Best Time to Drive from Garfield 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 28-mile drive from Garfield to Brooklyn (via I-95 East and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 120 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (159 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Garfield

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 32 to 90 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 Garfield 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 Garfield 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	60	140	144	136	139	137	123	120	122	114	120	126	129	117	89	73	65
Tue	54	130	144	138	142	143	141	135	122	114	119	131	135	127	92	84	90
Wed	57	120	134	136	137	134	122	111	119	118	124	123	130	127	105	104	89
Thu	56	119	139	135	138	139	135	127	123	115	133	141	146	132	119	105	85
Fri	54	113	136	135	128	126	118	108	110	120	140	146	138	134	135	121	90
Sat	47	45	65	67	74	123	149	149	147	151	157	148	152	152	146	143	133
Sun	51	48	53	62	67	100	138	141	143	148	158	156	152	149	150	138	132

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 Garfield to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garfield to Brooklyn?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 54 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 120 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garfield to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Garfield (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	140	144	136	139	137	123	120	122	114	120	126	129	117	89	73	65
Tue	54	130	144	138	142	143	141	135	122	114	119	131	135	127	92	84	90
Wed	57	120	134	136	137	134	122	111	119	118	124	123	130	127	105	104	89
Thu	56	119	139	135	138	139	135	127	123	115	133	141	146	132	119	105	85
Fri	54	113	136	135	128	126	118	108	110	120	140	146	138	134	135	121	90
Sat	47	45	65	67	74	123	149	149	147	151	157	148	152	152	146	143	133
Sun	51	48	53	62	67	100	138	141	143	148	158	156	152	149	150	138	132

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	140	144	136	139	137	123	120	122	114	120	126	129	117	89	73	65
Tue	54	130	144	138	142	143	141	135	122	114	119	131	135	127	92	84	90
Wed	57	120	134	136	137	134	122	111	119	118	124	123	130	127	105	104	89
Thu	56	119	139	135	138	139	135	127	123	115	133	141	146	132	119	105	85
Fri	54	113	136	135	128	126	118	108	110	120	140	146	138	134	135	121	90
Sat	47	45	65	67	74	123	149	149	147	151	157	148	152	152	146	143	133
Sun	51	48	53	62	67	100	138	141	143	148	158	156	152	149	150	138	132

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	140	144	136	139	137	123	120	122	114	120	126	129	117	89	73	65
Tue	54	130	144	138	142	143	141	135	122	114	119	131	135	127	92	84	90
Wed	57	120	134	136	137	134	122	111	119	118	124	123	130	127	105	104	89
Thu	56	119	139	135	138	139	135	127	123	115	133	141	146	132	119	105	85
Fri	54	113	136	135	128	126	118	108	110	120	140	146	138	134	135	121	90
Sat	47	45	65	67	74	123	149	149	147	151	157	148	152	152	146	143	133
Sun	51	48	53	62	67	100	138	141	143	148	158	156	152	149	150	138	132