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	37	62	81	82	71	59	56	51	48	47	57	61	64	62	48	40	38
Tue	39	66	95	93	84	69	61	52	47	49	55	59	63	65	51	41	38
Wed	38	62	85	90	85	73	62	53	51	52	61	61	69	70	53	42	39
Thu	38	62	83	85	80	71	63	58	54	55	62	66	76	77	61	45	39
Fri	37	54	72	66	56	49	52	52	54	66	81	89	87	79	62	46	41
Sat	35	35	37	39	44	50	59	65	64	66	65	62	68	64	57	52	47
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	40	51	66	70	74	73	70	70	71	68	61	55

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 100 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 37 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Colonia to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	62	81	82	71	59	56	51	48	47	57	61	64	62	48	40	38
Tue	39	66	95	93	84	69	61	52	47	49	55	59	63	65	51	41	38
Wed	38	62	85	90	85	73	62	53	51	52	61	61	69	70	53	42	39
Thu	38	62	83	85	80	71	63	58	54	55	62	66	76	77	61	45	39
Fri	37	54	72	66	56	49	52	52	54	66	81	89	87	79	62	46	41
Sat	35	35	37	39	44	50	59	65	64	66	65	62	68	64	57	52	47
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	40	51	66	70	74	73	70	70	71	68	61	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	62	81	82	71	59	56	51	48	47	57	61	64	62	48	40	38
Tue	39	66	95	93	84	69	61	52	47	49	55	59	63	65	51	41	38
Wed	38	62	85	90	85	73	62	53	51	52	61	61	69	70	53	42	39
Thu	38	62	83	85	80	71	63	58	54	55	62	66	76	77	61	45	39
Fri	37	54	72	66	56	49	52	52	54	66	81	89	87	79	62	46	41
Sat	35	35	37	39	44	50	59	65	64	66	65	62	68	64	57	52	47
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	40	51	66	70	74	73	70	70	71	68	61	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	62	81	82	71	59	56	51	48	47	57	61	64	62	48	40	38
Tue	39	66	95	93	84	69	61	52	47	49	55	59	63	65	51	41	38
Wed	38	62	85	90	85	73	62	53	51	52	61	61	69	70	53	42	39
Thu	38	62	83	85	80	71	63	58	54	55	62	66	76	77	61	45	39
Fri	37	54	72	66	56	49	52	52	54	66	81	89	87	79	62	46	41
Sat	35	35	37	39	44	50	59	65	64	66	65	62	68	64	57	52	47
Sun	35	35	35	35	37	40	51	66	70	74	73	70	70	71	68	61	55