Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Secaucus

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 Secaucus 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	29	35	43	53	52	51	49	50	51	48	52	64	73	67	46	41	43
Tue	28	35	44	59	60	56	53	54	53	49	56	71	85	79	53	47	45
Wed	28	35	45	57	60	56	52	56	52	51	56	80	84	74	54	46	49
Thu	29	34	44	58	67	55	62	61	55	57	65	84	88	78	60	49	51
Fri	30	35	42	47	50	52	56	60	59	68	86	90	86	76	58	47	44
Sat	32	29	33	39	42	49	57	57	53	57	53	54	58	56	54	51	50
Sun	32	29	32	33	38	41	46	54	52	55	52	57	56	51	49	47	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Brooklyn to Secaucus (via I-478 West and NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (15 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Secaucus 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 Secaucus?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 28 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Secaucus?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	35	43	53	52	51	49	50	51	48	52	64	73	67	46	41	43
Tue	28	35	44	59	60	56	53	54	53	49	56	71	85	79	53	47	45
Wed	28	35	45	57	60	56	52	56	52	51	56	80	84	74	54	46	49
Thu	29	34	44	58	67	55	62	61	55	57	65	84	88	78	60	49	51
Fri	30	35	42	47	50	52	56	60	59	68	86	90	86	76	58	47	44
Sat	32	29	33	39	42	49	57	57	53	57	53	54	58	56	54	51	50
Sun	32	29	32	33	38	41	46	54	52	55	52	57	56	51	49	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	35	43	53	52	51	49	50	51	48	52	64	73	67	46	41	43
Tue	28	35	44	59	60	56	53	54	53	49	56	71	85	79	53	47	45
Wed	28	35	45	57	60	56	52	56	52	51	56	80	84	74	54	46	49
Thu	29	34	44	58	67	55	62	61	55	57	65	84	88	78	60	49	51
Fri	30	35	42	47	50	52	56	60	59	68	86	90	86	76	58	47	44
Sat	32	29	33	39	42	49	57	57	53	57	53	54	58	56	54	51	50
Sun	32	29	32	33	38	41	46	54	52	55	52	57	56	51	49	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	35	43	53	52	51	49	50	51	48	52	64	73	67	46	41	43
Tue	28	35	44	59	60	56	53	54	53	49	56	71	85	79	53	47	45
Wed	28	35	45	57	60	56	52	56	52	51	56	80	84	74	54	46	49
Thu	29	34	44	58	67	55	62	61	55	57	65	84	88	78	60	49	51
Fri	30	35	42	47	50	52	56	60	59	68	86	90	86	76	58	47	44
Sat	32	29	33	39	42	49	57	57	53	57	53	54	58	56	54	51	50
Sun	32	29	32	33	38	41	46	54	52	55	52	57	56	51	49	47	46