Best Time to Drive from New Brunswick to Bushwick

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 New Brunswick to Bushwick 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	92	126	146	144	133	117	109	106	109	107	128	133	135	119	95	81	75
Tue	94	133	151	150	136	127	115	112	109	111	124	132	133	128	104	92	82
Wed	93	126	152	150	142	127	122	112	112	115	133	138	144	131	104	96	84
Thu	93	127	148	147	137	126	123	115	115	117	134	143	147	139	122	99	87
Fri	90	117	126	122	114	109	111	117	127	140	162	164	154	142	121	101	92
Sat	67	74	87	93	101	115	125	131	135	133	130	134	133	126	115	110	107
Sun	66	67	70	81	87	94	107	121	126	137	136	137	137	131	123	109	102

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from New Brunswick to Bushwick (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (139 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (30 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Brunswick to central Bushwick 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 New Brunswick to Bushwick?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Brunswick to Bushwick?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 75 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Brunswick to Bushwick?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	126	146	144	133	117	109	106	109	107	128	133	135	119	95	81	75
Tue	94	133	151	150	136	127	115	112	109	111	124	132	133	128	104	92	82
Wed	93	126	152	150	142	127	122	112	112	115	133	138	144	131	104	96	84
Thu	93	127	148	147	137	126	123	115	115	117	134	143	147	139	122	99	87
Fri	90	117	126	122	114	109	111	117	127	140	162	164	154	142	121	101	92
Sat	67	74	87	93	101	115	125	131	135	133	130	134	133	126	115	110	107
Sun	66	67	70	81	87	94	107	121	126	137	136	137	137	131	123	109	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	126	146	144	133	117	109	106	109	107	128	133	135	119	95	81	75
Tue	94	133	151	150	136	127	115	112	109	111	124	132	133	128	104	92	82
Wed	93	126	152	150	142	127	122	112	112	115	133	138	144	131	104	96	84
Thu	93	127	148	147	137	126	123	115	115	117	134	143	147	139	122	99	87
Fri	90	117	126	122	114	109	111	117	127	140	162	164	154	142	121	101	92
Sat	67	74	87	93	101	115	125	131	135	133	130	134	133	126	115	110	107
Sun	66	67	70	81	87	94	107	121	126	137	136	137	137	131	123	109	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	126	146	144	133	117	109	106	109	107	128	133	135	119	95	81	75
Tue	94	133	151	150	136	127	115	112	109	111	124	132	133	128	104	92	82
Wed	93	126	152	150	142	127	122	112	112	115	133	138	144	131	104	96	84
Thu	93	127	148	147	137	126	123	115	115	117	134	143	147	139	122	99	87
Fri	90	117	126	122	114	109	111	117	127	140	162	164	154	142	121	101	92
Sat	67	74	87	93	101	115	125	131	135	133	130	134	133	126	115	110	107
Sun	66	67	70	81	87	94	107	121	126	137	136	137	137	131	123	109	102