Best Time to Drive from West New York 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 West New York 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	31	41	51	60	62	67	66	61	61	59	62	77	86	78	62	54	43
Tue	31	48	55	66	64	68	70	65	67	61	67	81	86	84	76	63	75
Wed	32	46	55	59	65	67	71	66	66	65	66	81	90	87	74	64	73
Thu	31	43	52	61	70	68	74	71	71	68	75	84	90	85	77	69	76
Fri	45	47	52	56	61	62	68	68	67	66	77	83	82	73	65	63	60
Sat	32	30	45	42	45	60	59	63	61	63	64	67	72	71	74	68	68
Sun	32	29	30	34	41	45	56	56	59	60	62	67	71	70	68	67	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from West New York to Brooklyn (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (23 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West New York 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 West New York to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West New York to Brooklyn?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 31 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West New York to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

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Brooklyn to West New York (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	31	41	51	60	62	67	66	61	61	59	62	77	86	78	62	54	43
Tue	31	48	55	66	64	68	70	65	67	61	67	81	86	84	76	63	75
Wed	32	46	55	59	65	67	71	66	66	65	66	81	90	87	74	64	73
Thu	31	43	52	61	70	68	74	71	71	68	75	84	90	85	77	69	76
Fri	45	47	52	56	61	62	68	68	67	66	77	83	82	73	65	63	60
Sat	32	30	45	42	45	60	59	63	61	63	64	67	72	71	74	68	68
Sun	32	29	30	34	41	45	56	56	59	60	62	67	71	70	68	67	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	51	60	62	67	66	61	61	59	62	77	86	78	62	54	43
Tue	31	48	55	66	64	68	70	65	67	61	67	81	86	84	76	63	75
Wed	32	46	55	59	65	67	71	66	66	65	66	81	90	87	74	64	73
Thu	31	43	52	61	70	68	74	71	71	68	75	84	90	85	77	69	76
Fri	45	47	52	56	61	62	68	68	67	66	77	83	82	73	65	63	60
Sat	32	30	45	42	45	60	59	63	61	63	64	67	72	71	74	68	68
Sun	32	29	30	34	41	45	56	56	59	60	62	67	71	70	68	67	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	51	60	62	67	66	61	61	59	62	77	86	78	62	54	43
Tue	31	48	55	66	64	68	70	65	67	61	67	81	86	84	76	63	75
Wed	32	46	55	59	65	67	71	66	66	65	66	81	90	87	74	64	73
Thu	31	43	52	61	70	68	74	71	71	68	75	84	90	85	77	69	76
Fri	45	47	52	56	61	62	68	68	67	66	77	83	82	73	65	63	60
Sat	32	30	45	42	45	60	59	63	61	63	64	67	72	71	74	68	68
Sun	32	29	30	34	41	45	56	56	59	60	62	67	71	70	68	67	62