Best Time to Drive from North Bergen 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 16-mile drive from North Bergen to Brooklyn (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to North Bergen

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 23 to 63 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 North Bergen 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 North Bergen 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	33	42	54	66	66	71	71	66	68	65	69	84	93	86	67	59	44
Tue	32	51	60	70	70	70	74	71	72	68	72	84	93	92	81	69	82
Wed	33	45	60	62	70	71	72	71	72	72	72	87	95	91	78	71	79
Thu	33	46	54	67	73	73	79	78	77	74	81	92	96	91	80	73	77
Fri	49	50	52	61	64	62	74	78	73	73	83	88	88	78	68	72	67
Sat	39	33	35	48	43	53	64	71	70	72	70	73	76	79	81	74	73
Sun	34	31	33	36	43	43	52	58	61	60	66	76	78	74	69	74	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 North Bergen to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Bergen to Brooklyn?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 32 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Bergen to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	54	66	66	71	71	66	68	65	69	84	93	86	67	59	44
Tue	32	51	60	70	70	70	74	71	72	68	72	84	93	92	81	69	82
Wed	33	45	60	62	70	71	72	71	72	72	72	87	95	91	78	71	79
Thu	33	46	54	67	73	73	79	78	77	74	81	92	96	91	80	73	77
Fri	49	50	52	61	64	62	74	78	73	73	83	88	88	78	68	72	67
Sat	39	33	35	48	43	53	64	71	70	72	70	73	76	79	81	74	73
Sun	34	31	33	36	43	43	52	58	61	60	66	76	78	74	69	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	54	66	66	71	71	66	68	65	69	84	93	86	67	59	44
Tue	32	51	60	70	70	70	74	71	72	68	72	84	93	92	81	69	82
Wed	33	45	60	62	70	71	72	71	72	72	72	87	95	91	78	71	79
Thu	33	46	54	67	73	73	79	78	77	74	81	92	96	91	80	73	77
Fri	49	50	52	61	64	62	74	78	73	73	83	88	88	78	68	72	67
Sat	39	33	35	48	43	53	64	71	70	72	70	73	76	79	81	74	73
Sun	34	31	33	36	43	43	52	58	61	60	66	76	78	74	69	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	54	66	66	71	71	66	68	65	69	84	93	86	67	59	44
Tue	32	51	60	70	70	70	74	71	72	68	72	84	93	92	81	69	82
Wed	33	45	60	62	70	71	72	71	72	72	72	87	95	91	78	71	79
Thu	33	46	54	67	73	73	79	78	77	74	81	92	96	91	80	73	77
Fri	49	50	52	61	64	62	74	78	73	73	83	88	88	78	68	72	67
Sat	39	33	35	48	43	53	64	71	70	72	70	73	76	79	81	74	73
Sun	34	31	33	36	43	43	52	58	61	60	66	76	78	74	69	74	68