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.

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 87 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. 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).

⇄ Reverse trip: Union City to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 15 to 49 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 Union City 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 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	29	34	40	54	51	50	49	51	52	48	52	65	70	66	46	42	42
Tue	28	34	42	60	58	52	53	55	55	50	54	78	86	80	52	47	47
Wed	27	35	44	54	58	54	51	55	52	50	55	76	80	72	53	47	47
Thu	28	34	42	56	65	54	62	62	56	57	63	79	87	76	58	48	51
Fri	30	34	41	47	48	52	55	62	59	69	85	86	85	73	55	48	45
Sat	32	30	32	42	41	46	55	57	56	56	53	54	57	57	54	54	51
Sun	30	29	31	33	38	40	43	48	48	49	51	53	55	50	48	48	45

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 87 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 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Union City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 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	34	40	54	51	50	49	51	52	48	52	65	70	66	46	42	42
Tue	28	34	42	60	58	52	53	55	55	50	54	78	86	80	52	47	47
Wed	27	35	44	54	58	54	51	55	52	50	55	76	80	72	53	47	47
Thu	28	34	42	56	65	54	62	62	56	57	63	79	87	76	58	48	51
Fri	30	34	41	47	48	52	55	62	59	69	85	86	85	73	55	48	45
Sat	32	30	32	42	41	46	55	57	56	56	53	54	57	57	54	54	51
Sun	30	29	31	33	38	40	43	48	48	49	51	53	55	50	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	40	54	51	50	49	51	52	48	52	65	70	66	46	42	42
Tue	28	34	42	60	58	52	53	55	55	50	54	78	86	80	52	47	47
Wed	27	35	44	54	58	54	51	55	52	50	55	76	80	72	53	47	47
Thu	28	34	42	56	65	54	62	62	56	57	63	79	87	76	58	48	51
Fri	30	34	41	47	48	52	55	62	59	69	85	86	85	73	55	48	45
Sat	32	30	32	42	41	46	55	57	56	56	53	54	57	57	54	54	51
Sun	30	29	31	33	38	40	43	48	48	49	51	53	55	50	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	40	54	51	50	49	51	52	48	52	65	70	66	46	42	42
Tue	28	34	42	60	58	52	53	55	55	50	54	78	86	80	52	47	47
Wed	27	35	44	54	58	54	51	55	52	50	55	76	80	72	53	47	47
Thu	28	34	42	56	65	54	62	62	56	57	63	79	87	76	58	48	51
Fri	30	34	41	47	48	52	55	62	59	69	85	86	85	73	55	48	45
Sat	32	30	32	42	41	46	55	57	56	56	53	54	57	57	54	54	51
Sun	30	29	31	33	38	40	43	48	48	49	51	53	55	50	48	48	45