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	58	71	64	58	57	57	61	54	50	55	58	59	59	53	47	45
Tue	43	63	91	84	70	62	60	56	49	50	49	53	52	55	53	48	45
Wed	43	63	77	73	69	61	64	50	48	47	54	53	52	57	53	48	46
Thu	44	63	74	69	64	59	57	56	53	51	51	53	54	59	58	50	47
Fri	43	56	66	56	50	48	51	54	50	51	61	66	65	62	56	50	47
Sat	42	42	41	43	46	50	54	56	55	57	53	52	56	56	54	53	50
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	51	58	57	58	58	61	59	61	59	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 91 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 5:30 pm on Sundays (61 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 46 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 91 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 91 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 91 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	58	71	64	58	57	57	61	54	50	55	58	59	59	53	47	45
Tue	43	63	91	84	70	62	60	56	49	50	49	53	52	55	53	48	45
Wed	43	63	77	73	69	61	64	50	48	47	54	53	52	57	53	48	46
Thu	44	63	74	69	64	59	57	56	53	51	51	53	54	59	58	50	47
Fri	43	56	66	56	50	48	51	54	50	51	61	66	65	62	56	50	47
Sat	42	42	41	43	46	50	54	56	55	57	53	52	56	56	54	53	50
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	51	58	57	58	58	61	59	61	59	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	58	71	64	58	57	57	61	54	50	55	58	59	59	53	47	45
Tue	43	63	91	84	70	62	60	56	49	50	49	53	52	55	53	48	45
Wed	43	63	77	73	69	61	64	50	48	47	54	53	52	57	53	48	46
Thu	44	63	74	69	64	59	57	56	53	51	51	53	54	59	58	50	47
Fri	43	56	66	56	50	48	51	54	50	51	61	66	65	62	56	50	47
Sat	42	42	41	43	46	50	54	56	55	57	53	52	56	56	54	53	50
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	51	58	57	58	58	61	59	61	59	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	58	71	64	58	57	57	61	54	50	55	58	59	59	53	47	45
Tue	43	63	91	84	70	62	60	56	49	50	49	53	52	55	53	48	45
Wed	43	63	77	73	69	61	64	50	48	47	54	53	52	57	53	48	46
Thu	44	63	74	69	64	59	57	56	53	51	51	53	54	59	58	50	47
Fri	43	56	66	56	50	48	51	54	50	51	61	66	65	62	56	50	47
Sat	42	42	41	43	46	50	54	56	55	57	53	52	56	56	54	53	50
Sun	41	41	41	42	43	45	51	58	57	58	58	61	59	61	59	58	56