Best Time to Drive from Bayside to Jersey City

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Bayside to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (125 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (12 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bayside to central Jersey City 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 Bayside to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bayside to Jersey City?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 40 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Jersey City?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

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