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.

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	32	43	56	65	66	72	69	65	67	65	68	84	92	86	67	59	48
Tue	32	52	60	70	70	73	75	71	72	67	74	87	93	93	83	68	80
Wed	33	52	59	63	70	72	74	72	72	72	73	87	98	93	80	70	79
Thu	33	44	55	66	75	73	80	77	78	73	82	91	98	93	84	76	82
Fri	47	50	56	61	66	67	74	75	73	72	84	90	88	79	70	69	65
Sat	34	32	47	43	47	66	64	68	67	70	69	73	78	77	81	74	74
Sun	34	31	32	36	42	46	60	60	63	65	67	76	78	76	74	75	68

About this drive

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 99 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (23 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Bergen to central Brooklyn 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 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 99 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 99 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 Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

More drives

Brooklyn to North Bergen (return trip) · North Bergen to The Bronx · North Bergen to Yonkers · North Bergen to Corona

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	43	56	65	66	72	69	65	67	65	68	84	92	86	67	59	48
Tue	32	52	60	70	70	73	75	71	72	67	74	87	93	93	83	68	80
Wed	33	52	59	63	70	72	74	72	72	72	73	87	98	93	80	70	79
Thu	33	44	55	66	75	73	80	77	78	73	82	91	98	93	84	76	82
Fri	47	50	56	61	66	67	74	75	73	72	84	90	88	79	70	69	65
Sat	34	32	47	43	47	66	64	68	67	70	69	73	78	77	81	74	74
Sun	34	31	32	36	42	46	60	60	63	65	67	76	78	76	74	75	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	43	56	65	66	72	69	65	67	65	68	84	92	86	67	59	48
Tue	32	52	60	70	70	73	75	71	72	67	74	87	93	93	83	68	80
Wed	33	52	59	63	70	72	74	72	72	72	73	87	98	93	80	70	79
Thu	33	44	55	66	75	73	80	77	78	73	82	91	98	93	84	76	82
Fri	47	50	56	61	66	67	74	75	73	72	84	90	88	79	70	69	65
Sat	34	32	47	43	47	66	64	68	67	70	69	73	78	77	81	74	74
Sun	34	31	32	36	42	46	60	60	63	65	67	76	78	76	74	75	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	43	56	65	66	72	69	65	67	65	68	84	92	86	67	59	48
Tue	32	52	60	70	70	73	75	71	72	67	74	87	93	93	83	68	80
Wed	33	52	59	63	70	72	74	72	72	72	73	87	98	93	80	70	79
Thu	33	44	55	66	75	73	80	77	78	73	82	91	98	93	84	76	82
Fri	47	50	56	61	66	67	74	75	73	72	84	90	88	79	70	69	65
Sat	34	32	47	43	47	66	64	68	67	70	69	73	78	77	81	74	74
Sun	34	31	32	36	42	46	60	60	63	65	67	76	78	76	74	75	68