Best Time to Drive from Rahway 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 Rahway 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	51	71	74	65	51	50	45	41	41	47	51	54	52	42	35	33
Tue	33	55	81	80	74	62	55	47	41	42	46	48	52	54	45	35	33
Wed	32	52	73	80	77	64	57	48	45	46	51	50	57	61	45	36	33
Thu	32	51	70	73	72	61	56	52	48	48	51	53	63	67	54	38	34
Fri	32	45	63	58	51	45	45	45	46	56	65	75	74	67	53	40	35
Sat	30	30	32	34	37	43	52	57	57	59	59	54	59	57	49	45	41
Sun	30	31	30	31	32	35	42	56	59	63	64	61	60	62	57	52	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Rahway to Brooklyn (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rahway 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 Rahway to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 32 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rahway to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Rahway (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	51	71	74	65	51	50	45	41	41	47	51	54	52	42	35	33
Tue	33	55	81	80	74	62	55	47	41	42	46	48	52	54	45	35	33
Wed	32	52	73	80	77	64	57	48	45	46	51	50	57	61	45	36	33
Thu	32	51	70	73	72	61	56	52	48	48	51	53	63	67	54	38	34
Fri	32	45	63	58	51	45	45	45	46	56	65	75	74	67	53	40	35
Sat	30	30	32	34	37	43	52	57	57	59	59	54	59	57	49	45	41
Sun	30	31	30	31	32	35	42	56	59	63	64	61	60	62	57	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	51	71	74	65	51	50	45	41	41	47	51	54	52	42	35	33
Tue	33	55	81	80	74	62	55	47	41	42	46	48	52	54	45	35	33
Wed	32	52	73	80	77	64	57	48	45	46	51	50	57	61	45	36	33
Thu	32	51	70	73	72	61	56	52	48	48	51	53	63	67	54	38	34
Fri	32	45	63	58	51	45	45	45	46	56	65	75	74	67	53	40	35
Sat	30	30	32	34	37	43	52	57	57	59	59	54	59	57	49	45	41
Sun	30	31	30	31	32	35	42	56	59	63	64	61	60	62	57	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	51	71	74	65	51	50	45	41	41	47	51	54	52	42	35	33
Tue	33	55	81	80	74	62	55	47	41	42	46	48	52	54	45	35	33
Wed	32	52	73	80	77	64	57	48	45	46	51	50	57	61	45	36	33
Thu	32	51	70	73	72	61	56	52	48	48	51	53	63	67	54	38	34
Fri	32	45	63	58	51	45	45	45	46	56	65	75	74	67	53	40	35
Sat	30	30	32	34	37	43	52	57	57	59	59	54	59	57	49	45	41
Sun	30	31	30	31	32	35	42	56	59	63	64	61	60	62	57	52	48