Best Time to Drive from Sayreville Junction to Chinatown

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 Sayreville Junction to Chinatown 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	61	94	100	108	97	84	78	75	74	77	79	82	84	78	68	56	55
Tue	60	97	108	112	102	93	85	79	77	76	80	81	84	82	70	61	61
Wed	62	100	117	112	99	90	84	80	80	81	87	83	87	84	70	65	62
Thu	62	92	105	107	102	93	87	84	86	80	83	89	97	97	80	69	62
Fri	60	85	93	89	87	79	79	76	81	86	100	95	99	94	79	69	64
Sat	47	51	59	66	67	73	76	77	81	83	83	83	88	85	79	74	70
Sun	46	47	48	57	61	65	69	76	76	79	83	84	84	82	74	67	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Sayreville Junction to Chinatown (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (17 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sayreville Junction to central Chinatown 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 Sayreville Junction to Chinatown?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sayreville Junction to Chinatown?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 55 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sayreville Junction to Chinatown?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	94	100	108	97	84	78	75	74	77	79	82	84	78	68	56	55
Tue	60	97	108	112	102	93	85	79	77	76	80	81	84	82	70	61	61
Wed	62	100	117	112	99	90	84	80	80	81	87	83	87	84	70	65	62
Thu	62	92	105	107	102	93	87	84	86	80	83	89	97	97	80	69	62
Fri	60	85	93	89	87	79	79	76	81	86	100	95	99	94	79	69	64
Sat	47	51	59	66	67	73	76	77	81	83	83	83	88	85	79	74	70
Sun	46	47	48	57	61	65	69	76	76	79	83	84	84	82	74	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	94	100	108	97	84	78	75	74	77	79	82	84	78	68	56	55
Tue	60	97	108	112	102	93	85	79	77	76	80	81	84	82	70	61	61
Wed	62	100	117	112	99	90	84	80	80	81	87	83	87	84	70	65	62
Thu	62	92	105	107	102	93	87	84	86	80	83	89	97	97	80	69	62
Fri	60	85	93	89	87	79	79	76	81	86	100	95	99	94	79	69	64
Sat	47	51	59	66	67	73	76	77	81	83	83	83	88	85	79	74	70
Sun	46	47	48	57	61	65	69	76	76	79	83	84	84	82	74	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	94	100	108	97	84	78	75	74	77	79	82	84	78	68	56	55
Tue	60	97	108	112	102	93	85	79	77	76	80	81	84	82	70	61	61
Wed	62	100	117	112	99	90	84	80	80	81	87	83	87	84	70	65	62
Thu	62	92	105	107	102	93	87	84	86	80	83	89	97	97	80	69	62
Fri	60	85	93	89	87	79	79	76	81	86	100	95	99	94	79	69	64
Sat	47	51	59	66	67	73	76	77	81	83	83	83	88	85	79	74	70
Sun	46	47	48	57	61	65	69	76	76	79	83	84	84	82	74	67	65