Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Montclair

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 Montclair 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	35	37	43	54	60	57	55	53	64	56	64	81	90	70	51	45	41
Tue	35	36	45	54	56	57	56	56	63	54	68	91	90	78	57	50	44
Wed	34	37	43	55	58	62	55	57	56	56	65	98	94	82	56	47	43
Thu	34	36	43	57	58	59	59	60	66	62	77	92	103	89	63	53	49
Fri	35	36	43	55	55	56	62	72	74	79	102	111	106	86	64	51	46
Sat	37	35	38	41	45	52	61	69	57	64	56	57	62	60	58	49	49
Sun	35	34	37	39	43	46	58	59	61	50	62	67	64	55	50	46	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Manhattan to Montclair (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 111 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (70 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (20 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Montclair 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 Montclair?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 34 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Montclair?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	43	54	60	57	55	53	64	56	64	81	90	70	51	45	41
Tue	35	36	45	54	56	57	56	56	63	54	68	91	90	78	57	50	44
Wed	34	37	43	55	58	62	55	57	56	56	65	98	94	82	56	47	43
Thu	34	36	43	57	58	59	59	60	66	62	77	92	103	89	63	53	49
Fri	35	36	43	55	55	56	62	72	74	79	102	111	106	86	64	51	46
Sat	37	35	38	41	45	52	61	69	57	64	56	57	62	60	58	49	49
Sun	35	34	37	39	43	46	58	59	61	50	62	67	64	55	50	46	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	43	54	60	57	55	53	64	56	64	81	90	70	51	45	41
Tue	35	36	45	54	56	57	56	56	63	54	68	91	90	78	57	50	44
Wed	34	37	43	55	58	62	55	57	56	56	65	98	94	82	56	47	43
Thu	34	36	43	57	58	59	59	60	66	62	77	92	103	89	63	53	49
Fri	35	36	43	55	55	56	62	72	74	79	102	111	106	86	64	51	46
Sat	37	35	38	41	45	52	61	69	57	64	56	57	62	60	58	49	49
Sun	35	34	37	39	43	46	58	59	61	50	62	67	64	55	50	46	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	43	54	60	57	55	53	64	56	64	81	90	70	51	45	41
Tue	35	36	45	54	56	57	56	56	63	54	68	91	90	78	57	50	44
Wed	34	37	43	55	58	62	55	57	56	56	65	98	94	82	56	47	43
Thu	34	36	43	57	58	59	59	60	66	62	77	92	103	89	63	53	49
Fri	35	36	43	55	55	56	62	72	74	79	102	111	106	86	64	51	46
Sat	37	35	38	41	45	52	61	69	57	64	56	57	62	60	58	49	49
Sun	35	34	37	39	43	46	58	59	61	50	62	67	64	55	50	46	46