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.

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	41	49	66	78	80	87	82	80	77	78	83	99	109	101	76	74	53
Tue	40	60	70	85	86	93	90	86	84	80	87	103	112	111	97	86	92
Wed	42	62	70	76	85	91	86	88	88	87	91	105	118	111	93	89	91
Thu	42	55	65	81	93	92	95	93	93	88	101	108	116	111	101	95	94
Fri	53	58	66	70	78	82	87	88	86	85	103	107	104	93	84	84	79
Sat	42	39	57	50	54	77	76	81	80	82	82	91	95	95	99	91	92
Sun	42	37	38	46	48	53	73	70	75	79	79	91	93	91	89	91	80

About this drive

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 118 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (29 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Orange to central Brooklyn 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 Orange to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 118 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 118 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 118 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	41	49	66	78	80	87	82	80	77	78	83	99	109	101	76	74	53
Tue	40	60	70	85	86	93	90	86	84	80	87	103	112	111	97	86	92
Wed	42	62	70	76	85	91	86	88	88	87	91	105	118	111	93	89	91
Thu	42	55	65	81	93	92	95	93	93	88	101	108	116	111	101	95	94
Fri	53	58	66	70	78	82	87	88	86	85	103	107	104	93	84	84	79
Sat	42	39	57	50	54	77	76	81	80	82	82	91	95	95	99	91	92
Sun	42	37	38	46	48	53	73	70	75	79	79	91	93	91	89	91	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	49	66	78	80	87	82	80	77	78	83	99	109	101	76	74	53
Tue	40	60	70	85	86	93	90	86	84	80	87	103	112	111	97	86	92
Wed	42	62	70	76	85	91	86	88	88	87	91	105	118	111	93	89	91
Thu	42	55	65	81	93	92	95	93	93	88	101	108	116	111	101	95	94
Fri	53	58	66	70	78	82	87	88	86	85	103	107	104	93	84	84	79
Sat	42	39	57	50	54	77	76	81	80	82	82	91	95	95	99	91	92
Sun	42	37	38	46	48	53	73	70	75	79	79	91	93	91	89	91	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	49	66	78	80	87	82	80	77	78	83	99	109	101	76	74	53
Tue	40	60	70	85	86	93	90	86	84	80	87	103	112	111	97	86	92
Wed	42	62	70	76	85	91	86	88	88	87	91	105	118	111	93	89	91
Thu	42	55	65	81	93	92	95	93	93	88	101	108	116	111	101	95	94
Fri	53	58	66	70	78	82	87	88	86	85	103	107	104	93	84	84	79
Sat	42	39	57	50	54	77	76	81	80	82	82	91	95	95	99	91	92
Sun	42	37	38	46	48	53	73	70	75	79	79	91	93	91	89	91	80