Best Time to Drive from West Babylon to Edison

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 West Babylon to Edison 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	140	134	130	135	127	121	118	116	124	152	151	160	149	144	146	136	121
Tue	99	121	128	143	139	114	137	131	136	172	167	167	162	151	149	122	121
Wed	104	125	130	136	145	119	119	116	118	147	156	169	157	150	146	142	140
Thu	127	127	137	140	123	118	118	120	129	160	175	166	157	142	133	120	113
Fri	102	117	122	121	132	144	150	163	192	194	193	187	173	161	153	146	143
Sat	107	97	98	109	113	137	113	129	148	147	136	131	147	149	143	149	144
Sun	105	101	103	125	136	122	136	144	146	144	146	149	147	138	143	133	131

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from West Babylon to Edison (via NY-440 South and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 99 minutes and up to 197 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 139 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (150 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (31 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Babylon to central Edison 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 West Babylon to Edison?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 197 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Babylon to Edison?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 99 to 197 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 139 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Babylon to Edison?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 197 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	140	134	130	135	127	121	118	116	124	152	151	160	149	144	146	136	121
Tue	99	121	128	143	139	114	137	131	136	172	167	167	162	151	149	122	121
Wed	104	125	130	136	145	119	119	116	118	147	156	169	157	150	146	142	140
Thu	127	127	137	140	123	118	118	120	129	160	175	166	157	142	133	120	113
Fri	102	117	122	121	132	144	150	163	192	194	193	187	173	161	153	146	143
Sat	107	97	98	109	113	137	113	129	148	147	136	131	147	149	143	149	144
Sun	105	101	103	125	136	122	136	144	146	144	146	149	147	138	143	133	131

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	140	134	130	135	127	121	118	116	124	152	151	160	149	144	146	136	121
Tue	99	121	128	143	139	114	137	131	136	172	167	167	162	151	149	122	121
Wed	104	125	130	136	145	119	119	116	118	147	156	169	157	150	146	142	140
Thu	127	127	137	140	123	118	118	120	129	160	175	166	157	142	133	120	113
Fri	102	117	122	121	132	144	150	163	192	194	193	187	173	161	153	146	143
Sat	107	97	98	109	113	137	113	129	148	147	136	131	147	149	143	149	144
Sun	105	101	103	125	136	122	136	144	146	144	146	149	147	138	143	133	131

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	140	134	130	135	127	121	118	116	124	152	151	160	149	144	146	136	121
Tue	99	121	128	143	139	114	137	131	136	172	167	167	162	151	149	122	121
Wed	104	125	130	136	145	119	119	116	118	147	156	169	157	150	146	142	140
Thu	127	127	137	140	123	118	118	120	129	160	175	166	157	142	133	120	113
Fri	102	117	122	121	132	144	150	163	192	194	193	187	173	161	153	146	143
Sat	107	97	98	109	113	137	113	129	148	147	136	131	147	149	143	149	144
Sun	105	101	103	125	136	122	136	144	146	144	146	149	147	138	143	133	131