Best Time to Drive from East Orange to Brooklyn

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.

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from East Orange to Brooklyn (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to East Orange

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 29 to 73 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central East Orange to central Brooklyn along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from East Orange to Brooklyn 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	43	48	64	78	78	87	84	81	79	79	86	99	109	103	75	74	52
Tue	40	60	68	84	85	89	87	86	83	79	84	99	112	110	95	87	93
Wed	42	55	70	76	84	89	84	86	88	87	88	103	115	106	92	95	91
Thu	41	55	64	81	88	92	93	94	93	90	99	108	115	109	96	91	82
Fri	57	58	62	70	76	76	87	91	85	87	103	104	104	93	81	85	83
Sat	51	41	45	57	53	63	74	75	82	83	82	92	91	98	97	92	89
Sun	42	37	39	47	49	52	60	69	72	74	79	92	92	84	86	91	80

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 Orange to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Orange to Brooklyn?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 40 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Orange to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

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Brooklyn to East Orange (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	64	78	78	87	84	81	79	79	86	99	109	103	75	74	52
Tue	40	60	68	84	85	89	87	86	83	79	84	99	112	110	95	87	93
Wed	42	55	70	76	84	89	84	86	88	87	88	103	115	106	92	95	91
Thu	41	55	64	81	88	92	93	94	93	90	99	108	115	109	96	91	82
Fri	57	58	62	70	76	76	87	91	85	87	103	104	104	93	81	85	83
Sat	51	41	45	57	53	63	74	75	82	83	82	92	91	98	97	92	89
Sun	42	37	39	47	49	52	60	69	72	74	79	92	92	84	86	91	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	64	78	78	87	84	81	79	79	86	99	109	103	75	74	52
Tue	40	60	68	84	85	89	87	86	83	79	84	99	112	110	95	87	93
Wed	42	55	70	76	84	89	84	86	88	87	88	103	115	106	92	95	91
Thu	41	55	64	81	88	92	93	94	93	90	99	108	115	109	96	91	82
Fri	57	58	62	70	76	76	87	91	85	87	103	104	104	93	81	85	83
Sat	51	41	45	57	53	63	74	75	82	83	82	92	91	98	97	92	89
Sun	42	37	39	47	49	52	60	69	72	74	79	92	92	84	86	91	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	64	78	78	87	84	81	79	79	86	99	109	103	75	74	52
Tue	40	60	68	84	85	89	87	86	83	79	84	99	112	110	95	87	93
Wed	42	55	70	76	84	89	84	86	88	87	88	103	115	106	92	95	91
Thu	41	55	64	81	88	92	93	94	93	90	99	108	115	109	96	91	82
Fri	57	58	62	70	76	76	87	91	85	87	103	104	104	93	81	85	83
Sat	51	41	45	57	53	63	74	75	82	83	82	92	91	98	97	92	89
Sun	42	37	39	47	49	52	60	69	72	74	79	92	92	84	86	91	80