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	80	89	95	83	73	70	66	63	63	63	65	66	63	58	57	55
Tue	57	90	99	106	98	79	73	65	61	62	63	63	66	62	58	58	56
Wed	58	85	99	101	93	75	71	68	66	66	65	64	69	65	59	58	56
Thu	58	83	92	98	89	75	75	70	68	65	65	69	75	73	61	59	56
Fri	56	73	76	74	69	64	64	64	65	68	78	87	91	78	63	59	57
Sat	52	52	54	56	58	61	63	67	71	71	70	69	72	66	62	61	60
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	58	61	68	69	71	70	71	66	66	62	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 106 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (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 40 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 106 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 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Old Bridge to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 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	80	89	95	83	73	70	66	63	63	63	65	66	63	58	57	55
Tue	57	90	99	106	98	79	73	65	61	62	63	63	66	62	58	58	56
Wed	58	85	99	101	93	75	71	68	66	66	65	64	69	65	59	58	56
Thu	58	83	92	98	89	75	75	70	68	65	65	69	75	73	61	59	56
Fri	56	73	76	74	69	64	64	64	65	68	78	87	91	78	63	59	57
Sat	52	52	54	56	58	61	63	67	71	71	70	69	72	66	62	61	60
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	58	61	68	69	71	70	71	66	66	62	65	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	80	89	95	83	73	70	66	63	63	63	65	66	63	58	57	55
Tue	57	90	99	106	98	79	73	65	61	62	63	63	66	62	58	58	56
Wed	58	85	99	101	93	75	71	68	66	66	65	64	69	65	59	58	56
Thu	58	83	92	98	89	75	75	70	68	65	65	69	75	73	61	59	56
Fri	56	73	76	74	69	64	64	64	65	68	78	87	91	78	63	59	57
Sat	52	52	54	56	58	61	63	67	71	71	70	69	72	66	62	61	60
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	58	61	68	69	71	70	71	66	66	62	65	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	80	89	95	83	73	70	66	63	63	63	65	66	63	58	57	55
Tue	57	90	99	106	98	79	73	65	61	62	63	63	66	62	58	58	56
Wed	58	85	99	101	93	75	71	68	66	66	65	64	69	65	59	58	56
Thu	58	83	92	98	89	75	75	70	68	65	65	69	75	73	61	59	56
Fri	56	73	76	74	69	64	64	64	65	68	78	87	91	78	63	59	57
Sat	52	52	54	56	58	61	63	67	71	71	70	69	72	66	62	61	60
Sun	51	52	52	53	54	58	61	68	69	71	70	71	66	66	62	65	65