Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Orange

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 22-mile drive from Brooklyn to Orange (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 13 to 49 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 Orange 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 Orange 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	36	37	49	79	62	51	51	51	50	50	57	63	77	83	48	39	46
Tue	34	37	58	93	85	67	66	66	61	55	53	83	126	102	59	42	49
Wed	33	36	56	88	79	60	61	67	59	54	63	80	103	100	59	43	52
Thu	29	37	53	91	94	70	82	72	63	60	72	97	124	106	69	44	52
Fri	29	37	51	56	56	60	64	66	75	101	124	123	126	100	68	53	43
Sat	30	36	38	48	49	52	74	78	75	76	67	61	71	63	50	52	52
Sun	29	29	39	35	40	42	43	55	57	62	55	48	53	49	45	44	41

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 Orange?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 29 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Orange?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	49	79	62	51	51	51	50	50	57	63	77	83	48	39	46
Tue	34	37	58	93	85	67	66	66	61	55	53	83	126	102	59	42	49
Wed	33	36	56	88	79	60	61	67	59	54	63	80	103	100	59	43	52
Thu	29	37	53	91	94	70	82	72	63	60	72	97	124	106	69	44	52
Fri	29	37	51	56	56	60	64	66	75	101	124	123	126	100	68	53	43
Sat	30	36	38	48	49	52	74	78	75	76	67	61	71	63	50	52	52
Sun	29	29	39	35	40	42	43	55	57	62	55	48	53	49	45	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	49	79	62	51	51	51	50	50	57	63	77	83	48	39	46
Tue	34	37	58	93	85	67	66	66	61	55	53	83	126	102	59	42	49
Wed	33	36	56	88	79	60	61	67	59	54	63	80	103	100	59	43	52
Thu	29	37	53	91	94	70	82	72	63	60	72	97	124	106	69	44	52
Fri	29	37	51	56	56	60	64	66	75	101	124	123	126	100	68	53	43
Sat	30	36	38	48	49	52	74	78	75	76	67	61	71	63	50	52	52
Sun	29	29	39	35	40	42	43	55	57	62	55	48	53	49	45	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	49	79	62	51	51	51	50	50	57	63	77	83	48	39	46
Tue	34	37	58	93	85	67	66	66	61	55	53	83	126	102	59	42	49
Wed	33	36	56	88	79	60	61	67	59	54	63	80	103	100	59	43	52
Thu	29	37	53	91	94	70	82	72	63	60	72	97	124	106	69	44	52
Fri	29	37	51	56	56	60	64	66	75	101	124	123	126	100	68	53	43
Sat	30	36	38	48	49	52	74	78	75	76	67	61	71	63	50	52	52
Sun	29	29	39	35	40	42	43	55	57	62	55	48	53	49	45	44	41