Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Rahway

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 24-mile drive from Brooklyn to Rahway (via I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Rahway to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 11 to 33 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 Rahway 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 Rahway 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	31	42	46	48	47	47	47	44	45	53	58	63	66	55	42	39	38
Tue	31	40	47	51	49	46	49	48	45	51	64	65	66	61	46	41	39
Wed	31	41	44	51	48	49	47	46	47	57	65	69	74	62	48	42	40
Thu	31	42	44	46	47	46	47	45	50	61	73	75	80	74	56	43	41
Fri	30	37	42	44	42	46	47	54	59	76	88	88	86	71	54	44	40
Sat	30	30	31	36	39	48	54	59	61	57	50	50	50	47	46	45	42
Sun	32	30	30	31	35	37	45	51	50	57	51	49	49	49	47	45	43

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 Rahway?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 30 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Rahway?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	42	46	48	47	47	47	44	45	53	58	63	66	55	42	39	38
Tue	31	40	47	51	49	46	49	48	45	51	64	65	66	61	46	41	39
Wed	31	41	44	51	48	49	47	46	47	57	65	69	74	62	48	42	40
Thu	31	42	44	46	47	46	47	45	50	61	73	75	80	74	56	43	41
Fri	30	37	42	44	42	46	47	54	59	76	88	88	86	71	54	44	40
Sat	30	30	31	36	39	48	54	59	61	57	50	50	50	47	46	45	42
Sun	32	30	30	31	35	37	45	51	50	57	51	49	49	49	47	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	42	46	48	47	47	47	44	45	53	58	63	66	55	42	39	38
Tue	31	40	47	51	49	46	49	48	45	51	64	65	66	61	46	41	39
Wed	31	41	44	51	48	49	47	46	47	57	65	69	74	62	48	42	40
Thu	31	42	44	46	47	46	47	45	50	61	73	75	80	74	56	43	41
Fri	30	37	42	44	42	46	47	54	59	76	88	88	86	71	54	44	40
Sat	30	30	31	36	39	48	54	59	61	57	50	50	50	47	46	45	42
Sun	32	30	30	31	35	37	45	51	50	57	51	49	49	49	47	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	42	46	48	47	47	47	44	45	53	58	63	66	55	42	39	38
Tue	31	40	47	51	49	46	49	48	45	51	64	65	66	61	46	41	39
Wed	31	41	44	51	48	49	47	46	47	57	65	69	74	62	48	42	40
Thu	31	42	44	46	47	46	47	45	50	61	73	75	80	74	56	43	41
Fri	30	37	42	44	42	46	47	54	59	76	88	88	86	71	54	44	40
Sat	30	30	31	36	39	48	54	59	61	57	50	50	50	47	46	45	42
Sun	32	30	30	31	35	37	45	51	50	57	51	49	49	49	47	45	43