Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Elizabeth to East New York 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	43	64	81	76	66	61	56	58	52	48	54	56	57	59	53	47	45
Tue	43	67	94	89	73	64	60	54	49	50	50	52	53	57	53	48	45
Wed	44	69	88	82	75	62	61	50	48	47	53	53	52	59	54	47	45
Thu	44	67	85	79	71	64	61	55	52	50	52	53	56	61	59	49	47
Fri	44	61	75	59	50	49	51	53	50	52	62	66	66	62	56	49	47
Sat	42	42	42	44	46	49	52	55	54	54	53	53	56	57	54	52	50
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	51	56	58	57	56	59	59	61	61	58	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Elizabeth to East New York (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (20 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth to East New York?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 43 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to East New York?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	64	81	76	66	61	56	58	52	48	54	56	57	59	53	47	45
Tue	43	67	94	89	73	64	60	54	49	50	50	52	53	57	53	48	45
Wed	44	69	88	82	75	62	61	50	48	47	53	53	52	59	54	47	45
Thu	44	67	85	79	71	64	61	55	52	50	52	53	56	61	59	49	47
Fri	44	61	75	59	50	49	51	53	50	52	62	66	66	62	56	49	47
Sat	42	42	42	44	46	49	52	55	54	54	53	53	56	57	54	52	50
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	51	56	58	57	56	59	59	61	61	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	64	81	76	66	61	56	58	52	48	54	56	57	59	53	47	45
Tue	43	67	94	89	73	64	60	54	49	50	50	52	53	57	53	48	45
Wed	44	69	88	82	75	62	61	50	48	47	53	53	52	59	54	47	45
Thu	44	67	85	79	71	64	61	55	52	50	52	53	56	61	59	49	47
Fri	44	61	75	59	50	49	51	53	50	52	62	66	66	62	56	49	47
Sat	42	42	42	44	46	49	52	55	54	54	53	53	56	57	54	52	50
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	51	56	58	57	56	59	59	61	61	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	64	81	76	66	61	56	58	52	48	54	56	57	59	53	47	45
Tue	43	67	94	89	73	64	60	54	49	50	50	52	53	57	53	48	45
Wed	44	69	88	82	75	62	61	50	48	47	53	53	52	59	54	47	45
Thu	44	67	85	79	71	64	61	55	52	50	52	53	56	61	59	49	47
Fri	44	61	75	59	50	49	51	53	50	52	62	66	66	62	56	49	47
Sat	42	42	42	44	46	49	52	55	54	54	53	53	56	57	54	52	50
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	51	56	58	57	56	59	59	61	61	58	56