Best Time to Drive from East New York to Clifton

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 East New York to Clifton 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	55	67	80	95	92	95	92	104	95	90	112	139	133	111	85	77	77
Tue	54	67	81	100	100	99	95	105	95	99	120	149	143	124	98	88	86
Wed	54	67	84	101	103	98	96	102	94	97	121	151	144	119	95	86	89
Thu	55	67	83	104	109	99	108	114	102	116	131	162	154	126	103	96	92
Fri	55	66	80	92	92	99	108	117	117	134	167	168	147	121	100	88	82
Sat	61	56	62	74	81	98	106	103	102	102	96	106	106	101	96	93	92
Sun	58	55	59	64	71	80	88	105	92	105	102	111	101	94	88	87	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from East New York to Clifton (via NJ-495 West and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (33 to 105 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York to central Clifton 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 East New York to Clifton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East New York to Clifton?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 54 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Clifton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 168 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	67	80	95	92	95	92	104	95	90	112	139	133	111	85	77	77
Tue	54	67	81	100	100	99	95	105	95	99	120	149	143	124	98	88	86
Wed	54	67	84	101	103	98	96	102	94	97	121	151	144	119	95	86	89
Thu	55	67	83	104	109	99	108	114	102	116	131	162	154	126	103	96	92
Fri	55	66	80	92	92	99	108	117	117	134	167	168	147	121	100	88	82
Sat	61	56	62	74	81	98	106	103	102	102	96	106	106	101	96	93	92
Sun	58	55	59	64	71	80	88	105	92	105	102	111	101	94	88	87	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	67	80	95	92	95	92	104	95	90	112	139	133	111	85	77	77
Tue	54	67	81	100	100	99	95	105	95	99	120	149	143	124	98	88	86
Wed	54	67	84	101	103	98	96	102	94	97	121	151	144	119	95	86	89
Thu	55	67	83	104	109	99	108	114	102	116	131	162	154	126	103	96	92
Fri	55	66	80	92	92	99	108	117	117	134	167	168	147	121	100	88	82
Sat	61	56	62	74	81	98	106	103	102	102	96	106	106	101	96	93	92
Sun	58	55	59	64	71	80	88	105	92	105	102	111	101	94	88	87	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	67	80	95	92	95	92	104	95	90	112	139	133	111	85	77	77
Tue	54	67	81	100	100	99	95	105	95	99	120	149	143	124	98	88	86
Wed	54	67	84	101	103	98	96	102	94	97	121	151	144	119	95	86	89
Thu	55	67	83	104	109	99	108	114	102	116	131	162	154	126	103	96	92
Fri	55	66	80	92	92	99	108	117	117	134	167	168	147	121	100	88	82
Sat	61	56	62	74	81	98	106	103	102	102	96	106	106	101	96	93	92
Sun	58	55	59	64	71	80	88	105	92	105	102	111	101	94	88	87	82