Best Time to Drive from Linden to Chinatown

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 Linden to Chinatown 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	33	62	85	86	82	71	57	56	55	58	60	64	66	67	51	38	35
Tue	33	64	84	90	83	77	69	59	58	58	60	63	65	68	57	42	42
Wed	34	62	85	92	86	77	69	61	60	61	65	65	68	74	58	42	43
Thu	34	63	84	86	83	78	68	65	64	61	62	66	74	79	67	50	43
Fri	32	56	75	69	67	60	59	57	61	68	75	84	81	79	68	52	44
Sat	28	29	34	44	46	51	59	64	66	67	70	68	73	73	63	57	52
Sun	28	29	29	32	38	44	49	59	61	66	71	72	71	73	65	55	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Linden to Chinatown (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Linden to central Chinatown 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 Linden to Chinatown?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 32 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Linden to Chinatown?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	62	85	86	82	71	57	56	55	58	60	64	66	67	51	38	35
Tue	33	64	84	90	83	77	69	59	58	58	60	63	65	68	57	42	42
Wed	34	62	85	92	86	77	69	61	60	61	65	65	68	74	58	42	43
Thu	34	63	84	86	83	78	68	65	64	61	62	66	74	79	67	50	43
Fri	32	56	75	69	67	60	59	57	61	68	75	84	81	79	68	52	44
Sat	28	29	34	44	46	51	59	64	66	67	70	68	73	73	63	57	52
Sun	28	29	29	32	38	44	49	59	61	66	71	72	71	73	65	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	62	85	86	82	71	57	56	55	58	60	64	66	67	51	38	35
Tue	33	64	84	90	83	77	69	59	58	58	60	63	65	68	57	42	42
Wed	34	62	85	92	86	77	69	61	60	61	65	65	68	74	58	42	43
Thu	34	63	84	86	83	78	68	65	64	61	62	66	74	79	67	50	43
Fri	32	56	75	69	67	60	59	57	61	68	75	84	81	79	68	52	44
Sat	28	29	34	44	46	51	59	64	66	67	70	68	73	73	63	57	52
Sun	28	29	29	32	38	44	49	59	61	66	71	72	71	73	65	55	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	62	85	86	82	71	57	56	55	58	60	64	66	67	51	38	35
Tue	33	64	84	90	83	77	69	59	58	58	60	63	65	68	57	42	42
Wed	34	62	85	92	86	77	69	61	60	61	65	65	68	74	58	42	43
Thu	34	63	84	86	83	78	68	65	64	61	62	66	74	79	67	50	43
Fri	32	56	75	69	67	60	59	57	61	68	75	84	81	79	68	52	44
Sat	28	29	34	44	46	51	59	64	66	67	70	68	73	73	63	57	52
Sun	28	29	29	32	38	44	49	59	61	66	71	72	71	73	65	55	47