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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Bayside to Jersey City 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	40	61	87	111	103	72	68	78	69	70	107	115	110	101	82	73	60
Tue	47	98	115	115	107	108	88	82	91	83	103	119	97	87	73	99	75
Wed	48	81	110	112	112	104	92	83	96	74	90	109	103	87	72	69	73
Thu	46	95	113	111	106	102	99	93	70	83	87	97	98	79	72	76	66
Fri	44	79	105	111	109	86	76	79	91	97	116	107	107	94	86	79	70
Sat	81	56	47	50	56	57	63	61	76	77	82	92	110	95	94	96	96
Sun	124	86	54	46	45	47	51	55	66	65	74	102	104	79	84	92	79

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 119 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (124 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (13 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 119 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 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Jersey City?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	61	87	111	103	72	68	78	69	70	107	115	110	101	82	73	60
Tue	47	98	115	115	107	108	88	82	91	83	103	119	97	87	73	99	75
Wed	48	81	110	112	112	104	92	83	96	74	90	109	103	87	72	69	73
Thu	46	95	113	111	106	102	99	93	70	83	87	97	98	79	72	76	66
Fri	44	79	105	111	109	86	76	79	91	97	116	107	107	94	86	79	70
Sat	81	56	47	50	56	57	63	61	76	77	82	92	110	95	94	96	96
Sun	124	86	54	46	45	47	51	55	66	65	74	102	104	79	84	92	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	61	87	111	103	72	68	78	69	70	107	115	110	101	82	73	60
Tue	47	98	115	115	107	108	88	82	91	83	103	119	97	87	73	99	75
Wed	48	81	110	112	112	104	92	83	96	74	90	109	103	87	72	69	73
Thu	46	95	113	111	106	102	99	93	70	83	87	97	98	79	72	76	66
Fri	44	79	105	111	109	86	76	79	91	97	116	107	107	94	86	79	70
Sat	81	56	47	50	56	57	63	61	76	77	82	92	110	95	94	96	96
Sun	124	86	54	46	45	47	51	55	66	65	74	102	104	79	84	92	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	61	87	111	103	72	68	78	69	70	107	115	110	101	82	73	60
Tue	47	98	115	115	107	108	88	82	91	83	103	119	97	87	73	99	75
Wed	48	81	110	112	112	104	92	83	96	74	90	109	103	87	72	69	73
Thu	46	95	113	111	106	102	99	93	70	83	87	97	98	79	72	76	66
Fri	44	79	105	111	109	86	76	79	91	97	116	107	107	94	86	79	70
Sat	81	56	47	50	56	57	63	61	76	77	82	92	110	95	94	96	96
Sun	124	86	54	46	45	47	51	55	66	65	74	102	104	79	84	92	79