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.

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 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to West New York

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 23 to 62 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 West New York 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 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	32	40	49	60	61	66	69	61	63	59	63	77	86	79	62	54	42
Tue	31	48	55	65	64	66	70	65	66	62	65	77	86	85	75	64	76
Wed	32	44	55	58	64	66	68	67	65	64	66	80	89	84	72	64	72
Thu	31	43	50	62	68	68	73	72	71	69	74	84	88	84	73	66	73
Fri	49	47	49	55	59	59	70	71	67	67	76	82	82	73	64	63	61
Sat	37	32	34	47	42	50	59	65	63	63	67	67	70	72	75	68	68
Sun	32	29	31	34	41	42	50	54	57	56	61	68	71	67	65	68	62

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 89 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 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West New York to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	40	49	60	61	66	69	61	63	59	63	77	86	79	62	54	42
Tue	31	48	55	65	64	66	70	65	66	62	65	77	86	85	75	64	76
Wed	32	44	55	58	64	66	68	67	65	64	66	80	89	84	72	64	72
Thu	31	43	50	62	68	68	73	72	71	69	74	84	88	84	73	66	73
Fri	49	47	49	55	59	59	70	71	67	67	76	82	82	73	64	63	61
Sat	37	32	34	47	42	50	59	65	63	63	67	67	70	72	75	68	68
Sun	32	29	31	34	41	42	50	54	57	56	61	68	71	67	65	68	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	40	49	60	61	66	69	61	63	59	63	77	86	79	62	54	42
Tue	31	48	55	65	64	66	70	65	66	62	65	77	86	85	75	64	76
Wed	32	44	55	58	64	66	68	67	65	64	66	80	89	84	72	64	72
Thu	31	43	50	62	68	68	73	72	71	69	74	84	88	84	73	66	73
Fri	49	47	49	55	59	59	70	71	67	67	76	82	82	73	64	63	61
Sat	37	32	34	47	42	50	59	65	63	63	67	67	70	72	75	68	68
Sun	32	29	31	34	41	42	50	54	57	56	61	68	71	67	65	68	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	40	49	60	61	66	69	61	63	59	63	77	86	79	62	54	42
Tue	31	48	55	65	64	66	70	65	66	62	65	77	86	85	75	64	76
Wed	32	44	55	58	64	66	68	67	65	64	66	80	89	84	72	64	72
Thu	31	43	50	62	68	68	73	72	71	69	74	84	88	84	73	66	73
Fri	49	47	49	55	59	59	70	71	67	67	76	82	82	73	64	63	61
Sat	37	32	34	47	42	50	59	65	63	63	67	67	70	72	75	68	68
Sun	32	29	31	34	41	42	50	54	57	56	61	68	71	67	65	68	62