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.

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 80 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 4:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Union City

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 17 to 46 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Union City to central Brooklyn along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	27	34	44	52	54	58	61	55	57	55	57	72	78	73	57	48	35
Tue	26	42	47	56	56	59	62	59	61	57	60	70	76	76	66	55	70
Wed	27	35	49	51	57	57	61	59	60	60	61	73	80	76	66	58	68
Thu	26	35	44	54	59	60	66	63	64	64	66	75	78	74	67	59	64
Fri	45	39	46	50	53	54	62	63	60	60	66	73	72	64	56	56	55
Sat	30	26	28	38	36	42	54	59	59	59	61	60	64	65	68	60	60
Sun	27	25	26	28	33	34	44	48	50	50	55	61	65	62	59	59	57

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 80 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 80 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 80 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Union City (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	27	34	44	52	54	58	61	55	57	55	57	72	78	73	57	48	35
Tue	26	42	47	56	56	59	62	59	61	57	60	70	76	76	66	55	70
Wed	27	35	49	51	57	57	61	59	60	60	61	73	80	76	66	58	68
Thu	26	35	44	54	59	60	66	63	64	64	66	75	78	74	67	59	64
Fri	45	39	46	50	53	54	62	63	60	60	66	73	72	64	56	56	55
Sat	30	26	28	38	36	42	54	59	59	59	61	60	64	65	68	60	60
Sun	27	25	26	28	33	34	44	48	50	50	55	61	65	62	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	44	52	54	58	61	55	57	55	57	72	78	73	57	48	35
Tue	26	42	47	56	56	59	62	59	61	57	60	70	76	76	66	55	70
Wed	27	35	49	51	57	57	61	59	60	60	61	73	80	76	66	58	68
Thu	26	35	44	54	59	60	66	63	64	64	66	75	78	74	67	59	64
Fri	45	39	46	50	53	54	62	63	60	60	66	73	72	64	56	56	55
Sat	30	26	28	38	36	42	54	59	59	59	61	60	64	65	68	60	60
Sun	27	25	26	28	33	34	44	48	50	50	55	61	65	62	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	44	52	54	58	61	55	57	55	57	72	78	73	57	48	35
Tue	26	42	47	56	56	59	62	59	61	57	60	70	76	76	66	55	70
Wed	27	35	49	51	57	57	61	59	60	60	61	73	80	76	66	58	68
Thu	26	35	44	54	59	60	66	63	64	64	66	75	78	74	67	59	64
Fri	45	39	46	50	53	54	62	63	60	60	66	73	72	64	56	56	55
Sat	30	26	28	38	36	42	54	59	59	59	61	60	64	65	68	60	60
Sun	27	25	26	28	33	34	44	48	50	50	55	61	65	62	59	59	57