Best Time to Drive from Piscataway 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 Piscataway 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	51	70	77	86	75	64	62	60	56	55	56	59	60	57	51	50	49
Tue	50	78	88	96	89	70	65	58	54	56	56	55	59	56	51	51	49
Wed	50	74	87	91	85	67	65	60	59	60	58	56	63	60	52	51	49
Thu	50	70	77	83	79	68	67	64	60	57	57	60	68	67	54	52	50
Fri	49	64	66	67	62	57	57	56	56	60	70	77	82	70	56	52	50
Sat	46	46	47	49	50	54	56	60	63	63	63	62	66	61	56	54	53
Sun	45	46	45	46	48	50	53	60	59	64	64	62	59	59	55	57	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Piscataway to Brooklyn (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 96 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (17 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Piscataway 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 Piscataway to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 49 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Piscataway to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	70	77	86	75	64	62	60	56	55	56	59	60	57	51	50	49
Tue	50	78	88	96	89	70	65	58	54	56	56	55	59	56	51	51	49
Wed	50	74	87	91	85	67	65	60	59	60	58	56	63	60	52	51	49
Thu	50	70	77	83	79	68	67	64	60	57	57	60	68	67	54	52	50
Fri	49	64	66	67	62	57	57	56	56	60	70	77	82	70	56	52	50
Sat	46	46	47	49	50	54	56	60	63	63	63	62	66	61	56	54	53
Sun	45	46	45	46	48	50	53	60	59	64	64	62	59	59	55	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	70	77	86	75	64	62	60	56	55	56	59	60	57	51	50	49
Tue	50	78	88	96	89	70	65	58	54	56	56	55	59	56	51	51	49
Wed	50	74	87	91	85	67	65	60	59	60	58	56	63	60	52	51	49
Thu	50	70	77	83	79	68	67	64	60	57	57	60	68	67	54	52	50
Fri	49	64	66	67	62	57	57	56	56	60	70	77	82	70	56	52	50
Sat	46	46	47	49	50	54	56	60	63	63	63	62	66	61	56	54	53
Sun	45	46	45	46	48	50	53	60	59	64	64	62	59	59	55	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	70	77	86	75	64	62	60	56	55	56	59	60	57	51	50	49
Tue	50	78	88	96	89	70	65	58	54	56	56	55	59	56	51	51	49
Wed	50	74	87	91	85	67	65	60	59	60	58	56	63	60	52	51	49
Thu	50	70	77	83	79	68	67	64	60	57	57	60	68	67	54	52	50
Fri	49	64	66	67	62	57	57	56	56	60	70	77	82	70	56	52	50
Sat	46	46	47	49	50	54	56	60	63	63	63	62	66	61	56	54	53
Sun	45	46	45	46	48	50	53	60	59	64	64	62	59	59	55	57	57