Best Time to Drive from Chinatown to Linden

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 Linden 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	27	33	36	40	38	39	40	36	37	40	50	56	61	51	37	33	32
Tue	27	32	36	40	39	37	40	37	36	40	54	57	60	54	40	36	33
Wed	27	32	36	39	38	38	39	36	38	44	57	62	65	55	41	35	33
Thu	27	32	36	37	39	37	40	38	40	50	65	67	72	65	47	38	35
Fri	28	31	35	36	35	37	40	42	50	64	77	78	75	62	45	37	34
Sat	28	27	29	32	34	38	42	44	43	41	40	41	41	40	39	38	36
Sun	28	27	27	28	30	31	36	40	40	41	39	39	39	40	39	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Chinatown to Linden (via I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chinatown to central Linden 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 Linden?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 27 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to Linden?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	36	40	38	39	40	36	37	40	50	56	61	51	37	33	32
Tue	27	32	36	40	39	37	40	37	36	40	54	57	60	54	40	36	33
Wed	27	32	36	39	38	38	39	36	38	44	57	62	65	55	41	35	33
Thu	27	32	36	37	39	37	40	38	40	50	65	67	72	65	47	38	35
Fri	28	31	35	36	35	37	40	42	50	64	77	78	75	62	45	37	34
Sat	28	27	29	32	34	38	42	44	43	41	40	41	41	40	39	38	36
Sun	28	27	27	28	30	31	36	40	40	41	39	39	39	40	39	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	36	40	38	39	40	36	37	40	50	56	61	51	37	33	32
Tue	27	32	36	40	39	37	40	37	36	40	54	57	60	54	40	36	33
Wed	27	32	36	39	38	38	39	36	38	44	57	62	65	55	41	35	33
Thu	27	32	36	37	39	37	40	38	40	50	65	67	72	65	47	38	35
Fri	28	31	35	36	35	37	40	42	50	64	77	78	75	62	45	37	34
Sat	28	27	29	32	34	38	42	44	43	41	40	41	41	40	39	38	36
Sun	28	27	27	28	30	31	36	40	40	41	39	39	39	40	39	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	36	40	38	39	40	36	37	40	50	56	61	51	37	33	32
Tue	27	32	36	40	39	37	40	37	36	40	54	57	60	54	40	36	33
Wed	27	32	36	39	38	38	39	36	38	44	57	62	65	55	41	35	33
Thu	27	32	36	37	39	37	40	38	40	50	65	67	72	65	47	38	35
Fri	28	31	35	36	35	37	40	42	50	64	77	78	75	62	45	37	34
Sat	28	27	29	32	34	38	42	44	43	41	40	41	41	40	39	38	36
Sun	28	27	27	28	30	31	36	40	40	41	39	39	39	40	39	38	35