Best Time to Drive from Linden 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 21-mile drive from Linden to Brooklyn (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Linden

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 7 to 17 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 Linden 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 Linden 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	27	39	57	58	54	43	41	43	37	35	38	43	43	43	34	30	28
Tue	28	44	65	71	67	54	48	42	36	35	37	38	42	43	38	30	28
Wed	27	41	55	65	65	55	48	42	39	40	42	40	46	49	38	31	29
Thu	27	41	54	57	61	52	43	45	40	39	40	42	48	55	44	32	29
Fri	27	35	47	47	42	37	38	37	39	44	54	61	61	57	45	34	30
Sat	25	26	27	28	30	35	41	47	52	51	50	46	50	49	41	36	34
Sun	25	26	25	26	27	29	34	46	47	54	54	52	48	50	47	42	39

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 Linden to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 27 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Linden to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	39	57	58	54	43	41	43	37	35	38	43	43	43	34	30	28
Tue	28	44	65	71	67	54	48	42	36	35	37	38	42	43	38	30	28
Wed	27	41	55	65	65	55	48	42	39	40	42	40	46	49	38	31	29
Thu	27	41	54	57	61	52	43	45	40	39	40	42	48	55	44	32	29
Fri	27	35	47	47	42	37	38	37	39	44	54	61	61	57	45	34	30
Sat	25	26	27	28	30	35	41	47	52	51	50	46	50	49	41	36	34
Sun	25	26	25	26	27	29	34	46	47	54	54	52	48	50	47	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	39	57	58	54	43	41	43	37	35	38	43	43	43	34	30	28
Tue	28	44	65	71	67	54	48	42	36	35	37	38	42	43	38	30	28
Wed	27	41	55	65	65	55	48	42	39	40	42	40	46	49	38	31	29
Thu	27	41	54	57	61	52	43	45	40	39	40	42	48	55	44	32	29
Fri	27	35	47	47	42	37	38	37	39	44	54	61	61	57	45	34	30
Sat	25	26	27	28	30	35	41	47	52	51	50	46	50	49	41	36	34
Sun	25	26	25	26	27	29	34	46	47	54	54	52	48	50	47	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	39	57	58	54	43	41	43	37	35	38	43	43	43	34	30	28
Tue	28	44	65	71	67	54	48	42	36	35	37	38	42	43	38	30	28
Wed	27	41	55	65	65	55	48	42	39	40	42	40	46	49	38	31	29
Thu	27	41	54	57	61	52	43	45	40	39	40	42	48	55	44	32	29
Fri	27	35	47	47	42	37	38	37	39	44	54	61	61	57	45	34	30
Sat	25	26	27	28	30	35	41	47	52	51	50	46	50	49	41	36	34
Sun	25	26	25	26	27	29	34	46	47	54	54	52	48	50	47	42	39