Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to West Orange

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 25-mile drive from Brooklyn to West Orange (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 153 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 20 to 75 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 Orange 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 Orange 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	60	96	74	63	63	62	60	61	70	80	97	94	56	48	56
Tue	41	47	73	118	97	83	80	81	73	66	64	110	152	113	67	50	59
Wed	40	48	69	110	93	73	80	82	69	66	77	107	125	102	64	52	63
Thu	36	48	65	115	108	88	97	88	77	76	88	137	151	116	74	53	63
Fri	36	50	63	68	68	76	78	80	94	129	150	151	152	116	80	64	52
Sat	37	43	46	58	59	64	90	95	91	92	82	73	90	77	61	65	63
Sun	37	36	45	43	47	50	52	69	69	77	67	58	66	59	53	53	49

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 Orange?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to West Orange?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 36 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to West Orange?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 153 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	60	96	74	63	63	62	60	61	70	80	97	94	56	48	56
Tue	41	47	73	118	97	83	80	81	73	66	64	110	152	113	67	50	59
Wed	40	48	69	110	93	73	80	82	69	66	77	107	125	102	64	52	63
Thu	36	48	65	115	108	88	97	88	77	76	88	137	151	116	74	53	63
Fri	36	50	63	68	68	76	78	80	94	129	150	151	152	116	80	64	52
Sat	37	43	46	58	59	64	90	95	91	92	82	73	90	77	61	65	63
Sun	37	36	45	43	47	50	52	69	69	77	67	58	66	59	53	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	60	96	74	63	63	62	60	61	70	80	97	94	56	48	56
Tue	41	47	73	118	97	83	80	81	73	66	64	110	152	113	67	50	59
Wed	40	48	69	110	93	73	80	82	69	66	77	107	125	102	64	52	63
Thu	36	48	65	115	108	88	97	88	77	76	88	137	151	116	74	53	63
Fri	36	50	63	68	68	76	78	80	94	129	150	151	152	116	80	64	52
Sat	37	43	46	58	59	64	90	95	91	92	82	73	90	77	61	65	63
Sun	37	36	45	43	47	50	52	69	69	77	67	58	66	59	53	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	60	96	74	63	63	62	60	61	70	80	97	94	56	48	56
Tue	41	47	73	118	97	83	80	81	73	66	64	110	152	113	67	50	59
Wed	40	48	69	110	93	73	80	82	69	66	77	107	125	102	64	52	63
Thu	36	48	65	115	108	88	97	88	77	76	88	137	151	116	74	53	63
Fri	36	50	63	68	68	76	78	80	94	129	150	151	152	116	80	64	52
Sat	37	43	46	58	59	64	90	95	91	92	82	73	90	77	61	65	63
Sun	37	36	45	43	47	50	52	69	69	77	67	58	66	59	53	53	49