101	78	72	70
Tue	64	97	112	113	104	92	94	88	86	100	125	127	132	116	85	75	72
Wed	62	89	102	116	101	103	88	88	91	117	128	145	148	120	88	77	73
Thu	62	93	95	99	98	95	94	88	99	125	139	149	162	142	99	79	75
Fri	61	80	83	85	83	90	94	109	112	152	170	169	161	132	97	80	74
Sat	59	60	64	71	80	102	118	121	125	115	100	110	107	97	89	86	82
Sun	62	59	60	62	68	73	101	115	114	122	112	107	107	106	96	91	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	92	100	101	93	92	94	84	85	110	118	122	125	101	78	72	70
Tue	64	97	112	113	104	92	94	88	86	100	125	127	132	116	85	75	72
Wed	62	89	102	116	101	103	88	88	91	117	128	145	148	120	88	77	73
Thu	62	93	95	99	98	95	94	88	99	125	139	149	162	142	99	79	75
Fri	61	80	83	85	83	90	94	109	112	152	170	169	161	132	97	80	74
Sat	59	60	64	71	80	102	118	121	125	115	100	110	107	97	89	86	82
Sun	62	59	60	62	68	73	101	115	114	122	112	107	107	106	96	91	89