Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Passaic

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 Passaic 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	39	43	52	64	64	60	59	64	65	59	67	86	89	81	60	49	49
Tue	38	42	52	68	68	67	63	67	68	62	71	88	104	90	64	54	53
Wed	38	43	53	65	70	69	60	68	64	61	70	92	105	87	63	54	54
Thu	39	43	52	66	75	67	70	73	71	70	85	95	113	97	72	60	58
Fri	39	43	51	61	63	61	68	76	75	86	116	116	113	92	70	60	52
Sat	40	39	43	49	54	64	74	77	68	73	65	67	73	69	63	58	58
Sun	40	39	43	43	48	52	61	67	65	67	66	71	69	60	57	54	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Brooklyn to Passaic (via NJ-495 West and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 116 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (15 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Passaic 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 Passaic?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 38 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Passaic?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	52	64	64	60	59	64	65	59	67	86	89	81	60	49	49
Tue	38	42	52	68	68	67	63	67	68	62	71	88	104	90	64	54	53
Wed	38	43	53	65	70	69	60	68	64	61	70	92	105	87	63	54	54
Thu	39	43	52	66	75	67	70	73	71	70	85	95	113	97	72	60	58
Fri	39	43	51	61	63	61	68	76	75	86	116	116	113	92	70	60	52
Sat	40	39	43	49	54	64	74	77	68	73	65	67	73	69	63	58	58
Sun	40	39	43	43	48	52	61	67	65	67	66	71	69	60	57	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	52	64	64	60	59	64	65	59	67	86	89	81	60	49	49
Tue	38	42	52	68	68	67	63	67	68	62	71	88	104	90	64	54	53
Wed	38	43	53	65	70	69	60	68	64	61	70	92	105	87	63	54	54
Thu	39	43	52	66	75	67	70	73	71	70	85	95	113	97	72	60	58
Fri	39	43	51	61	63	61	68	76	75	86	116	116	113	92	70	60	52
Sat	40	39	43	49	54	64	74	77	68	73	65	67	73	69	63	58	58
Sun	40	39	43	43	48	52	61	67	65	67	66	71	69	60	57	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	52	64	64	60	59	64	65	59	67	86	89	81	60	49	49
Tue	38	42	52	68	68	67	63	67	68	62	71	88	104	90	64	54	53
Wed	38	43	53	65	70	69	60	68	64	61	70	92	105	87	63	54	54
Thu	39	43	52	66	75	67	70	73	71	70	85	95	113	97	72	60	58
Fri	39	43	51	61	63	61	68	76	75	86	116	116	113	92	70	60	52
Sat	40	39	43	49	54	64	74	77	68	73	65	67	73	69	63	58	58
Sun	40	39	43	43	48	52	61	67	65	67	66	71	69	60	57	54	53