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	84	93	99	86	76	73	69	65	65	66	68	69	66	60	59	57
Tue	61	94	103	110	102	82	76	67	64	65	65	66	68	65	61	60	59
Wed	61	89	103	105	95	78	74	70	69	68	67	67	72	68	62	60	59
Thu	61	86	95	101	93	79	78	73	71	67	67	72	78	76	64	62	59
Fri	59	76	79	76	71	67	67	66	67	71	81	91	96	81	65	62	60
Sat	54	55	55	59	60	64	66	69	73	73	72	71	75	69	65	64	63
Sun	53	55	54	55	57	60	64	71	72	74	73	74	69	68	65	68	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 110 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (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 45 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 110 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 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Old Bridge to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 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	84	93	99	86	76	73	69	65	65	66	68	69	66	60	59	57
Tue	61	94	103	110	102	82	76	67	64	65	65	66	68	65	61	60	59
Wed	61	89	103	105	95	78	74	70	69	68	67	67	72	68	62	60	59
Thu	61	86	95	101	93	79	78	73	71	67	67	72	78	76	64	62	59
Fri	59	76	79	76	71	67	67	66	67	71	81	91	96	81	65	62	60
Sat	54	55	55	59	60	64	66	69	73	73	72	71	75	69	65	64	63
Sun	53	55	54	55	57	60	64	71	72	74	73	74	69	68	65	68	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	84	93	99	86	76	73	69	65	65	66	68	69	66	60	59	57
Tue	61	94	103	110	102	82	76	67	64	65	65	66	68	65	61	60	59
Wed	61	89	103	105	95	78	74	70	69	68	67	67	72	68	62	60	59
Thu	61	86	95	101	93	79	78	73	71	67	67	72	78	76	64	62	59
Fri	59	76	79	76	71	67	67	66	67	71	81	91	96	81	65	62	60
Sat	54	55	55	59	60	64	66	69	73	73	72	71	75	69	65	64	63
Sun	53	55	54	55	57	60	64	71	72	74	73	74	69	68	65	68	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	84	93	99	86	76	73	69	65	65	66	68	69	66	60	59	57
Tue	61	94	103	110	102	82	76	67	64	65	65	66	68	65	61	60	59
Wed	61	89	103	105	95	78	74	70	69	68	67	67	72	68	62	60	59
Thu	61	86	95	101	93	79	78	73	71	67	67	72	78	76	64	62	59
Fri	59	76	79	76	71	67	67	66	67	71	81	91	96	81	65	62	60
Sat	54	55	55	59	60	64	66	69	73	73	72	71	75	69	65	64	63
Sun	53	55	54	55	57	60	64	71	72	74	73	74	69	68	65	68	67