Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn 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.

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Brooklyn to Jersey City (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Jersey City to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 12 to 42 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 Brooklyn to central Jersey City 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 Brooklyn 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	26	29	35	56	48	40	40	40	39	39	43	48	57	62	39	32	35
Tue	25	29	38	68	61	48	49	49	47	42	41	72	89	91	42	35	39
Wed	24	28	42	64	60	46	46	50	45	42	49	59	73	73	44	35	40
Thu	22	29	38	62	75	50	61	57	47	46	54	79	85	78	51	36	42
Fri	22	29	36	42	42	45	47	49	53	74	87	88	89	77	50	42	35
Sat	24	26	28	35	36	39	54	56	59	55	51	48	49	48	40	41	41
Sun	23	22	28	27	31	32	33	41	43	46	42	38	42	39	36	35	34

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 Brooklyn to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 22 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Jersey City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	35	56	48	40	40	40	39	39	43	48	57	62	39	32	35
Tue	25	29	38	68	61	48	49	49	47	42	41	72	89	91	42	35	39
Wed	24	28	42	64	60	46	46	50	45	42	49	59	73	73	44	35	40
Thu	22	29	38	62	75	50	61	57	47	46	54	79	85	78	51	36	42
Fri	22	29	36	42	42	45	47	49	53	74	87	88	89	77	50	42	35
Sat	24	26	28	35	36	39	54	56	59	55	51	48	49	48	40	41	41
Sun	23	22	28	27	31	32	33	41	43	46	42	38	42	39	36	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	35	56	48	40	40	40	39	39	43	48	57	62	39	32	35
Tue	25	29	38	68	61	48	49	49	47	42	41	72	89	91	42	35	39
Wed	24	28	42	64	60	46	46	50	45	42	49	59	73	73	44	35	40
Thu	22	29	38	62	75	50	61	57	47	46	54	79	85	78	51	36	42
Fri	22	29	36	42	42	45	47	49	53	74	87	88	89	77	50	42	35
Sat	24	26	28	35	36	39	54	56	59	55	51	48	49	48	40	41	41
Sun	23	22	28	27	31	32	33	41	43	46	42	38	42	39	36	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	35	56	48	40	40	40	39	39	43	48	57	62	39	32	35
Tue	25	29	38	68	61	48	49	49	47	42	41	72	89	91	42	35	39
Wed	24	28	42	64	60	46	46	50	45	42	49	59	73	73	44	35	40
Thu	22	29	38	62	75	50	61	57	47	46	54	79	85	78	51	36	42
Fri	22	29	36	42	42	45	47	49	53	74	87	88	89	77	50	42	35
Sat	24	26	28	35	36	39	54	56	59	55	51	48	49	48	40	41	41
Sun	23	22	28	27	31	32	33	41	43	46	42	38	42	39	36	35	34