Best Time to Drive from Edison 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 Edison 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	53	80	85	92	81	67	63	59	57	57	57	59	60	58	54	52	50
Tue	53	88	99	100	92	76	65	59	56	58	58	57	61	59	54	52	51
Wed	54	83	99	100	87	70	67	62	60	61	60	58	65	60	54	53	51
Thu	53	79	87	93	88	71	70	66	64	61	60	62	70	69	57	54	51
Fri	51	70	75	71	66	60	59	58	58	62	72	79	81	72	58	54	52
Sat	48	48	49	52	53	57	58	61	63	64	64	64	66	62	58	56	55
Sun	47	48	48	49	50	52	56	64	64	66	66	64	63	62	58	59	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Edison to Brooklyn (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (17 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Edison 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 Edison to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Edison to Brooklyn?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 50 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	80	85	92	81	67	63	59	57	57	57	59	60	58	54	52	50
Tue	53	88	99	100	92	76	65	59	56	58	58	57	61	59	54	52	51
Wed	54	83	99	100	87	70	67	62	60	61	60	58	65	60	54	53	51
Thu	53	79	87	93	88	71	70	66	64	61	60	62	70	69	57	54	51
Fri	51	70	75	71	66	60	59	58	58	62	72	79	81	72	58	54	52
Sat	48	48	49	52	53	57	58	61	63	64	64	64	66	62	58	56	55
Sun	47	48	48	49	50	52	56	64	64	66	66	64	63	62	58	59	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	80	85	92	81	67	63	59	57	57	57	59	60	58	54	52	50
Tue	53	88	99	100	92	76	65	59	56	58	58	57	61	59	54	52	51
Wed	54	83	99	100	87	70	67	62	60	61	60	58	65	60	54	53	51
Thu	53	79	87	93	88	71	70	66	64	61	60	62	70	69	57	54	51
Fri	51	70	75	71	66	60	59	58	58	62	72	79	81	72	58	54	52
Sat	48	48	49	52	53	57	58	61	63	64	64	64	66	62	58	56	55
Sun	47	48	48	49	50	52	56	64	64	66	66	64	63	62	58	59	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	80	85	92	81	67	63	59	57	57	57	59	60	58	54	52	50
Tue	53	88	99	100	92	76	65	59	56	58	58	57	61	59	54	52	51
Wed	54	83	99	100	87	70	67	62	60	61	60	58	65	60	54	53	51
Thu	53	79	87	93	88	71	70	66	64	61	60	62	70	69	57	54	51
Fri	51	70	75	71	66	60	59	58	58	62	72	79	81	72	58	54	52
Sat	48	48	49	52	53	57	58	61	63	64	64	64	66	62	58	56	55
Sun	47	48	48	49	50	52	56	64	64	66	66	64	63	62	58	59	59