Best Time to Drive from Ridgewood to East New York

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 Ridgewood to East New York 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	62	137	144	136	134	127	123	117	117	111	119	126	124	115	90	71	71
Tue	58	124	137	132	132	131	130	122	108	124	127	128	123	125	91	80	86
Wed	58	117	136	131	134	129	118	99	106	115	127	124	132	117	104	85	73
Thu	67	124	138	134	138	132	132	115	115	113	153	145	149	140	126	99	92
Fri	58	106	134	131	129	124	116	104	105	135	146	155	149	143	137	124	84
Sat	56	52	63	74	86	107	127	136	136	143	147	143	141	138	136	132	129
Sun	60	58	60	61	64	87	130	139	144	145	150	147	143	143	140	140	132

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Ridgewood to East New York (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (150 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (32 to 104 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ridgewood to central East New York 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 Ridgewood to East New York?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ridgewood to East New York?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 58 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ridgewood to East New York?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

More drives

East New York to Ridgewood (return trip) · Ridgewood to The Bronx · Ridgewood to Queens · Ridgewood to Paterson

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	137	144	136	134	127	123	117	117	111	119	126	124	115	90	71	71
Tue	58	124	137	132	132	131	130	122	108	124	127	128	123	125	91	80	86
Wed	58	117	136	131	134	129	118	99	106	115	127	124	132	117	104	85	73
Thu	67	124	138	134	138	132	132	115	115	113	153	145	149	140	126	99	92
Fri	58	106	134	131	129	124	116	104	105	135	146	155	149	143	137	124	84
Sat	56	52	63	74	86	107	127	136	136	143	147	143	141	138	136	132	129
Sun	60	58	60	61	64	87	130	139	144	145	150	147	143	143	140	140	132

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	137	144	136	134	127	123	117	117	111	119	126	124	115	90	71	71
Tue	58	124	137	132	132	131	130	122	108	124	127	128	123	125	91	80	86
Wed	58	117	136	131	134	129	118	99	106	115	127	124	132	117	104	85	73
Thu	67	124	138	134	138	132	132	115	115	113	153	145	149	140	126	99	92
Fri	58	106	134	131	129	124	116	104	105	135	146	155	149	143	137	124	84
Sat	56	52	63	74	86	107	127	136	136	143	147	143	141	138	136	132	129
Sun	60	58	60	61	64	87	130	139	144	145	150	147	143	143	140	140	132

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	137	144	136	134	127	123	117	117	111	119	126	124	115	90	71	71
Tue	58	124	137	132	132	131	130	122	108	124	127	128	123	125	91	80	86
Wed	58	117	136	131	134	129	118	99	106	115	127	124	132	117	104	85	73
Thu	67	124	138	134	138	132	132	115	115	113	153	145	149	140	126	99	92
Fri	58	106	134	131	129	124	116	104	105	135	146	155	149	143	137	124	84
Sat	56	52	63	74	86	107	127	136	136	143	147	143	141	138	136	132	129
Sun	60	58	60	61	64	87	130	139	144	145	150	147	143	143	140	140	132