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	56	67	79	97	91	97	93	110	98	91	110	135	132	109	86	77	77
Tue	54	67	81	104	98	100	96	106	98	101	126	147	143	125	95	87	85
Wed	54	67	82	99	103	100	97	104	96	97	120	145	141	119	95	85	88
Thu	54	68	82	105	108	101	108	118	101	117	133	162	156	123	101	92	91
Fri	58	67	80	90	89	101	111	123	116	132	168	166	153	125	100	88	83
Sat	59	57	64	77	84	95	114	107	109	103	100	108	109	109	99	94	94
Sun	58	55	60	63	72	77	86	99	91	106	103	120	103	92	86	88	84

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 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (120 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 102 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 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Clifton?

Leaving around 3 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	56	67	79	97	91	97	93	110	98	91	110	135	132	109	86	77	77
Tue	54	67	81	104	98	100	96	106	98	101	126	147	143	125	95	87	85
Wed	54	67	82	99	103	100	97	104	96	97	120	145	141	119	95	85	88
Thu	54	68	82	105	108	101	108	118	101	117	133	162	156	123	101	92	91
Fri	58	67	80	90	89	101	111	123	116	132	168	166	153	125	100	88	83
Sat	59	57	64	77	84	95	114	107	109	103	100	108	109	109	99	94	94
Sun	58	55	60	63	72	77	86	99	91	106	103	120	103	92	86	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	67	79	97	91	97	93	110	98	91	110	135	132	109	86	77	77
Tue	54	67	81	104	98	100	96	106	98	101	126	147	143	125	95	87	85
Wed	54	67	82	99	103	100	97	104	96	97	120	145	141	119	95	85	88
Thu	54	68	82	105	108	101	108	118	101	117	133	162	156	123	101	92	91
Fri	58	67	80	90	89	101	111	123	116	132	168	166	153	125	100	88	83
Sat	59	57	64	77	84	95	114	107	109	103	100	108	109	109	99	94	94
Sun	58	55	60	63	72	77	86	99	91	106	103	120	103	92	86	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	67	79	97	91	97	93	110	98	91	110	135	132	109	86	77	77
Tue	54	67	81	104	98	100	96	106	98	101	126	147	143	125	95	87	85
Wed	54	67	82	99	103	100	97	104	96	97	120	145	141	119	95	85	88
Thu	54	68	82	105	108	101	108	118	101	117	133	162	156	123	101	92	91
Fri	58	67	80	90	89	101	111	123	116	132	168	166	153	125	100	88	83
Sat	59	57	64	77	84	95	114	107	109	103	100	108	109	109	99	94	94
Sun	58	55	60	63	72	77	86	99	91	106	103	120	103	92	86	88	84