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	72	80	87	77	66	64	62	57	57	58	60	61	58	53	52	50
Tue	53	81	92	98	92	72	67	60	56	57	57	57	61	58	53	52	51
Wed	53	77	91	93	87	69	66	62	60	61	60	58	64	60	54	53	51
Thu	53	72	79	85	81	70	69	66	62	59	59	62	70	69	56	54	52
Fri	51	66	69	69	64	59	59	58	58	63	73	80	85	72	58	54	52
Sat	48	47	49	51	52	56	58	62	65	65	65	64	68	63	57	56	55
Sun	47	48	47	48	49	52	56	62	61	65	65	63	61	61	57	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 98 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (68 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 30 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 50 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	72	80	87	77	66	64	62	57	57	58	60	61	58	53	52	50
Tue	53	81	92	98	92	72	67	60	56	57	57	57	61	58	53	52	51
Wed	53	77	91	93	87	69	66	62	60	61	60	58	64	60	54	53	51
Thu	53	72	79	85	81	70	69	66	62	59	59	62	70	69	56	54	52
Fri	51	66	69	69	64	59	59	58	58	63	73	80	85	72	58	54	52
Sat	48	47	49	51	52	56	58	62	65	65	65	64	68	63	57	56	55
Sun	47	48	47	48	49	52	56	62	61	65	65	63	61	61	57	59	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	72	80	87	77	66	64	62	57	57	58	60	61	58	53	52	50
Tue	53	81	92	98	92	72	67	60	56	57	57	57	61	58	53	52	51
Wed	53	77	91	93	87	69	66	62	60	61	60	58	64	60	54	53	51
Thu	53	72	79	85	81	70	69	66	62	59	59	62	70	69	56	54	52
Fri	51	66	69	69	64	59	59	58	58	63	73	80	85	72	58	54	52
Sat	48	47	49	51	52	56	58	62	65	65	65	64	68	63	57	56	55
Sun	47	48	47	48	49	52	56	62	61	65	65	63	61	61	57	59	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	72	80	87	77	66	64	62	57	57	58	60	61	58	53	52	50
Tue	53	81	92	98	92	72	67	60	56	57	57	57	61	58	53	52	51
Wed	53	77	91	93	87	69	66	62	60	61	60	58	64	60	54	53	51
Thu	53	72	79	85	81	70	69	66	62	59	59	62	70	69	56	54	52
Fri	51	66	69	69	64	59	59	58	58	63	73	80	85	72	58	54	52
Sat	48	47	49	51	52	56	58	62	65	65	65	64	68	63	57	56	55
Sun	47	48	47	48	49	52	56	62	61	65	65	63	61	61	57	59	59