Best Time to Drive from Edison to Chinatown

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 Chinatown 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	68	100	103	114	102	88	82	79	80	81	83	85	87	81	69	59	57
Tue	66	105	116	117	110	97	89	80	80	79	83	84	87	84	75	64	63
Wed	68	105	120	116	102	89	87	83	83	85	90	86	90	87	73	70	65
Thu	67	96	106	111	105	92	90	86	86	83	83	88	96	103	78	71	66
Fri	66	88	94	94	89	82	81	80	85	88	113	102	101	94	85	73	68
Sat	51	55	63	70	73	78	82	83	85	89	87	91	93	88	83	77	76
Sun	49	51	51	61	64	67	71	81	78	82	88	88	87	84	76	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Edison to Chinatown (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (17 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Edison to central Chinatown 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 Chinatown?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 57 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to Chinatown?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	100	103	114	102	88	82	79	80	81	83	85	87	81	69	59	57
Tue	66	105	116	117	110	97	89	80	80	79	83	84	87	84	75	64	63
Wed	68	105	120	116	102	89	87	83	83	85	90	86	90	87	73	70	65
Thu	67	96	106	111	105	92	90	86	86	83	83	88	96	103	78	71	66
Fri	66	88	94	94	89	82	81	80	85	88	113	102	101	94	85	73	68
Sat	51	55	63	70	73	78	82	83	85	89	87	91	93	88	83	77	76
Sun	49	51	51	61	64	67	71	81	78	82	88	88	87	84	76	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	100	103	114	102	88	82	79	80	81	83	85	87	81	69	59	57
Tue	66	105	116	117	110	97	89	80	80	79	83	84	87	84	75	64	63
Wed	68	105	120	116	102	89	87	83	83	85	90	86	90	87	73	70	65
Thu	67	96	106	111	105	92	90	86	86	83	83	88	96	103	78	71	66
Fri	66	88	94	94	89	82	81	80	85	88	113	102	101	94	85	73	68
Sat	51	55	63	70	73	78	82	83	85	89	87	91	93	88	83	77	76
Sun	49	51	51	61	64	67	71	81	78	82	88	88	87	84	76	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	100	103	114	102	88	82	79	80	81	83	85	87	81	69	59	57
Tue	66	105	116	117	110	97	89	80	80	79	83	84	87	84	75	64	63
Wed	68	105	120	116	102	89	87	83	83	85	90	86	90	87	73	70	65
Thu	67	96	106	111	105	92	90	86	86	83	83	88	96	103	78	71	66
Fri	66	88	94	94	89	82	81	80	85	88	113	102	101	94	85	73	68
Sat	51	55	63	70	73	78	82	83	85	89	87	91	93	88	83	77	76
Sun	49	51	51	61	64	67	71	81	78	82	88	88	87	84	76	71	69