Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Union City

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 Union City 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	28	34	42	53	52	51	49	50	50	47	51	66	72	66	46	41	42
Tue	28	34	43	59	59	56	53	55	53	49	55	76	83	80	53	47	46
Wed	27	35	45	56	59	55	52	56	52	50	55	77	81	73	53	47	49
Thu	28	35	43	57	65	56	61	62	55	58	64	82	87	78	61	49	50
Fri	29	34	42	48	50	52	55	58	58	66	84	87	85	74	56	48	44
Sat	31	29	33	39	41	49	58	58	55	58	53	55	58	56	54	53	50
Sun	31	28	31	33	38	40	45	53	51	54	52	56	56	51	49	48	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Brooklyn to Union City (via I-478 West and NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 88 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (16 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Union City 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 Union City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Union City?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 27 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Union City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	42	53	52	51	49	50	50	47	51	66	72	66	46	41	42
Tue	28	34	43	59	59	56	53	55	53	49	55	76	83	80	53	47	46
Wed	27	35	45	56	59	55	52	56	52	50	55	77	81	73	53	47	49
Thu	28	35	43	57	65	56	61	62	55	58	64	82	87	78	61	49	50
Fri	29	34	42	48	50	52	55	58	58	66	84	87	85	74	56	48	44
Sat	31	29	33	39	41	49	58	58	55	58	53	55	58	56	54	53	50
Sun	31	28	31	33	38	40	45	53	51	54	52	56	56	51	49	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	42	53	52	51	49	50	50	47	51	66	72	66	46	41	42
Tue	28	34	43	59	59	56	53	55	53	49	55	76	83	80	53	47	46
Wed	27	35	45	56	59	55	52	56	52	50	55	77	81	73	53	47	49
Thu	28	35	43	57	65	56	61	62	55	58	64	82	87	78	61	49	50
Fri	29	34	42	48	50	52	55	58	58	66	84	87	85	74	56	48	44
Sat	31	29	33	39	41	49	58	58	55	58	53	55	58	56	54	53	50
Sun	31	28	31	33	38	40	45	53	51	54	52	56	56	51	49	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	42	53	52	51	49	50	50	47	51	66	72	66	46	41	42
Tue	28	34	43	59	59	56	53	55	53	49	55	76	83	80	53	47	46
Wed	27	35	45	56	59	55	52	56	52	50	55	77	81	73	53	47	49
Thu	28	35	43	57	65	56	61	62	55	58	64	82	87	78	61	49	50
Fri	29	34	42	48	50	52	55	58	58	66	84	87	85	74	56	48	44
Sat	31	29	33	39	41	49	58	58	55	58	53	55	58	56	54	53	50
Sun	31	28	31	33	38	40	45	53	51	54	52	56	56	51	49	48	46