Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to West New York

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 West New York (via I-478 West and NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: West New York to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 18 to 58 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 West New York 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 West New York 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	30	37	44	58	54	55	55	57	56	52	57	70	76	70	50	46	46
Tue	29	37	47	65	61	56	58	60	60	55	59	83	90	84	57	51	52
Wed	29	37	48	58	61	58	57	60	56	54	61	81	86	77	58	51	52
Thu	30	37	46	63	69	60	67	66	61	62	68	84	92	81	63	53	56
Fri	31	37	45	51	52	58	60	66	64	74	89	92	90	78	59	52	49
Sat	34	31	35	45	44	49	60	60	62	60	58	59	62	62	58	58	56
Sun	33	30	32	35	41	43	47	51	51	55	55	58	61	54	51	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 West New York?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to West New York?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 29 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to West New York?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	37	44	58	54	55	55	57	56	52	57	70	76	70	50	46	46
Tue	29	37	47	65	61	56	58	60	60	55	59	83	90	84	57	51	52
Wed	29	37	48	58	61	58	57	60	56	54	61	81	86	77	58	51	52
Thu	30	37	46	63	69	60	67	66	61	62	68	84	92	81	63	53	56
Fri	31	37	45	51	52	58	60	66	64	74	89	92	90	78	59	52	49
Sat	34	31	35	45	44	49	60	60	62	60	58	59	62	62	58	58	56
Sun	33	30	32	35	41	43	47	51	51	55	55	58	61	54	51	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	37	44	58	54	55	55	57	56	52	57	70	76	70	50	46	46
Tue	29	37	47	65	61	56	58	60	60	55	59	83	90	84	57	51	52
Wed	29	37	48	58	61	58	57	60	56	54	61	81	86	77	58	51	52
Thu	30	37	46	63	69	60	67	66	61	62	68	84	92	81	63	53	56
Fri	31	37	45	51	52	58	60	66	64	74	89	92	90	78	59	52	49
Sat	34	31	35	45	44	49	60	60	62	60	58	59	62	62	58	58	56
Sun	33	30	32	35	41	43	47	51	51	55	55	58	61	54	51	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	37	44	58	54	55	55	57	56	52	57	70	76	70	50	46	46
Tue	29	37	47	65	61	56	58	60	60	55	59	83	90	84	57	51	52
Wed	29	37	48	58	61	58	57	60	56	54	61	81	86	77	58	51	52
Thu	30	37	46	63	69	60	67	66	61	62	68	84	92	81	63	53	56
Fri	31	37	45	51	52	58	60	66	64	74	89	92	90	78	59	52	49
Sat	34	31	35	45	44	49	60	60	62	60	58	59	62	62	58	58	56
Sun	33	30	32	35	41	43	47	51	51	55	55	58	61	54	51	53	50