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	31	38	52	59	61	65	66	62	64	64	65	80	86	80	64	55	38
Tue	30	49	56	63	64	66	68	66	68	65	68	79	86	85	77	64	78
Wed	30	39	57	58	66	64	69	66	69	70	69	82	89	85	73	65	75
Thu	30	39	50	61	68	67	75	72	72	72	76	85	89	84	74	68	70
Fri	46	43	53	58	60	63	68	70	67	68	76	82	82	72	64	64	62
Sat	33	31	32	39	38	47	61	67	67	69	66	69	74	72	76	68	69
Sun	31	29	31	32	37	39	58	55	57	60	64	71	72	71	65	68	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 4:30 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 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Secaucus (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	52	59	61	65	66	62	64	64	65	80	86	80	64	55	38
Tue	30	49	56	63	64	66	68	66	68	65	68	79	86	85	77	64	78
Wed	30	39	57	58	66	64	69	66	69	70	69	82	89	85	73	65	75
Thu	30	39	50	61	68	67	75	72	72	72	76	85	89	84	74	68	70
Fri	46	43	53	58	60	63	68	70	67	68	76	82	82	72	64	64	62
Sat	33	31	32	39	38	47	61	67	67	69	66	69	74	72	76	68	69
Sun	31	29	31	32	37	39	58	55	57	60	64	71	72	71	65	68	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	52	59	61	65	66	62	64	64	65	80	86	80	64	55	38
Tue	30	49	56	63	64	66	68	66	68	65	68	79	86	85	77	64	78
Wed	30	39	57	58	66	64	69	66	69	70	69	82	89	85	73	65	75
Thu	30	39	50	61	68	67	75	72	72	72	76	85	89	84	74	68	70
Fri	46	43	53	58	60	63	68	70	67	68	76	82	82	72	64	64	62
Sat	33	31	32	39	38	47	61	67	67	69	66	69	74	72	76	68	69
Sun	31	29	31	32	37	39	58	55	57	60	64	71	72	71	65	68	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	38	52	59	61	65	66	62	64	64	65	80	86	80	64	55	38
Tue	30	49	56	63	64	66	68	66	68	65	68	79	86	85	77	64	78
Wed	30	39	57	58	66	64	69	66	69	70	69	82	89	85	73	65	75
Thu	30	39	50	61	68	67	75	72	72	72	76	85	89	84	74	68	70
Fri	46	43	53	58	60	63	68	70	67	68	76	82	82	72	64	64	62
Sat	33	31	32	39	38	47	61	67	67	69	66	69	74	72	76	68	69
Sun	31	29	31	32	37	39	58	55	57	60	64	71	72	71	65	68	64