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	44	71	93	91	79	66	63	58	55	54	67	70	76	70	56	46	44
Tue	46	75	107	103	92	76	67	59	54	56	64	70	74	75	58	47	45
Wed	45	70	95	100	93	77	70	61	59	60	71	73	80	78	60	49	45
Thu	45	69	88	92	87	75	74	67	63	64	73	79	88	85	70	53	46
Fri	44	63	80	73	65	56	61	62	64	77	93	102	98	88	69	53	48
Sat	41	41	43	47	52	61	72	77	78	80	77	72	78	72	65	61	55
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	47	59	76	81	86	83	81	80	81	77	71	64

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 107 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (86 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 57 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 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 44 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westfield to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	71	93	91	79	66	63	58	55	54	67	70	76	70	56	46	44
Tue	46	75	107	103	92	76	67	59	54	56	64	70	74	75	58	47	45
Wed	45	70	95	100	93	77	70	61	59	60	71	73	80	78	60	49	45
Thu	45	69	88	92	87	75	74	67	63	64	73	79	88	85	70	53	46
Fri	44	63	80	73	65	56	61	62	64	77	93	102	98	88	69	53	48
Sat	41	41	43	47	52	61	72	77	78	80	77	72	78	72	65	61	55
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	47	59	76	81	86	83	81	80	81	77	71	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	71	93	91	79	66	63	58	55	54	67	70	76	70	56	46	44
Tue	46	75	107	103	92	76	67	59	54	56	64	70	74	75	58	47	45
Wed	45	70	95	100	93	77	70	61	59	60	71	73	80	78	60	49	45
Thu	45	69	88	92	87	75	74	67	63	64	73	79	88	85	70	53	46
Fri	44	63	80	73	65	56	61	62	64	77	93	102	98	88	69	53	48
Sat	41	41	43	47	52	61	72	77	78	80	77	72	78	72	65	61	55
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	47	59	76	81	86	83	81	80	81	77	71	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	71	93	91	79	66	63	58	55	54	67	70	76	70	56	46	44
Tue	46	75	107	103	92	76	67	59	54	56	64	70	74	75	58	47	45
Wed	45	70	95	100	93	77	70	61	59	60	71	73	80	78	60	49	45
Thu	45	69	88	92	87	75	74	67	63	64	73	79	88	85	70	53	46
Fri	44	63	80	73	65	56	61	62	64	77	93	102	98	88	69	53	48
Sat	41	41	43	47	52	61	72	77	78	80	77	72	78	72	65	61	55
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	47	59	76	81	86	83	81	80	81	77	71	64