Best Time to Drive from East New York to Union

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 Union 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	59	65	73	95	86	81	81	80	79	78	84	94	105	104	75	71	74
Tue	58	65	83	110	102	90	88	89	89	81	81	131	138	140	80	76	78
Wed	58	65	82	105	100	87	88	92	87	81	88	126	118	120	81	75	82
Thu	57	65	79	107	118	95	103	101	88	89	98	130	139	122	90	77	81
Fri	58	66	75	81	83	88	91	89	94	108	134	139	140	124	91	80	74
Sat	55	60	63	71	74	84	102	99	100	95	93	87	91	89	83	84	80
Sun	55	57	61	62	68	69	72	90	88	92	83	83	86	80	76	77	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from East New York to Union (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (30 to 55 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 Union 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 Union?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 57 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Union?

Leaving around 6 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	65	73	95	86	81	81	80	79	78	84	94	105	104	75	71	74
Tue	58	65	83	110	102	90	88	89	89	81	81	131	138	140	80	76	78
Wed	58	65	82	105	100	87	88	92	87	81	88	126	118	120	81	75	82
Thu	57	65	79	107	118	95	103	101	88	89	98	130	139	122	90	77	81
Fri	58	66	75	81	83	88	91	89	94	108	134	139	140	124	91	80	74
Sat	55	60	63	71	74	84	102	99	100	95	93	87	91	89	83	84	80
Sun	55	57	61	62	68	69	72	90	88	92	83	83	86	80	76	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	65	73	95	86	81	81	80	79	78	84	94	105	104	75	71	74
Tue	58	65	83	110	102	90	88	89	89	81	81	131	138	140	80	76	78
Wed	58	65	82	105	100	87	88	92	87	81	88	126	118	120	81	75	82
Thu	57	65	79	107	118	95	103	101	88	89	98	130	139	122	90	77	81
Fri	58	66	75	81	83	88	91	89	94	108	134	139	140	124	91	80	74
Sat	55	60	63	71	74	84	102	99	100	95	93	87	91	89	83	84	80
Sun	55	57	61	62	68	69	72	90	88	92	83	83	86	80	76	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	65	73	95	86	81	81	80	79	78	84	94	105	104	75	71	74
Tue	58	65	83	110	102	90	88	89	89	81	81	131	138	140	80	76	78
Wed	58	65	82	105	100	87	88	92	87	81	88	126	118	120	81	75	82
Thu	57	65	79	107	118	95	103	101	88	89	98	130	139	122	90	77	81
Fri	58	66	75	81	83	88	91	89	94	108	134	139	140	124	91	80	74
Sat	55	60	63	71	74	84	102	99	100	95	93	87	91	89	83	84	80
Sun	55	57	61	62	68	69	72	90	88	92	83	83	86	80	76	77	74