Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Summit

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 Summit 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	57	60	69	88	83	73	71	71	69	70	72	77	93	98	72	63	68
Tue	56	60	71	98	98	86	80	79	75	73	74	81	124	124	80	65	69
Wed	56	61	74	97	98	84	78	86	76	73	77	80	113	112	76	66	75
Thu	51	60	72	91	111	86	93	90	77	78	86	114	123	120	85	68	73
Fri	51	61	69	74	79	74	79	80	80	96	119	124	126	118	86	72	65
Sat	53	57	59	63	67	72	87	84	80	83	81	76	83	77	71	69	70
Sun	52	51	59	59	62	64	68	79	82	87	78	74	76	73	71	66	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Brooklyn to Summit (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 126 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (25 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Summit 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 Summit?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 51 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Summit?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	60	69	88	83	73	71	71	69	70	72	77	93	98	72	63	68
Tue	56	60	71	98	98	86	80	79	75	73	74	81	124	124	80	65	69
Wed	56	61	74	97	98	84	78	86	76	73	77	80	113	112	76	66	75
Thu	51	60	72	91	111	86	93	90	77	78	86	114	123	120	85	68	73
Fri	51	61	69	74	79	74	79	80	80	96	119	124	126	118	86	72	65
Sat	53	57	59	63	67	72	87	84	80	83	81	76	83	77	71	69	70
Sun	52	51	59	59	62	64	68	79	82	87	78	74	76	73	71	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	60	69	88	83	73	71	71	69	70	72	77	93	98	72	63	68
Tue	56	60	71	98	98	86	80	79	75	73	74	81	124	124	80	65	69
Wed	56	61	74	97	98	84	78	86	76	73	77	80	113	112	76	66	75
Thu	51	60	72	91	111	86	93	90	77	78	86	114	123	120	85	68	73
Fri	51	61	69	74	79	74	79	80	80	96	119	124	126	118	86	72	65
Sat	53	57	59	63	67	72	87	84	80	83	81	76	83	77	71	69	70
Sun	52	51	59	59	62	64	68	79	82	87	78	74	76	73	71	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	60	69	88	83	73	71	71	69	70	72	77	93	98	72	63	68
Tue	56	60	71	98	98	86	80	79	75	73	74	81	124	124	80	65	69
Wed	56	61	74	97	98	84	78	86	76	73	77	80	113	112	76	66	75
Thu	51	60	72	91	111	86	93	90	77	78	86	114	123	120	85	68	73
Fri	51	61	69	74	79	74	79	80	80	96	119	124	126	118	86	72	65
Sat	53	57	59	63	67	72	87	84	80	83	81	76	83	77	71	69	70
Sun	52	51	59	59	62	64	68	79	82	87	78	74	76	73	71	66	65