Best Time to Drive from Canarsie to Elizabeth

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 Canarsie to Elizabeth 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	40	47	53	54	51	50	51	48	47	56	63	70	68	59	47	44	42
Tue	39	48	58	64	60	52	50	49	47	53	82	83	79	69	49	45	42
Wed	40	47	57	61	58	55	51	47	45	55	82	93	89	69	50	45	42
Thu	40	48	55	57	55	52	51	49	53	66	99	99	100	85	62	47	44
Fri	40	45	52	51	47	47	49	57	68	108	109	108	101	82	60	48	43
Sat	39	40	40	42	45	53	57	59	59	57	52	50	47	47	47	46	45
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	50	54	53	56	51	50	49	47	47	48	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Canarsie to Elizabeth (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canarsie to central Elizabeth 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 Canarsie to Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canarsie to Elizabeth?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 39 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canarsie to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	53	54	51	50	51	48	47	56	63	70	68	59	47	44	42
Tue	39	48	58	64	60	52	50	49	47	53	82	83	79	69	49	45	42
Wed	40	47	57	61	58	55	51	47	45	55	82	93	89	69	50	45	42
Thu	40	48	55	57	55	52	51	49	53	66	99	99	100	85	62	47	44
Fri	40	45	52	51	47	47	49	57	68	108	109	108	101	82	60	48	43
Sat	39	40	40	42	45	53	57	59	59	57	52	50	47	47	47	46	45
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	50	54	53	56	51	50	49	47	47	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	53	54	51	50	51	48	47	56	63	70	68	59	47	44	42
Tue	39	48	58	64	60	52	50	49	47	53	82	83	79	69	49	45	42
Wed	40	47	57	61	58	55	51	47	45	55	82	93	89	69	50	45	42
Thu	40	48	55	57	55	52	51	49	53	66	99	99	100	85	62	47	44
Fri	40	45	52	51	47	47	49	57	68	108	109	108	101	82	60	48	43
Sat	39	40	40	42	45	53	57	59	59	57	52	50	47	47	47	46	45
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	50	54	53	56	51	50	49	47	47	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	53	54	51	50	51	48	47	56	63	70	68	59	47	44	42
Tue	39	48	58	64	60	52	50	49	47	53	82	83	79	69	49	45	42
Wed	40	47	57	61	58	55	51	47	45	55	82	93	89	69	50	45	42
Thu	40	48	55	57	55	52	51	49	53	66	99	99	100	85	62	47	44
Fri	40	45	52	51	47	47	49	57	68	108	109	108	101	82	60	48	43
Sat	39	40	40	42	45	53	57	59	59	57	52	50	47	47	47	46	45
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	50	54	53	56	51	50	49	47	47	48	48