Best Time to Drive from East New York to West Orange

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 West Orange 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	57	63	75	96	88	82	81	79	77	77	81	99	109	106	72	70	74
Tue	56	64	82	108	102	91	87	89	86	79	79	130	137	139	79	74	77
Wed	56	64	81	104	99	86	87	91	85	79	87	125	117	119	80	74	80
Thu	55	64	77	105	117	93	102	97	86	87	97	129	138	119	89	76	80
Fri	57	64	75	80	82	87	89	88	93	107	132	138	138	122	90	79	72
Sat	54	58	61	69	72	82	101	97	98	93	91	85	89	87	82	84	79
Sun	53	55	60	61	66	68	70	88	87	91	81	82	84	79	75	78	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from East New York to West Orange (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 139 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 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 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 West Orange 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 West Orange?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 55 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to West Orange?

Leaving around 6 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	63	75	96	88	82	81	79	77	77	81	99	109	106	72	70	74
Tue	56	64	82	108	102	91	87	89	86	79	79	130	137	139	79	74	77
Wed	56	64	81	104	99	86	87	91	85	79	87	125	117	119	80	74	80
Thu	55	64	77	105	117	93	102	97	86	87	97	129	138	119	89	76	80
Fri	57	64	75	80	82	87	89	88	93	107	132	138	138	122	90	79	72
Sat	54	58	61	69	72	82	101	97	98	93	91	85	89	87	82	84	79
Sun	53	55	60	61	66	68	70	88	87	91	81	82	84	79	75	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	63	75	96	88	82	81	79	77	77	81	99	109	106	72	70	74
Tue	56	64	82	108	102	91	87	89	86	79	79	130	137	139	79	74	77
Wed	56	64	81	104	99	86	87	91	85	79	87	125	117	119	80	74	80
Thu	55	64	77	105	117	93	102	97	86	87	97	129	138	119	89	76	80
Fri	57	64	75	80	82	87	89	88	93	107	132	138	138	122	90	79	72
Sat	54	58	61	69	72	82	101	97	98	93	91	85	89	87	82	84	79
Sun	53	55	60	61	66	68	70	88	87	91	81	82	84	79	75	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	63	75	96	88	82	81	79	77	77	81	99	109	106	72	70	74
Tue	56	64	82	108	102	91	87	89	86	79	79	130	137	139	79	74	77
Wed	56	64	81	104	99	86	87	91	85	79	87	125	117	119	80	74	80
Thu	55	64	77	105	117	93	102	97	86	87	97	129	138	119	89	76	80
Fri	57	64	75	80	82	87	89	88	93	107	132	138	138	122	90	79	72
Sat	54	58	61	69	72	82	101	97	98	93	91	85	89	87	82	84	79
Sun	53	55	60	61	66	68	70	88	87	91	81	82	84	79	75	78	73