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.

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 Tuesdays. 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 1:30 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 21 to 77 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 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 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	43	48	61	97	75	63	63	63	61	61	70	82	98	95	56	48	56
Tue	41	47	74	120	97	83	81	81	74	67	64	110	154	113	67	50	60
Wed	40	45	70	112	93	74	80	83	69	66	78	108	126	102	65	52	63
Thu	36	48	66	117	109	89	97	88	78	76	89	139	152	117	74	53	63
Fri	37	51	63	69	68	76	79	81	95	131	152	153	154	117	82	64	52
Sat	38	43	46	59	60	65	91	96	92	93	83	73	90	78	61	65	63
Sun	37	36	45	43	48	50	53	70	70	78	68	58	66	59	54	53	50

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 Tuesdays 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	43	48	61	97	75	63	63	63	61	61	70	82	98	95	56	48	56
Tue	41	47	74	120	97	83	81	81	74	67	64	110	154	113	67	50	60
Wed	40	45	70	112	93	74	80	83	69	66	78	108	126	102	65	52	63
Thu	36	48	66	117	109	89	97	88	78	76	89	139	152	117	74	53	63
Fri	37	51	63	69	68	76	79	81	95	131	152	153	154	117	82	64	52
Sat	38	43	46	59	60	65	91	96	92	93	83	73	90	78	61	65	63
Sun	37	36	45	43	48	50	53	70	70	78	68	58	66	59	54	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	61	97	75	63	63	63	61	61	70	82	98	95	56	48	56
Tue	41	47	74	120	97	83	81	81	74	67	64	110	154	113	67	50	60
Wed	40	45	70	112	93	74	80	83	69	66	78	108	126	102	65	52	63
Thu	36	48	66	117	109	89	97	88	78	76	89	139	152	117	74	53	63
Fri	37	51	63	69	68	76	79	81	95	131	152	153	154	117	82	64	52
Sat	38	43	46	59	60	65	91	96	92	93	83	73	90	78	61	65	63
Sun	37	36	45	43	48	50	53	70	70	78	68	58	66	59	54	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	61	97	75	63	63	63	61	61	70	82	98	95	56	48	56
Tue	41	47	74	120	97	83	81	81	74	67	64	110	154	113	67	50	60
Wed	40	45	70	112	93	74	80	83	69	66	78	108	126	102	65	52	63
Thu	36	48	66	117	109	89	97	88	78	76	89	139	152	117	74	53	63
Fri	37	51	63	69	68	76	79	81	95	131	152	153	154	117	82	64	52
Sat	38	43	46	59	60	65	91	96	92	93	83	73	90	78	61	65	63
Sun	37	36	45	43	48	50	53	70	70	78	68	58	66	59	54	53	50