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	94	103	110	103	87	81	80	79	81	81	86	87	80	68	59	56
Tue	66	98	110	116	112	95	90	82	80	82	83	84	87	84	74	66	64
Wed	67	100	113	112	104	88	87	83	84	86	86	89	90	86	73	70	65
Thu	67	94	103	109	104	93	90	89	87	86	85	91	94	94	80	72	66
Fri	65	85	94	92	88	84	81	80	82	87	99	104	105	95	83	71	69
Sat	51	54	63	71	73	80	82	84	87	91	89	91	95	91	83	77	75
Sun	49	50	52	63	67	71	77	85	86	93	89	88	87	83	77	74	70

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 56 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (95 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 31 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 56 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 56 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to Chinatown?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 117 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	94	103	110	103	87	81	80	79	81	81	86	87	80	68	59	56
Tue	66	98	110	116	112	95	90	82	80	82	83	84	87	84	74	66	64
Wed	67	100	113	112	104	88	87	83	84	86	86	89	90	86	73	70	65
Thu	67	94	103	109	104	93	90	89	87	86	85	91	94	94	80	72	66
Fri	65	85	94	92	88	84	81	80	82	87	99	104	105	95	83	71	69
Sat	51	54	63	71	73	80	82	84	87	91	89	91	95	91	83	77	75
Sun	49	50	52	63	67	71	77	85	86	93	89	88	87	83	77	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	94	103	110	103	87	81	80	79	81	81	86	87	80	68	59	56
Tue	66	98	110	116	112	95	90	82	80	82	83	84	87	84	74	66	64
Wed	67	100	113	112	104	88	87	83	84	86	86	89	90	86	73	70	65
Thu	67	94	103	109	104	93	90	89	87	86	85	91	94	94	80	72	66
Fri	65	85	94	92	88	84	81	80	82	87	99	104	105	95	83	71	69
Sat	51	54	63	71	73	80	82	84	87	91	89	91	95	91	83	77	75
Sun	49	50	52	63	67	71	77	85	86	93	89	88	87	83	77	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	94	103	110	103	87	81	80	79	81	81	86	87	80	68	59	56
Tue	66	98	110	116	112	95	90	82	80	82	83	84	87	84	74	66	64
Wed	67	100	113	112	104	88	87	83	84	86	86	89	90	86	73	70	65
Thu	67	94	103	109	104	93	90	89	87	86	85	91	94	94	80	72	66
Fri	65	85	94	92	88	84	81	80	82	87	99	104	105	95	83	71	69
Sat	51	54	63	71	73	80	82	84	87	91	89	91	95	91	83	77	75
Sun	49	50	52	63	67	71	77	85	86	93	89	88	87	83	77	74	70