Best Time to Drive from Newark to Brooklyn

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 17-mile drive from Newark to Brooklyn (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Newark

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 19 to 50 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 Newark to central Brooklyn 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 Newark to Brooklyn 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	30	38	53	63	64	69	68	65	66	67	68	83	90	85	67	58	39
Tue	29	47	58	66	68	70	71	70	72	68	72	82	90	89	81	67	82
Wed	30	39	57	61	68	67	70	70	71	73	72	86	93	88	76	70	79
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	70	76	77	75	75	80	90	94	88	78	72	74
Fri	47	43	49	59	62	68	70	74	69	71	78	84	84	74	65	67	66
Sat	38	31	32	43	38	48	64	73	71	74	68	72	77	77	81	74	72
Sun	32	29	30	33	37	38	48	57	58	59	64	74	74	75	68	71	68

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 Newark to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to Brooklyn?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 29 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Newark (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	38	53	63	64	69	68	65	66	67	68	83	90	85	67	58	39
Tue	29	47	58	66	68	70	71	70	72	68	72	82	90	89	81	67	82
Wed	30	39	57	61	68	67	70	70	71	73	72	86	93	88	76	70	79
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	70	76	77	75	75	80	90	94	88	78	72	74
Fri	47	43	49	59	62	68	70	74	69	71	78	84	84	74	65	67	66
Sat	38	31	32	43	38	48	64	73	71	74	68	72	77	77	81	74	72
Sun	32	29	30	33	37	38	48	57	58	59	64	74	74	75	68	71	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	38	53	63	64	69	68	65	66	67	68	83	90	85	67	58	39
Tue	29	47	58	66	68	70	71	70	72	68	72	82	90	89	81	67	82
Wed	30	39	57	61	68	67	70	70	71	73	72	86	93	88	76	70	79
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	70	76	77	75	75	80	90	94	88	78	72	74
Fri	47	43	49	59	62	68	70	74	69	71	78	84	84	74	65	67	66
Sat	38	31	32	43	38	48	64	73	71	74	68	72	77	77	81	74	72
Sun	32	29	30	33	37	38	48	57	58	59	64	74	74	75	68	71	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	38	53	63	64	69	68	65	66	67	68	83	90	85	67	58	39
Tue	29	47	58	66	68	70	71	70	72	68	72	82	90	89	81	67	82
Wed	30	39	57	61	68	67	70	70	71	73	72	86	93	88	76	70	79
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	70	76	77	75	75	80	90	94	88	78	72	74
Fri	47	43	49	59	62	68	70	74	69	71	78	84	84	74	65	67	66
Sat	38	31	32	43	38	48	64	73	71	74	68	72	77	77	81	74	72
Sun	32	29	30	33	37	38	48	57	58	59	64	74	74	75	68	71	68