Best Time to Drive from Edison to East New York

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Edison to East New York (via I-278 East and NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (76 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (27 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Edison to central East New York 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 East New York?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Edison to East New York?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 65 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to East New York?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

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