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	50	58	59	55	51	51	48	47	54	63	76	76	64	47	43	41
Tue	40	49	61	63	60	52	50	49	46	53	78	80	79	69	50	45	42
Wed	40	48	61	64	58	54	50	47	45	56	85	95	90	68	50	44	42
Thu	40	49	58	59	58	54	51	49	51	65	99	101	99	84	60	48	44
Fri	40	46	54	52	47	46	48	56	69	108	107	108	101	80	58	48	43
Sat	39	40	41	42	45	52	55	57	58	55	51	49	48	48	47	46	45
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	49	53	53	54	49	49	49	48	48	48	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Canarsie to Elizabeth (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (58 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 42 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 40 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 40 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canarsie to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 2:30 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	50	58	59	55	51	51	48	47	54	63	76	76	64	47	43	41
Tue	40	49	61	63	60	52	50	49	46	53	78	80	79	69	50	45	42
Wed	40	48	61	64	58	54	50	47	45	56	85	95	90	68	50	44	42
Thu	40	49	58	59	58	54	51	49	51	65	99	101	99	84	60	48	44
Fri	40	46	54	52	47	46	48	56	69	108	107	108	101	80	58	48	43
Sat	39	40	41	42	45	52	55	57	58	55	51	49	48	48	47	46	45
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	49	53	53	54	49	49	49	48	48	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	50	58	59	55	51	51	48	47	54	63	76	76	64	47	43	41
Tue	40	49	61	63	60	52	50	49	46	53	78	80	79	69	50	45	42
Wed	40	48	61	64	58	54	50	47	45	56	85	95	90	68	50	44	42
Thu	40	49	58	59	58	54	51	49	51	65	99	101	99	84	60	48	44
Fri	40	46	54	52	47	46	48	56	69	108	107	108	101	80	58	48	43
Sat	39	40	41	42	45	52	55	57	58	55	51	49	48	48	47	46	45
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	49	53	53	54	49	49	49	48	48	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	50	58	59	55	51	51	48	47	54	63	76	76	64	47	43	41
Tue	40	49	61	63	60	52	50	49	46	53	78	80	79	69	50	45	42
Wed	40	48	61	64	58	54	50	47	45	56	85	95	90	68	50	44	42
Thu	40	49	58	59	58	54	51	49	51	65	99	101	99	84	60	48	44
Fri	40	46	54	52	47	46	48	56	69	108	107	108	101	80	58	48	43
Sat	39	40	41	42	45	52	55	57	58	55	51	49	48	48	47	46	45
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	49	53	53	54	49	49	49	48	48	48	47