Best Time to Drive from Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge 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	58	89	94	100	87	73	68	64	62	62	63	64	65	64	58	56	55
Tue	58	97	106	108	96	82	70	64	62	62	63	62	65	63	59	57	55
Wed	59	95	111	106	93	76	71	67	65	65	64	65	70	66	59	57	56
Thu	58	91	98	102	95	78	74	70	69	64	65	68	76	76	61	59	56
Fri	56	78	80	77	69	64	64	63	63	68	80	85	86	78	63	59	57
Sat	52	53	54	57	58	61	62	65	66	69	67	68	71	67	63	61	60
Sun	51	53	52	53	55	57	61	70	69	71	71	70	68	67	64	65	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Old Bridge to Brooklyn (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (72 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (23 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Old Bridge to Brooklyn?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 55 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Old Bridge to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	89	94	100	87	73	68	64	62	62	63	64	65	64	58	56	55
Tue	58	97	106	108	96	82	70	64	62	62	63	62	65	63	59	57	55
Wed	59	95	111	106	93	76	71	67	65	65	64	65	70	66	59	57	56
Thu	58	91	98	102	95	78	74	70	69	64	65	68	76	76	61	59	56
Fri	56	78	80	77	69	64	64	63	63	68	80	85	86	78	63	59	57
Sat	52	53	54	57	58	61	62	65	66	69	67	68	71	67	63	61	60
Sun	51	53	52	53	55	57	61	70	69	71	71	70	68	67	64	65	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	89	94	100	87	73	68	64	62	62	63	64	65	64	58	56	55
Tue	58	97	106	108	96	82	70	64	62	62	63	62	65	63	59	57	55
Wed	59	95	111	106	93	76	71	67	65	65	64	65	70	66	59	57	56
Thu	58	91	98	102	95	78	74	70	69	64	65	68	76	76	61	59	56
Fri	56	78	80	77	69	64	64	63	63	68	80	85	86	78	63	59	57
Sat	52	53	54	57	58	61	62	65	66	69	67	68	71	67	63	61	60
Sun	51	53	52	53	55	57	61	70	69	71	71	70	68	67	64	65	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	89	94	100	87	73	68	64	62	62	63	64	65	64	58	56	55
Tue	58	97	106	108	96	82	70	64	62	62	63	62	65	63	59	57	55
Wed	59	95	111	106	93	76	71	67	65	65	64	65	70	66	59	57	56
Thu	58	91	98	102	95	78	74	70	69	64	65	68	76	76	61	59	56
Fri	56	78	80	77	69	64	64	63	63	68	80	85	86	78	63	59	57
Sat	52	53	54	57	58	61	62	65	66	69	67	68	71	67	63	61	60
Sun	51	53	52	53	55	57	61	70	69	71	71	70	68	67	64	65	65