Best Time to Drive from Secaucus 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 Secaucus 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	30	40	53	60	62	66	65	62	64	63	64	79	85	80	63	56	39
Tue	30	49	57	63	65	69	69	67	67	64	71	81	87	85	77	63	76
Wed	30	40	57	59	66	65	68	66	69	68	69	83	90	88	74	65	76
Thu	31	40	52	63	68	67	75	70	72	70	76	85	89	85	77	71	80
Fri	46	44	54	57	61	63	69	69	66	67	76	83	81	72	65	64	61
Sat	33	29	43	38	42	63	60	64	61	65	64	67	72	74	76	70	68
Sun	31	28	30	32	38	42	57	57	59	61	63	71	73	73	70	70	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Secaucus to Brooklyn (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (18 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Secaucus 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 Secaucus to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 30 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Secaucus to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	53	60	62	66	65	62	64	63	64	79	85	80	63	56	39
Tue	30	49	57	63	65	69	69	67	67	64	71	81	87	85	77	63	76
Wed	30	40	57	59	66	65	68	66	69	68	69	83	90	88	74	65	76
Thu	31	40	52	63	68	67	75	70	72	70	76	85	89	85	77	71	80
Fri	46	44	54	57	61	63	69	69	66	67	76	83	81	72	65	64	61
Sat	33	29	43	38	42	63	60	64	61	65	64	67	72	74	76	70	68
Sun	31	28	30	32	38	42	57	57	59	61	63	71	73	73	70	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	53	60	62	66	65	62	64	63	64	79	85	80	63	56	39
Tue	30	49	57	63	65	69	69	67	67	64	71	81	87	85	77	63	76
Wed	30	40	57	59	66	65	68	66	69	68	69	83	90	88	74	65	76
Thu	31	40	52	63	68	67	75	70	72	70	76	85	89	85	77	71	80
Fri	46	44	54	57	61	63	69	69	66	67	76	83	81	72	65	64	61
Sat	33	29	43	38	42	63	60	64	61	65	64	67	72	74	76	70	68
Sun	31	28	30	32	38	42	57	57	59	61	63	71	73	73	70	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	53	60	62	66	65	62	64	63	64	79	85	80	63	56	39
Tue	30	49	57	63	65	69	69	67	67	64	71	81	87	85	77	63	76
Wed	30	40	57	59	66	65	68	66	69	68	69	83	90	88	74	65	76
Thu	31	40	52	63	68	67	75	70	72	70	76	85	89	85	77	71	80
Fri	46	44	54	57	61	63	69	69	66	67	76	83	81	72	65	64	61
Sat	33	29	43	38	42	63	60	64	61	65	64	67	72	74	76	70	68
Sun	31	28	30	32	38	42	57	57	59	61	63	71	73	73	70	70	64