Best Time to Drive from East New York to Ridgewood

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 Ridgewood 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	61	123	158	147	124	127	138	135	151	156	162	162	132	109	99	95	106
Tue	64	122	155	145	123	143	141	144	149	150	157	159	152	109	99	91	104
Wed	62	117	159	128	114	129	128	133	131	149	173	165	147	120	108	93	95
Thu	75	125	157	142	120	135	147	136	142	152	164	172	170	143	127	94	96
Fri	67	124	143	133	124	133	141	139	155	170	189	184	175	162	141	111	94
Sat	65	64	73	83	92	108	127	128	120	134	141	139	128	132	115	110	100
Sun	61	64	64	70	77	93	95	105	123	137	134	138	128	116	115	112	117

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from East New York to Ridgewood (via I-678 North and I-95 West and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 189 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 144 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (146 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (31 to 90 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 Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 189 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 61 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 144 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Ridgewood?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 189 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	123	158	147	124	127	138	135	151	156	162	162	132	109	99	95	106
Tue	64	122	155	145	123	143	141	144	149	150	157	159	152	109	99	91	104
Wed	62	117	159	128	114	129	128	133	131	149	173	165	147	120	108	93	95
Thu	75	125	157	142	120	135	147	136	142	152	164	172	170	143	127	94	96
Fri	67	124	143	133	124	133	141	139	155	170	189	184	175	162	141	111	94
Sat	65	64	73	83	92	108	127	128	120	134	141	139	128	132	115	110	100
Sun	61	64	64	70	77	93	95	105	123	137	134	138	128	116	115	112	117

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	123	158	147	124	127	138	135	151	156	162	162	132	109	99	95	106
Tue	64	122	155	145	123	143	141	144	149	150	157	159	152	109	99	91	104
Wed	62	117	159	128	114	129	128	133	131	149	173	165	147	120	108	93	95
Thu	75	125	157	142	120	135	147	136	142	152	164	172	170	143	127	94	96
Fri	67	124	143	133	124	133	141	139	155	170	189	184	175	162	141	111	94
Sat	65	64	73	83	92	108	127	128	120	134	141	139	128	132	115	110	100
Sun	61	64	64	70	77	93	95	105	123	137	134	138	128	116	115	112	117

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	123	158	147	124	127	138	135	151	156	162	162	132	109	99	95	106
Tue	64	122	155	145	123	143	141	144	149	150	157	159	152	109	99	91	104
Wed	62	117	159	128	114	129	128	133	131	149	173	165	147	120	108	93	95
Thu	75	125	157	142	120	135	147	136	142	152	164	172	170	143	127	94	96
Fri	67	124	143	133	124	133	141	139	155	170	189	184	175	162	141	111	94
Sat	65	64	73	83	92	108	127	128	120	134	141	139	128	132	115	110	100
Sun	61	64	64	70	77	93	95	105	123	137	134	138	128	116	115	112	117