Best Time to Drive from Union City 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 Union City 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	26	36	45	53	55	59	59	55	56	55	56	72	77	72	56	48	35
Tue	26	41	49	57	56	61	64	59	61	56	62	73	77	75	68	55	70
Wed	27	34	50	52	58	59	64	59	60	60	61	74	81	78	67	57	68
Thu	26	34	46	54	61	60	65	63	64	62	68	75	79	76	70	62	70
Fri	41	40	47	51	54	55	63	62	59	59	67	75	73	64	58	56	53
Sat	27	26	33	34	38	55	53	56	56	58	58	60	65	65	67	60	60
Sun	27	25	26	28	34	36	52	50	52	54	56	61	65	64	62	60	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Union City to Brooklyn (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (17 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Union City 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 Union City to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Union City to Brooklyn?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 26 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Union City to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	36	45	53	55	59	59	55	56	55	56	72	77	72	56	48	35
Tue	26	41	49	57	56	61	64	59	61	56	62	73	77	75	68	55	70
Wed	27	34	50	52	58	59	64	59	60	60	61	74	81	78	67	57	68
Thu	26	34	46	54	61	60	65	63	64	62	68	75	79	76	70	62	70
Fri	41	40	47	51	54	55	63	62	59	59	67	75	73	64	58	56	53
Sat	27	26	33	34	38	55	53	56	56	58	58	60	65	65	67	60	60
Sun	27	25	26	28	34	36	52	50	52	54	56	61	65	64	62	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	36	45	53	55	59	59	55	56	55	56	72	77	72	56	48	35
Tue	26	41	49	57	56	61	64	59	61	56	62	73	77	75	68	55	70
Wed	27	34	50	52	58	59	64	59	60	60	61	74	81	78	67	57	68
Thu	26	34	46	54	61	60	65	63	64	62	68	75	79	76	70	62	70
Fri	41	40	47	51	54	55	63	62	59	59	67	75	73	64	58	56	53
Sat	27	26	33	34	38	55	53	56	56	58	58	60	65	65	67	60	60
Sun	27	25	26	28	34	36	52	50	52	54	56	61	65	64	62	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	36	45	53	55	59	59	55	56	55	56	72	77	72	56	48	35
Tue	26	41	49	57	56	61	64	59	61	56	62	73	77	75	68	55	70
Wed	27	34	50	52	58	59	64	59	60	60	61	74	81	78	67	57	68
Thu	26	34	46	54	61	60	65	63	64	62	68	75	79	76	70	62	70
Fri	41	40	47	51	54	55	63	62	59	59	67	75	73	64	58	56	53
Sat	27	26	33	34	38	55	53	56	56	58	58	60	65	65	67	60	60
Sun	27	25	26	28	34	36	52	50	52	54	56	61	65	64	62	60	57