Best Time to Drive from Fort Lee to Brooklyn

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.

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Fort Lee to Brooklyn (via I-95 East and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Fort Lee

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 16 to 40 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Fort Lee to central Brooklyn along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Fort Lee to Brooklyn 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	34	68	75	75	72	76	79	71	75	73	71	83	84	84	65	51	49
Tue	32	66	76	77	76	77	81	81	76	74	73	81	83	87	70	59	72
Wed	34	66	72	73	73	76	77	70	75	75	75	80	82	87	75	65	75
Thu	33	67	68	73	76	78	81	76	76	75	78	82	90	85	75	68	72
Fri	40	60	75	76	70	68	73	72	70	73	75	90	86	80	73	74	64
Sat	28	27	38	48	50	62	75	82	86	83	85	85	84	86	88	77	81
Sun	31	29	32	36	46	56	71	75	74	75	82	88	89	87	82	84	76

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 Fort Lee to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fort Lee to Brooklyn?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 32 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fort Lee to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	68	75	75	72	76	79	71	75	73	71	83	84	84	65	51	49
Tue	32	66	76	77	76	77	81	81	76	74	73	81	83	87	70	59	72
Wed	34	66	72	73	73	76	77	70	75	75	75	80	82	87	75	65	75
Thu	33	67	68	73	76	78	81	76	76	75	78	82	90	85	75	68	72
Fri	40	60	75	76	70	68	73	72	70	73	75	90	86	80	73	74	64
Sat	28	27	38	48	50	62	75	82	86	83	85	85	84	86	88	77	81
Sun	31	29	32	36	46	56	71	75	74	75	82	88	89	87	82	84	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	68	75	75	72	76	79	71	75	73	71	83	84	84	65	51	49
Tue	32	66	76	77	76	77	81	81	76	74	73	81	83	87	70	59	72
Wed	34	66	72	73	73	76	77	70	75	75	75	80	82	87	75	65	75
Thu	33	67	68	73	76	78	81	76	76	75	78	82	90	85	75	68	72
Fri	40	60	75	76	70	68	73	72	70	73	75	90	86	80	73	74	64
Sat	28	27	38	48	50	62	75	82	86	83	85	85	84	86	88	77	81
Sun	31	29	32	36	46	56	71	75	74	75	82	88	89	87	82	84	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	68	75	75	72	76	79	71	75	73	71	83	84	84	65	51	49
Tue	32	66	76	77	76	77	81	81	76	74	73	81	83	87	70	59	72
Wed	34	66	72	73	73	76	77	70	75	75	75	80	82	87	75	65	75
Thu	33	67	68	73	76	78	81	76	76	75	78	82	90	85	75	68	72
Fri	40	60	75	76	70	68	73	72	70	73	75	90	86	80	73	74	64
Sat	28	27	38	48	50	62	75	82	86	83	85	85	84	86	88	77	81
Sun	31	29	32	36	46	56	71	75	74	75	82	88	89	87	82	84	76