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.

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 82 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Rahway

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 11 to 30 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Rahway to central Brooklyn along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	47	65	67	61	48	48	50	42	42	48	52	55	51	40	35	33
Tue	33	54	76	79	75	59	54	48	41	42	45	48	53	52	45	36	33
Wed	32	48	64	72	73	59	57	49	46	47	52	50	58	59	45	37	34
Thu	32	48	62	68	67	56	52	53	46	46	50	55	62	66	53	39	34
Fri	32	42	55	54	48	43	45	46	48	55	68	75	73	67	53	40	35
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	42	52	57	63	60	58	54	58	55	48	43	40
Sun	29	30	30	31	32	34	41	55	56	64	64	62	58	59	55	50	46

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 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 32 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rahway to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 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	47	65	67	61	48	48	50	42	42	48	52	55	51	40	35	33
Tue	33	54	76	79	75	59	54	48	41	42	45	48	53	52	45	36	33
Wed	32	48	64	72	73	59	57	49	46	47	52	50	58	59	45	37	34
Thu	32	48	62	68	67	56	52	53	46	46	50	55	62	66	53	39	34
Fri	32	42	55	54	48	43	45	46	48	55	68	75	73	67	53	40	35
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	42	52	57	63	60	58	54	58	55	48	43	40
Sun	29	30	30	31	32	34	41	55	56	64	64	62	58	59	55	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	47	65	67	61	48	48	50	42	42	48	52	55	51	40	35	33
Tue	33	54	76	79	75	59	54	48	41	42	45	48	53	52	45	36	33
Wed	32	48	64	72	73	59	57	49	46	47	52	50	58	59	45	37	34
Thu	32	48	62	68	67	56	52	53	46	46	50	55	62	66	53	39	34
Fri	32	42	55	54	48	43	45	46	48	55	68	75	73	67	53	40	35
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	42	52	57	63	60	58	54	58	55	48	43	40
Sun	29	30	30	31	32	34	41	55	56	64	64	62	58	59	55	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	47	65	67	61	48	48	50	42	42	48	52	55	51	40	35	33
Tue	33	54	76	79	75	59	54	48	41	42	45	48	53	52	45	36	33
Wed	32	48	64	72	73	59	57	49	46	47	52	50	58	59	45	37	34
Thu	32	48	62	68	67	56	52	53	46	46	50	55	62	66	53	39	34
Fri	32	42	55	54	48	43	45	46	48	55	68	75	73	67	53	40	35
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	42	52	57	63	60	58	54	58	55	48	43	40
Sun	29	30	30	31	32	34	41	55	56	64	64	62	58	59	55	50	46