Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to East Orange

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 18-mile drive from Manhattan to East Orange (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 16 to 59 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 Manhattan to central East Orange 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 Manhattan to East Orange 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	34	40	50	54	53	52	50	65	53	56	73	83	70	48	42	39
Tue	32	34	41	48	52	52	52	53	60	51	61	83	84	70	51	43	42
Wed	32	34	40	49	52	59	52	53	53	51	58	88	88	81	55	44	40
Thu	32	34	39	52	56	54	55	56	63	56	73	87	93	85	55	46	44
Fri	32	34	40	50	52	48	59	70	74	67	87	101	92	82	62	48	41
Sat	32	33	35	38	41	46	48	63	51	50	47	48	60	58	60	47	45
Sun	33	32	35	36	39	40	47	52	53	46	62	60	68	54	45	42	43

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 Manhattan to East Orange?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to East Orange?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 32 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to East Orange?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 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	34	40	50	54	53	52	50	65	53	56	73	83	70	48	42	39
Tue	32	34	41	48	52	52	52	53	60	51	61	83	84	70	51	43	42
Wed	32	34	40	49	52	59	52	53	53	51	58	88	88	81	55	44	40
Thu	32	34	39	52	56	54	55	56	63	56	73	87	93	85	55	46	44
Fri	32	34	40	50	52	48	59	70	74	67	87	101	92	82	62	48	41
Sat	32	33	35	38	41	46	48	63	51	50	47	48	60	58	60	47	45
Sun	33	32	35	36	39	40	47	52	53	46	62	60	68	54	45	42	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	40	50	54	53	52	50	65	53	56	73	83	70	48	42	39
Tue	32	34	41	48	52	52	52	53	60	51	61	83	84	70	51	43	42
Wed	32	34	40	49	52	59	52	53	53	51	58	88	88	81	55	44	40
Thu	32	34	39	52	56	54	55	56	63	56	73	87	93	85	55	46	44
Fri	32	34	40	50	52	48	59	70	74	67	87	101	92	82	62	48	41
Sat	32	33	35	38	41	46	48	63	51	50	47	48	60	58	60	47	45
Sun	33	32	35	36	39	40	47	52	53	46	62	60	68	54	45	42	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	40	50	54	53	52	50	65	53	56	73	83	70	48	42	39
Tue	32	34	41	48	52	52	52	53	60	51	61	83	84	70	51	43	42
Wed	32	34	40	49	52	59	52	53	53	51	58	88	88	81	55	44	40
Thu	32	34	39	52	56	54	55	56	63	56	73	87	93	85	55	46	44
Fri	32	34	40	50	52	48	59	70	74	67	87	101	92	82	62	48	41
Sat	32	33	35	38	41	46	48	63	51	50	47	48	60	58	60	47	45
Sun	33	32	35	36	39	40	47	52	53	46	62	60	68	54	45	42	43