Best Time to Drive from South Old Bridge 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 South Old Bridge 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	61	93	98	104	91	76	71	66	64	64	66	67	68	66	61	59	57
Tue	62	103	112	112	100	85	73	66	64	64	65	65	68	65	62	60	58
Wed	62	102	115	109	96	79	74	69	67	67	67	68	73	68	62	60	58
Thu	62	95	102	105	99	81	77	72	72	67	67	72	79	79	64	61	59
Fri	59	81	82	79	71	67	67	65	66	70	84	90	90	80	66	61	60
Sat	54	55	56	59	61	64	65	67	69	71	69	71	74	69	65	64	63
Sun	53	55	54	56	57	60	63	73	72	74	74	73	71	70	66	67	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from South Old Bridge to Brooklyn (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (26 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Old Bridge 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 South Old Bridge to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Old Bridge to Brooklyn?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 57 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Old Bridge to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 115 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	93	98	104	91	76	71	66	64	64	66	67	68	66	61	59	57
Tue	62	103	112	112	100	85	73	66	64	64	65	65	68	65	62	60	58
Wed	62	102	115	109	96	79	74	69	67	67	67	68	73	68	62	60	58
Thu	62	95	102	105	99	81	77	72	72	67	67	72	79	79	64	61	59
Fri	59	81	82	79	71	67	67	65	66	70	84	90	90	80	66	61	60
Sat	54	55	56	59	61	64	65	67	69	71	69	71	74	69	65	64	63
Sun	53	55	54	56	57	60	63	73	72	74	74	73	71	70	66	67	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	93	98	104	91	76	71	66	64	64	66	67	68	66	61	59	57
Tue	62	103	112	112	100	85	73	66	64	64	65	65	68	65	62	60	58
Wed	62	102	115	109	96	79	74	69	67	67	67	68	73	68	62	60	58
Thu	62	95	102	105	99	81	77	72	72	67	67	72	79	79	64	61	59
Fri	59	81	82	79	71	67	67	65	66	70	84	90	90	80	66	61	60
Sat	54	55	56	59	61	64	65	67	69	71	69	71	74	69	65	64	63
Sun	53	55	54	56	57	60	63	73	72	74	74	73	71	70	66	67	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	93	98	104	91	76	71	66	64	64	66	67	68	66	61	59	57
Tue	62	103	112	112	100	85	73	66	64	64	65	65	68	65	62	60	58
Wed	62	102	115	109	96	79	74	69	67	67	67	68	73	68	62	60	58
Thu	62	95	102	105	99	81	77	72	72	67	67	72	79	79	64	61	59
Fri	59	81	82	79	71	67	67	65	66	70	84	90	90	80	66	61	60
Sat	54	55	56	59	61	64	65	67	69	71	69	71	74	69	65	64	63
Sun	53	55	54	56	57	60	63	73	72	74	74	73	71	70	66	67	67