Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Old Bridge

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 Old Bridge 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	46	52	56	60	58	59	60	59	61	71	78	82	81	69	58	54	53
Tue	45	51	55	62	61	59	61	61	60	71	88	88	85	77	61	56	54
Wed	45	53	55	60	59	61	62	62	64	75	89	92	91	78	64	57	55
Thu	46	52	56	60	60	60	60	61	69	84	96	95	96	90	73	60	56
Fri	46	50	55	58	59	61	64	70	79	93	103	104	101	85	70	60	57
Sat	45	45	48	53	58	68	71	72	73	71	65	60	58	58	58	59	57
Sun	47	45	45	46	51	53	59	64	64	66	62	59	56	56	56	57	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Brooklyn to Old Bridge (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Old Bridge?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 45 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Old Bridge?

Leaving around 4 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	46	52	56	60	58	59	60	59	61	71	78	82	81	69	58	54	53
Tue	45	51	55	62	61	59	61	61	60	71	88	88	85	77	61	56	54
Wed	45	53	55	60	59	61	62	62	64	75	89	92	91	78	64	57	55
Thu	46	52	56	60	60	60	60	61	69	84	96	95	96	90	73	60	56
Fri	46	50	55	58	59	61	64	70	79	93	103	104	101	85	70	60	57
Sat	45	45	48	53	58	68	71	72	73	71	65	60	58	58	58	59	57
Sun	47	45	45	46	51	53	59	64	64	66	62	59	56	56	56	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	52	56	60	58	59	60	59	61	71	78	82	81	69	58	54	53
Tue	45	51	55	62	61	59	61	61	60	71	88	88	85	77	61	56	54
Wed	45	53	55	60	59	61	62	62	64	75	89	92	91	78	64	57	55
Thu	46	52	56	60	60	60	60	61	69	84	96	95	96	90	73	60	56
Fri	46	50	55	58	59	61	64	70	79	93	103	104	101	85	70	60	57
Sat	45	45	48	53	58	68	71	72	73	71	65	60	58	58	58	59	57
Sun	47	45	45	46	51	53	59	64	64	66	62	59	56	56	56	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	52	56	60	58	59	60	59	61	71	78	82	81	69	58	54	53
Tue	45	51	55	62	61	59	61	61	60	71	88	88	85	77	61	56	54
Wed	45	53	55	60	59	61	62	62	64	75	89	92	91	78	64	57	55
Thu	46	52	56	60	60	60	60	61	69	84	96	95	96	90	73	60	56
Fri	46	50	55	58	59	61	64	70	79	93	103	104	101	85	70	60	57
Sat	45	45	48	53	58	68	71	72	73	71	65	60	58	58	58	59	57
Sun	47	45	45	46	51	53	59	64	64	66	62	59	56	56	56	57	57