Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to South Old Bridge

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 South Old Bridge 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	48	54	58	62	61	62	63	62	64	75	82	87	85	72	60	57	56
Tue	47	53	58	64	64	62	64	63	63	75	93	93	89	81	64	59	57
Wed	47	55	57	63	62	64	65	65	68	79	94	97	96	81	67	60	57
Thu	48	54	59	63	62	63	63	64	72	88	101	100	101	93	76	62	59
Fri	47	53	58	61	62	64	67	74	83	97	107	108	106	89	73	63	59
Sat	47	47	50	55	62	72	74	76	77	75	68	63	61	61	61	61	59
Sun	49	47	47	48	53	56	62	67	67	70	65	61	59	58	58	59	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Brooklyn to South Old Bridge (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 108 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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (17 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central South Old Bridge 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 South Old Bridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to South Old Bridge?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 47 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to South Old Bridge?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	54	58	62	61	62	63	62	64	75	82	87	85	72	60	57	56
Tue	47	53	58	64	64	62	64	63	63	75	93	93	89	81	64	59	57
Wed	47	55	57	63	62	64	65	65	68	79	94	97	96	81	67	60	57
Thu	48	54	59	63	62	63	63	64	72	88	101	100	101	93	76	62	59
Fri	47	53	58	61	62	64	67	74	83	97	107	108	106	89	73	63	59
Sat	47	47	50	55	62	72	74	76	77	75	68	63	61	61	61	61	59
Sun	49	47	47	48	53	56	62	67	67	70	65	61	59	58	58	59	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	54	58	62	61	62	63	62	64	75	82	87	85	72	60	57	56
Tue	47	53	58	64	64	62	64	63	63	75	93	93	89	81	64	59	57
Wed	47	55	57	63	62	64	65	65	68	79	94	97	96	81	67	60	57
Thu	48	54	59	63	62	63	63	64	72	88	101	100	101	93	76	62	59
Fri	47	53	58	61	62	64	67	74	83	97	107	108	106	89	73	63	59
Sat	47	47	50	55	62	72	74	76	77	75	68	63	61	61	61	61	59
Sun	49	47	47	48	53	56	62	67	67	70	65	61	59	58	58	59	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	54	58	62	61	62	63	62	64	75	82	87	85	72	60	57	56
Tue	47	53	58	64	64	62	64	63	63	75	93	93	89	81	64	59	57
Wed	47	55	57	63	62	64	65	65	68	79	94	97	96	81	67	60	57
Thu	48	54	59	63	62	63	63	64	72	88	101	100	101	93	76	62	59
Fri	47	53	58	61	62	64	67	74	83	97	107	108	106	89	73	63	59
Sat	47	47	50	55	62	72	74	76	77	75	68	63	61	61	61	61	59
Sun	49	47	47	48	53	56	62	67	67	70	65	61	59	58	58	59	59