Best Time to Drive from Hoboken 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 11-mile drive from Hoboken to Brooklyn (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Hoboken

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 10 to 28 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 Hoboken 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 Hoboken 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	18	26	33	38	40	41	46	40	41	42	41	53	54	53	41	34	31
Tue	18	32	35	40	40	44	51	42	43	42	43	50	54	55	49	40	51
Wed	17	24	35	37	41	42	43	42	45	43	44	53	56	54	48	41	53
Thu	17	23	33	39	42	45	48	44	45	46	48	53	56	53	48	43	50
Fri	33	27	36	39	36	42	43	47	43	43	45	53	50	46	40	38	40
Sat	21	18	20	27	29	32	40	36	45	44	42	44	48	47	49	44	45
Sun	19	17	18	19	24	24	32	30	36	37	39	45	47	45	44	43	41

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 Hoboken to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 11-mile drive usually takes 17 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hoboken to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Hoboken (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	18	26	33	38	40	41	46	40	41	42	41	53	54	53	41	34	31
Tue	18	32	35	40	40	44	51	42	43	42	43	50	54	55	49	40	51
Wed	17	24	35	37	41	42	43	42	45	43	44	53	56	54	48	41	53
Thu	17	23	33	39	42	45	48	44	45	46	48	53	56	53	48	43	50
Fri	33	27	36	39	36	42	43	47	43	43	45	53	50	46	40	38	40
Sat	21	18	20	27	29	32	40	36	45	44	42	44	48	47	49	44	45
Sun	19	17	18	19	24	24	32	30	36	37	39	45	47	45	44	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	26	33	38	40	41	46	40	41	42	41	53	54	53	41	34	31
Tue	18	32	35	40	40	44	51	42	43	42	43	50	54	55	49	40	51
Wed	17	24	35	37	41	42	43	42	45	43	44	53	56	54	48	41	53
Thu	17	23	33	39	42	45	48	44	45	46	48	53	56	53	48	43	50
Fri	33	27	36	39	36	42	43	47	43	43	45	53	50	46	40	38	40
Sat	21	18	20	27	29	32	40	36	45	44	42	44	48	47	49	44	45
Sun	19	17	18	19	24	24	32	30	36	37	39	45	47	45	44	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	26	33	38	40	41	46	40	41	42	41	53	54	53	41	34	31
Tue	18	32	35	40	40	44	51	42	43	42	43	50	54	55	49	40	51
Wed	17	24	35	37	41	42	43	42	45	43	44	53	56	54	48	41	53
Thu	17	23	33	39	42	45	48	44	45	46	48	53	56	53	48	43	50
Fri	33	27	36	39	36	42	43	47	43	43	45	53	50	46	40	38	40
Sat	21	18	20	27	29	32	40	36	45	44	42	44	48	47	49	44	45
Sun	19	17	18	19	24	24	32	30	36	37	39	45	47	45	44	43	41