Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Perth Amboy

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 Perth Amboy 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	33	38	41	44	44	45	45	45	46	49	57	61	63	54	44	41	40
Tue	33	38	41	46	45	44	47	45	44	51	64	66	64	59	47	43	41
Wed	33	39	41	44	43	45	47	46	47	55	65	68	68	59	48	43	41
Thu	33	39	42	44	44	44	45	45	49	60	72	73	74	68	55	46	43
Fri	33	38	41	44	44	45	46	50	56	68	80	81	80	67	53	45	42
Sat	33	33	35	38	42	48	50	52	52	50	48	46	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	34	33	32	33	37	39	42	46	46	47	45	44	43	44	43	42	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Brooklyn to Perth Amboy (via I-278 South and NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Perth Amboy?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 33 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Perth Amboy?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	41	44	44	45	45	45	46	49	57	61	63	54	44	41	40
Tue	33	38	41	46	45	44	47	45	44	51	64	66	64	59	47	43	41
Wed	33	39	41	44	43	45	47	46	47	55	65	68	68	59	48	43	41
Thu	33	39	42	44	44	44	45	45	49	60	72	73	74	68	55	46	43
Fri	33	38	41	44	44	45	46	50	56	68	80	81	80	67	53	45	42
Sat	33	33	35	38	42	48	50	52	52	50	48	46	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	34	33	32	33	37	39	42	46	46	47	45	44	43	44	43	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	41	44	44	45	45	45	46	49	57	61	63	54	44	41	40
Tue	33	38	41	46	45	44	47	45	44	51	64	66	64	59	47	43	41
Wed	33	39	41	44	43	45	47	46	47	55	65	68	68	59	48	43	41
Thu	33	39	42	44	44	44	45	45	49	60	72	73	74	68	55	46	43
Fri	33	38	41	44	44	45	46	50	56	68	80	81	80	67	53	45	42
Sat	33	33	35	38	42	48	50	52	52	50	48	46	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	34	33	32	33	37	39	42	46	46	47	45	44	43	44	43	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	41	44	44	45	45	45	46	49	57	61	63	54	44	41	40
Tue	33	38	41	46	45	44	47	45	44	51	64	66	64	59	47	43	41
Wed	33	39	41	44	43	45	47	46	47	55	65	68	68	59	48	43	41
Thu	33	39	42	44	44	44	45	45	49	60	72	73	74	68	55	46	43
Fri	33	38	41	44	44	45	46	50	56	68	80	81	80	67	53	45	42
Sat	33	33	35	38	42	48	50	52	52	50	48	46	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	34	33	32	33	37	39	42	46	46	47	45	44	43	44	43	42	42