Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to West 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Manhattan to West 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	44	45	54	64	70	68	67	69	82	69	72	96	101	88	61	54	50
Tue	43	45	55	62	66	66	66	68	76	66	78	104	105	87	65	55	53
Wed	43	46	54	63	67	75	66	69	68	65	74	110	106	96	70	56	53
Thu	44	45	54	68	69	68	70	72	78	70	91	106	113	105	73	59	59
Fri	43	45	54	65	66	65	75	97	89	88	115	118	114	103	75	62	54
Sat	43	44	47	51	57	65	71	86	69	69	66	68	77	72	75	63	57
Sun	43	43	47	48	51	54	62	66	66	63	75	78	91	68	59	54	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Manhattan to West Orange (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (22 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central West Orange 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 West Orange?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 43 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to West Orange?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	54	64	70	68	67	69	82	69	72	96	101	88	61	54	50
Tue	43	45	55	62	66	66	66	68	76	66	78	104	105	87	65	55	53
Wed	43	46	54	63	67	75	66	69	68	65	74	110	106	96	70	56	53
Thu	44	45	54	68	69	68	70	72	78	70	91	106	113	105	73	59	59
Fri	43	45	54	65	66	65	75	97	89	88	115	118	114	103	75	62	54
Sat	43	44	47	51	57	65	71	86	69	69	66	68	77	72	75	63	57
Sun	43	43	47	48	51	54	62	66	66	63	75	78	91	68	59	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	54	64	70	68	67	69	82	69	72	96	101	88	61	54	50
Tue	43	45	55	62	66	66	66	68	76	66	78	104	105	87	65	55	53
Wed	43	46	54	63	67	75	66	69	68	65	74	110	106	96	70	56	53
Thu	44	45	54	68	69	68	70	72	78	70	91	106	113	105	73	59	59
Fri	43	45	54	65	66	65	75	97	89	88	115	118	114	103	75	62	54
Sat	43	44	47	51	57	65	71	86	69	69	66	68	77	72	75	63	57
Sun	43	43	47	48	51	54	62	66	66	63	75	78	91	68	59	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	54	64	70	68	67	69	82	69	72	96	101	88	61	54	50
Tue	43	45	55	62	66	66	66	68	76	66	78	104	105	87	65	55	53
Wed	43	46	54	63	67	75	66	69	68	65	74	110	106	96	70	56	53
Thu	44	45	54	68	69	68	70	72	78	70	91	106	113	105	73	59	59
Fri	43	45	54	65	66	65	75	97	89	88	115	118	114	103	75	62	54
Sat	43	44	47	51	57	65	71	86	69	69	66	68	77	72	75	63	57
Sun	43	43	47	48	51	54	62	66	66	63	75	78	91	68	59	54	54