Best Time to Drive from Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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	47	56	70	82	85	92	88	85	84	79	90	105	115	106	82	80	67
Tue	46	67	75	89	91	98	94	90	90	83	95	111	119	116	101	94	93
Wed	47	68	79	81	90	92	90	93	94	91	95	112	123	119	98	96	96
Thu	49	61	71	87	98	96	100	96	99	94	107	114	121	118	105	102	100
Fri	59	65	72	76	82	90	93	94	92	92	109	113	109	100	90	88	84
Sat	49	44	63	59	64	84	83	86	85	85	87	95	99	100	103	92	97
Sun	46	42	44	51	54	61	76	77	82	84	86	98	100	96	94	94	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Rutherford to Brooklyn (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (107 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (30 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rutherford 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 Rutherford to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 46 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rutherford to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

More drives

Rutherford to The Bronx

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	56	70	82	85	92	88	85	84	79	90	105	115	106	82	80	67
Tue	46	67	75	89	91	98	94	90	90	83	95	111	119	116	101	94	93
Wed	47	68	79	81	90	92	90	93	94	91	95	112	123	119	98	96	96
Thu	49	61	71	87	98	96	100	96	99	94	107	114	121	118	105	102	100
Fri	59	65	72	76	82	90	93	94	92	92	109	113	109	100	90	88	84
Sat	49	44	63	59	64	84	83	86	85	85	87	95	99	100	103	92	97
Sun	46	42	44	51	54	61	76	77	82	84	86	98	100	96	94	94	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	56	70	82	85	92	88	85	84	79	90	105	115	106	82	80	67
Tue	46	67	75	89	91	98	94	90	90	83	95	111	119	116	101	94	93
Wed	47	68	79	81	90	92	90	93	94	91	95	112	123	119	98	96	96
Thu	49	61	71	87	98	96	100	96	99	94	107	114	121	118	105	102	100
Fri	59	65	72	76	82	90	93	94	92	92	109	113	109	100	90	88	84
Sat	49	44	63	59	64	84	83	86	85	85	87	95	99	100	103	92	97
Sun	46	42	44	51	54	61	76	77	82	84	86	98	100	96	94	94	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	56	70	82	85	92	88	85	84	79	90	105	115	106	82	80	67
Tue	46	67	75	89	91	98	94	90	90	83	95	111	119	116	101	94	93
Wed	47	68	79	81	90	92	90	93	94	91	95	112	123	119	98	96	96
Thu	49	61	71	87	98	96	100	96	99	94	107	114	121	118	105	102	100
Fri	59	65	72	76	82	90	93	94	92	92	109	113	109	100	90	88	84
Sat	49	44	63	59	64	84	83	86	85	85	87	95	99	100	103	92	97
Sun	46	42	44	51	54	61	76	77	82	84	86	98	100	96	94	94	85