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.

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Brooklyn to Passaic (via NJ-495 West and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 117 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 14 to 47 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 Passaic 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 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	51	65	65	61	58	67	72	60	66	82	93	82	59	50	49
Tue	38	43	52	67	68	63	63	69	70	63	70	90	106	90	63	54	55
Wed	37	43	53	65	71	69	60	68	64	61	69	92	101	87	64	55	53
Thu	39	44	52	67	75	66	72	73	69	68	85	98	116	96	68	58	58
Fri	39	43	51	61	61	61	70	84	77	86	115	117	109	95	70	61	52
Sat	41	40	43	50	52	58	69	77	65	68	62	65	71	70	67	59	60
Sun	40	40	43	43	47	50	58	61	61	63	68	70	71	60	55	54	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 Passaic?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 37 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Passaic?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 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	51	65	65	61	58	67	72	60	66	82	93	82	59	50	49
Tue	38	43	52	67	68	63	63	69	70	63	70	90	106	90	63	54	55
Wed	37	43	53	65	71	69	60	68	64	61	69	92	101	87	64	55	53
Thu	39	44	52	67	75	66	72	73	69	68	85	98	116	96	68	58	58
Fri	39	43	51	61	61	61	70	84	77	86	115	117	109	95	70	61	52
Sat	41	40	43	50	52	58	69	77	65	68	62	65	71	70	67	59	60
Sun	40	40	43	43	47	50	58	61	61	63	68	70	71	60	55	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	51	65	65	61	58	67	72	60	66	82	93	82	59	50	49
Tue	38	43	52	67	68	63	63	69	70	63	70	90	106	90	63	54	55
Wed	37	43	53	65	71	69	60	68	64	61	69	92	101	87	64	55	53
Thu	39	44	52	67	75	66	72	73	69	68	85	98	116	96	68	58	58
Fri	39	43	51	61	61	61	70	84	77	86	115	117	109	95	70	61	52
Sat	41	40	43	50	52	58	69	77	65	68	62	65	71	70	67	59	60
Sun	40	40	43	43	47	50	58	61	61	63	68	70	71	60	55	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	51	65	65	61	58	67	72	60	66	82	93	82	59	50	49
Tue	38	43	52	67	68	63	63	69	70	63	70	90	106	90	63	54	55
Wed	37	43	53	65	71	69	60	68	64	61	69	92	101	87	64	55	53
Thu	39	44	52	67	75	66	72	73	69	68	85	98	116	96	68	58	58
Fri	39	43	51	61	61	61	70	84	77	86	115	117	109	95	70	61	52
Sat	41	40	43	50	52	58	69	77	65	68	62	65	71	70	67	59	60
Sun	40	40	43	43	47	50	58	61	61	63	68	70	71	60	55	54	53