Best Time to Drive from Westfield 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 Westfield 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	45	66	85	84	75	62	64	63	56	56	68	71	77	68	54	46	44
Tue	46	72	101	100	90	73	69	63	54	56	63	70	73	73	59	49	45
Wed	45	66	85	93	91	75	72	60	60	62	72	74	80	77	60	50	46
Thu	45	64	79	84	81	71	70	67	61	62	72	79	86	85	70	53	46
Fri	44	59	72	69	62	56	61	63	68	75	97	101	97	86	69	53	49
Sat	40	41	42	45	49	59	71	78	85	82	75	71	76	71	63	58	53
Sun	41	41	40	42	43	47	58	75	78	88	84	81	78	78	72	68	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Westfield to Brooklyn (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (22 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westfield 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 Westfield to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Westfield to Brooklyn?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 44 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westfield to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	66	85	84	75	62	64	63	56	56	68	71	77	68	54	46	44
Tue	46	72	101	100	90	73	69	63	54	56	63	70	73	73	59	49	45
Wed	45	66	85	93	91	75	72	60	60	62	72	74	80	77	60	50	46
Thu	45	64	79	84	81	71	70	67	61	62	72	79	86	85	70	53	46
Fri	44	59	72	69	62	56	61	63	68	75	97	101	97	86	69	53	49
Sat	40	41	42	45	49	59	71	78	85	82	75	71	76	71	63	58	53
Sun	41	41	40	42	43	47	58	75	78	88	84	81	78	78	72	68	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	66	85	84	75	62	64	63	56	56	68	71	77	68	54	46	44
Tue	46	72	101	100	90	73	69	63	54	56	63	70	73	73	59	49	45
Wed	45	66	85	93	91	75	72	60	60	62	72	74	80	77	60	50	46
Thu	45	64	79	84	81	71	70	67	61	62	72	79	86	85	70	53	46
Fri	44	59	72	69	62	56	61	63	68	75	97	101	97	86	69	53	49
Sat	40	41	42	45	49	59	71	78	85	82	75	71	76	71	63	58	53
Sun	41	41	40	42	43	47	58	75	78	88	84	81	78	78	72	68	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	66	85	84	75	62	64	63	56	56	68	71	77	68	54	46	44
Tue	46	72	101	100	90	73	69	63	54	56	63	70	73	73	59	49	45
Wed	45	66	85	93	91	75	72	60	60	62	72	74	80	77	60	50	46
Thu	45	64	79	84	81	71	70	67	61	62	72	79	86	85	70	53	46
Fri	44	59	72	69	62	56	61	63	68	75	97	101	97	86	69	53	49
Sat	40	41	42	45	49	59	71	78	85	82	75	71	76	71	63	58	53
Sun	41	41	40	42	43	47	58	75	78	88	84	81	78	78	72	68	62