Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Lyndhurst

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 Manhattan to Lyndhurst 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	23	23	27	35	38	35	37	33	41	35	39	48	57	47	34	29	26
Tue	22	23	29	34	37	36	37	35	41	33	43	56	58	50	37	32	28
Wed	22	24	27	34	38	38	36	35	36	35	41	58	59	55	37	30	28
Thu	22	23	27	36	40	37	37	38	44	38	48	57	63	59	42	33	32
Fri	22	23	27	35	37	34	39	45	49	48	58	68	66	55	43	34	30
Sat	24	22	24	26	28	33	37	42	37	39	36	36	41	39	37	31	31
Sun	23	22	24	25	27	29	35	35	40	32	40	40	42	35	32	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Manhattan to Lyndhurst (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 68 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (10 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Lyndhurst 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 Manhattan to Lyndhurst?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to Lyndhurst?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 22 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Lyndhurst?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	23	27	35	38	35	37	33	41	35	39	48	57	47	34	29	26
Tue	22	23	29	34	37	36	37	35	41	33	43	56	58	50	37	32	28
Wed	22	24	27	34	38	38	36	35	36	35	41	58	59	55	37	30	28
Thu	22	23	27	36	40	37	37	38	44	38	48	57	63	59	42	33	32
Fri	22	23	27	35	37	34	39	45	49	48	58	68	66	55	43	34	30
Sat	24	22	24	26	28	33	37	42	37	39	36	36	41	39	37	31	31
Sun	23	22	24	25	27	29	35	35	40	32	40	40	42	35	32	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	23	27	35	38	35	37	33	41	35	39	48	57	47	34	29	26
Tue	22	23	29	34	37	36	37	35	41	33	43	56	58	50	37	32	28
Wed	22	24	27	34	38	38	36	35	36	35	41	58	59	55	37	30	28
Thu	22	23	27	36	40	37	37	38	44	38	48	57	63	59	42	33	32
Fri	22	23	27	35	37	34	39	45	49	48	58	68	66	55	43	34	30
Sat	24	22	24	26	28	33	37	42	37	39	36	36	41	39	37	31	31
Sun	23	22	24	25	27	29	35	35	40	32	40	40	42	35	32	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	23	27	35	38	35	37	33	41	35	39	48	57	47	34	29	26
Tue	22	23	29	34	37	36	37	35	41	33	43	56	58	50	37	32	28
Wed	22	24	27	34	38	38	36	35	36	35	41	58	59	55	37	30	28
Thu	22	23	27	36	40	37	37	38	44	38	48	57	63	59	42	33	32
Fri	22	23	27	35	37	34	39	45	49	48	58	68	66	55	43	34	30
Sat	24	22	24	26	28	33	37	42	37	39	36	36	41	39	37	31	31
Sun	23	22	24	25	27	29	35	35	40	32	40	40	42	35	32	30	28