Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Union

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 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	42	49	67	99	81	68	67	63	61	61	70	88	114	100	56	49	58
Tue	41	49	76	122	107	95	80	84	71	67	65	109	153	112	66	52	60
Wed	41	50	75	120	103	81	85	89	70	65	73	109	136	107	64	52	67
Thu	36	49	69	119	116	95	100	90	78	82	97	143	153	122	80	54	63
Fri	36	50	65	77	76	76	82	79	89	124	149	153	154	125	85	63	52
Sat	37	43	46	56	62	71	106	97	89	97	83	76	93	72	61	63	60
Sun	37	36	44	45	49	53	60	90	93	98	79	69	71	64	58	56	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Brooklyn to Union (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 155 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 11 am on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (21 to 77 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 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?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 36 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Union?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 155 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	67	99	81	68	67	63	61	61	70	88	114	100	56	49	58
Tue	41	49	76	122	107	95	80	84	71	67	65	109	153	112	66	52	60
Wed	41	50	75	120	103	81	85	89	70	65	73	109	136	107	64	52	67
Thu	36	49	69	119	116	95	100	90	78	82	97	143	153	122	80	54	63
Fri	36	50	65	77	76	76	82	79	89	124	149	153	154	125	85	63	52
Sat	37	43	46	56	62	71	106	97	89	97	83	76	93	72	61	63	60
Sun	37	36	44	45	49	53	60	90	93	98	79	69	71	64	58	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	67	99	81	68	67	63	61	61	70	88	114	100	56	49	58
Tue	41	49	76	122	107	95	80	84	71	67	65	109	153	112	66	52	60
Wed	41	50	75	120	103	81	85	89	70	65	73	109	136	107	64	52	67
Thu	36	49	69	119	116	95	100	90	78	82	97	143	153	122	80	54	63
Fri	36	50	65	77	76	76	82	79	89	124	149	153	154	125	85	63	52
Sat	37	43	46	56	62	71	106	97	89	97	83	76	93	72	61	63	60
Sun	37	36	44	45	49	53	60	90	93	98	79	69	71	64	58	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	67	99	81	68	67	63	61	61	70	88	114	100	56	49	58
Tue	41	49	76	122	107	95	80	84	71	67	65	109	153	112	66	52	60
Wed	41	50	75	120	103	81	85	89	70	65	73	109	136	107	64	52	67
Thu	36	49	69	119	116	95	100	90	78	82	97	143	153	122	80	54	63
Fri	36	50	65	77	76	76	82	79	89	124	149	153	154	125	85	63	52
Sat	37	43	46	56	62	71	106	97	89	97	83	76	93	72	61	63	60
Sun	37	36	44	45	49	53	60	90	93	98	79	69	71	64	58	56	50