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	49	56	69	82	84	92	89	86	87	80	93	105	117	108	80	80	56
Tue	46	67	74	91	90	94	92	91	90	85	91	107	119	117	101	94	95
Wed	48	60	79	81	89	93	91	92	95	93	96	111	122	115	97	96	95
Thu	47	61	70	87	97	96	99	99	99	96	105	114	121	116	102	98	81
Fri	59	65	73	76	82	89	91	97	93	93	109	113	110	101	88	90	87
Sat	49	46	50	56	63	71	82	92	90	91	88	97	100	102	102	93	96
Sun	46	42	45	51	53	62	76	76	80	83	86	98	100	90	91	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 123 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. 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 (106 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 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 46 to 123 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 Thursdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	69	82	84	92	89	86	87	80	93	105	117	108	80	80	56
Tue	46	67	74	91	90	94	92	91	90	85	91	107	119	117	101	94	95
Wed	48	60	79	81	89	93	91	92	95	93	96	111	122	115	97	96	95
Thu	47	61	70	87	97	96	99	99	99	96	105	114	121	116	102	98	81
Fri	59	65	73	76	82	89	91	97	93	93	109	113	110	101	88	90	87
Sat	49	46	50	56	63	71	82	92	90	91	88	97	100	102	102	93	96
Sun	46	42	45	51	53	62	76	76	80	83	86	98	100	90	91	94	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	69	82	84	92	89	86	87	80	93	105	117	108	80	80	56
Tue	46	67	74	91	90	94	92	91	90	85	91	107	119	117	101	94	95
Wed	48	60	79	81	89	93	91	92	95	93	96	111	122	115	97	96	95
Thu	47	61	70	87	97	96	99	99	99	96	105	114	121	116	102	98	81
Fri	59	65	73	76	82	89	91	97	93	93	109	113	110	101	88	90	87
Sat	49	46	50	56	63	71	82	92	90	91	88	97	100	102	102	93	96
Sun	46	42	45	51	53	62	76	76	80	83	86	98	100	90	91	94	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	69	82	84	92	89	86	87	80	93	105	117	108	80	80	56
Tue	46	67	74	91	90	94	92	91	90	85	91	107	119	117	101	94	95
Wed	48	60	79	81	89	93	91	92	95	93	96	111	122	115	97	96	95
Thu	47	61	70	87	97	96	99	99	99	96	105	114	121	116	102	98	81
Fri	59	65	73	76	82	89	91	97	93	93	109	113	110	101	88	90	87
Sat	49	46	50	56	63	71	82	92	90	91	88	97	100	102	102	93	96
Sun	46	42	45	51	53	62	76	76	80	83	86	98	100	90	91	94	85