Best Time to Drive from Chinatown to Perth Amboy

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 Perth Amboy 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	35	37	40	43	43	45	47	44	45	48	57	62	65	54	45	42	41
Tue	34	37	40	46	44	43	47	44	45	49	65	68	68	62	49	44	41
Wed	34	38	40	43	43	44	47	44	46	52	65	70	70	60	49	44	42
Thu	35	38	41	43	44	44	48	45	48	58	72	74	75	69	55	47	44
Fri	35	37	40	42	42	44	48	50	56	69	80	81	78	67	52	46	42
Sat	35	35	36	39	41	47	49	50	49	48	46	45	45	45	45	45	44
Sun	35	34	34	35	38	39	43	46	46	47	45	44	43	44	43	44	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Chinatown to Perth Amboy (via I-278 South and NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 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 Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chinatown to Perth Amboy?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 34 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to Perth Amboy?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	43	43	45	47	44	45	48	57	62	65	54	45	42	41
Tue	34	37	40	46	44	43	47	44	45	49	65	68	68	62	49	44	41
Wed	34	38	40	43	43	44	47	44	46	52	65	70	70	60	49	44	42
Thu	35	38	41	43	44	44	48	45	48	58	72	74	75	69	55	47	44
Fri	35	37	40	42	42	44	48	50	56	69	80	81	78	67	52	46	42
Sat	35	35	36	39	41	47	49	50	49	48	46	45	45	45	45	45	44
Sun	35	34	34	35	38	39	43	46	46	47	45	44	43	44	43	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	43	43	45	47	44	45	48	57	62	65	54	45	42	41
Tue	34	37	40	46	44	43	47	44	45	49	65	68	68	62	49	44	41
Wed	34	38	40	43	43	44	47	44	46	52	65	70	70	60	49	44	42
Thu	35	38	41	43	44	44	48	45	48	58	72	74	75	69	55	47	44
Fri	35	37	40	42	42	44	48	50	56	69	80	81	78	67	52	46	42
Sat	35	35	36	39	41	47	49	50	49	48	46	45	45	45	45	45	44
Sun	35	34	34	35	38	39	43	46	46	47	45	44	43	44	43	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	43	43	45	47	44	45	48	57	62	65	54	45	42	41
Tue	34	37	40	46	44	43	47	44	45	49	65	68	68	62	49	44	41
Wed	34	38	40	43	43	44	47	44	46	52	65	70	70	60	49	44	42
Thu	35	38	41	43	44	44	48	45	48	58	72	74	75	69	55	47	44
Fri	35	37	40	42	42	44	48	50	56	69	80	81	78	67	52	46	42
Sat	35	35	36	39	41	47	49	50	49	48	46	45	45	45	45	45	44
Sun	35	34	34	35	38	39	43	46	46	47	45	44	43	44	43	44	43