Best Time to Drive from Chinatown to Edison

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 Chinatown to Edison 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	42	44	47	50	49	51	52	50	51	57	65	70	73	60	52	48	47
Tue	41	43	46	52	51	50	53	51	51	58	74	75	74	68	54	50	47
Wed	41	44	46	49	50	52	53	51	55	61	73	79	78	68	57	50	48
Thu	41	44	48	50	51	51	54	52	57	67	82	83	84	78	64	54	50
Fri	42	43	46	50	49	52	56	58	65	77	89	90	88	75	60	53	49
Sat	42	42	43	46	50	56	59	60	59	58	54	52	51	50	50	51	50
Sun	42	41	41	42	44	46	50	54	54	56	52	51	49	49	49	50	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Chinatown to Edison (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chinatown to central Edison 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 Chinatown to Edison?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chinatown to Edison?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 41 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to Edison?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	47	50	49	51	52	50	51	57	65	70	73	60	52	48	47
Tue	41	43	46	52	51	50	53	51	51	58	74	75	74	68	54	50	47
Wed	41	44	46	49	50	52	53	51	55	61	73	79	78	68	57	50	48
Thu	41	44	48	50	51	51	54	52	57	67	82	83	84	78	64	54	50
Fri	42	43	46	50	49	52	56	58	65	77	89	90	88	75	60	53	49
Sat	42	42	43	46	50	56	59	60	59	58	54	52	51	50	50	51	50
Sun	42	41	41	42	44	46	50	54	54	56	52	51	49	49	49	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	47	50	49	51	52	50	51	57	65	70	73	60	52	48	47
Tue	41	43	46	52	51	50	53	51	51	58	74	75	74	68	54	50	47
Wed	41	44	46	49	50	52	53	51	55	61	73	79	78	68	57	50	48
Thu	41	44	48	50	51	51	54	52	57	67	82	83	84	78	64	54	50
Fri	42	43	46	50	49	52	56	58	65	77	89	90	88	75	60	53	49
Sat	42	42	43	46	50	56	59	60	59	58	54	52	51	50	50	51	50
Sun	42	41	41	42	44	46	50	54	54	56	52	51	49	49	49	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	47	50	49	51	52	50	51	57	65	70	73	60	52	48	47
Tue	41	43	46	52	51	50	53	51	51	58	74	75	74	68	54	50	47
Wed	41	44	46	49	50	52	53	51	55	61	73	79	78	68	57	50	48
Thu	41	44	48	50	51	51	54	52	57	67	82	83	84	78	64	54	50
Fri	42	43	46	50	49	52	56	58	65	77	89	90	88	75	60	53	49
Sat	42	42	43	46	50	56	59	60	59	58	54	52	51	50	50	51	50
Sun	42	41	41	42	44	46	50	54	54	56	52	51	49	49	49	50	50