Best Time to Drive from Colonia to Brooklyn

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 Colonia to Brooklyn 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	38	57	75	74	69	55	55	55	49	48	58	62	65	60	47	40	38
Tue	39	63	87	90	81	66	62	55	47	49	54	58	63	63	51	42	38
Wed	37	56	75	84	83	69	64	53	52	54	63	62	68	68	53	43	39
Thu	38	58	71	78	76	66	62	59	55	55	62	68	75	75	60	46	39
Fri	37	51	66	63	55	48	53	54	57	67	83	89	86	77	63	46	42
Sat	34	35	37	39	44	53	62	69	72	73	68	64	68	62	56	52	49
Sun	34	35	34	36	37	42	51	66	69	72	73	71	67	68	64	59	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Colonia to Brooklyn (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Colonia to central Brooklyn 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 Colonia to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Colonia to Brooklyn?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 37 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Colonia to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Colonia (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	57	75	74	69	55	55	55	49	48	58	62	65	60	47	40	38
Tue	39	63	87	90	81	66	62	55	47	49	54	58	63	63	51	42	38
Wed	37	56	75	84	83	69	64	53	52	54	63	62	68	68	53	43	39
Thu	38	58	71	78	76	66	62	59	55	55	62	68	75	75	60	46	39
Fri	37	51	66	63	55	48	53	54	57	67	83	89	86	77	63	46	42
Sat	34	35	37	39	44	53	62	69	72	73	68	64	68	62	56	52	49
Sun	34	35	34	36	37	42	51	66	69	72	73	71	67	68	64	59	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	57	75	74	69	55	55	55	49	48	58	62	65	60	47	40	38
Tue	39	63	87	90	81	66	62	55	47	49	54	58	63	63	51	42	38
Wed	37	56	75	84	83	69	64	53	52	54	63	62	68	68	53	43	39
Thu	38	58	71	78	76	66	62	59	55	55	62	68	75	75	60	46	39
Fri	37	51	66	63	55	48	53	54	57	67	83	89	86	77	63	46	42
Sat	34	35	37	39	44	53	62	69	72	73	68	64	68	62	56	52	49
Sun	34	35	34	36	37	42	51	66	69	72	73	71	67	68	64	59	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	57	75	74	69	55	55	55	49	48	58	62	65	60	47	40	38
Tue	39	63	87	90	81	66	62	55	47	49	54	58	63	63	51	42	38
Wed	37	56	75	84	83	69	64	53	52	54	63	62	68	68	53	43	39
Thu	38	58	71	78	76	66	62	59	55	55	62	68	75	75	60	46	39
Fri	37	51	66	63	55	48	53	54	57	67	83	89	86	77	63	46	42
Sat	34	35	37	39	44	53	62	69	72	73	68	64	68	62	56	52	49
Sun	34	35	34	36	37	42	51	66	69	72	73	71	67	68	64	59	54