Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Piscataway

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 Piscataway 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	42	47	50	54	53	53	54	54	55	63	69	72	75	63	53	49	48
Tue	41	46	50	55	55	53	55	55	54	63	78	79	77	70	56	52	49
Wed	41	47	49	53	53	55	56	56	57	66	79	83	81	69	57	53	50
Thu	42	48	51	54	54	54	54	55	60	72	85	85	86	80	65	54	51
Fri	41	45	49	53	52	55	58	63	70	83	93	93	93	77	61	54	51
Sat	41	41	42	46	50	56	62	64	64	62	57	54	52	51	52	53	52
Sun	43	41	41	42	45	48	51	55	55	58	55	52	51	51	51	52	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Brooklyn to Piscataway (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Piscataway 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 Piscataway?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 41 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Piscataway?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	50	54	53	53	54	54	55	63	69	72	75	63	53	49	48
Tue	41	46	50	55	55	53	55	55	54	63	78	79	77	70	56	52	49
Wed	41	47	49	53	53	55	56	56	57	66	79	83	81	69	57	53	50
Thu	42	48	51	54	54	54	54	55	60	72	85	85	86	80	65	54	51
Fri	41	45	49	53	52	55	58	63	70	83	93	93	93	77	61	54	51
Sat	41	41	42	46	50	56	62	64	64	62	57	54	52	51	52	53	52
Sun	43	41	41	42	45	48	51	55	55	58	55	52	51	51	51	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	50	54	53	53	54	54	55	63	69	72	75	63	53	49	48
Tue	41	46	50	55	55	53	55	55	54	63	78	79	77	70	56	52	49
Wed	41	47	49	53	53	55	56	56	57	66	79	83	81	69	57	53	50
Thu	42	48	51	54	54	54	54	55	60	72	85	85	86	80	65	54	51
Fri	41	45	49	53	52	55	58	63	70	83	93	93	93	77	61	54	51
Sat	41	41	42	46	50	56	62	64	64	62	57	54	52	51	52	53	52
Sun	43	41	41	42	45	48	51	55	55	58	55	52	51	51	51	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	50	54	53	53	54	54	55	63	69	72	75	63	53	49	48
Tue	41	46	50	55	55	53	55	55	54	63	78	79	77	70	56	52	49
Wed	41	47	49	53	53	55	56	56	57	66	79	83	81	69	57	53	50
Thu	42	48	51	54	54	54	54	55	60	72	85	85	86	80	65	54	51
Fri	41	45	49	53	52	55	58	63	70	83	93	93	93	77	61	54	51
Sat	41	41	42	46	50	56	62	64	64	62	57	54	52	51	52	53	52
Sun	43	41	41	42	45	48	51	55	55	58	55	52	51	51	51	52	51