Best Time to Drive from Clifton to Jamaica

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 Clifton to Jamaica 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	57	141	146	137	130	127	123	107	105	98	107	115	117	111	89	66	68
Tue	52	125	141	132	140	133	130	120	106	114	114	115	118	121	88	77	81
Wed	54	118	136	131	133	128	114	95	103	106	109	111	125	112	100	82	70
Thu	57	123	138	133	134	131	127	112	110	106	141	138	141	133	118	97	89
Fri	54	112	134	133	126	121	112	101	101	125	140	148	141	138	132	117	79
Sat	52	48	60	72	83	108	128	134	137	144	148	141	141	136	136	130	127
Sun	57	55	57	58	62	87	133	144	144	149	152	150	145	147	142	135	127

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Clifton to Jamaica (via I-95 East and I-678 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (152 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (24 to 85 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Clifton to central Jamaica 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 Clifton to Jamaica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Clifton to Jamaica?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 52 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Clifton to Jamaica?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	141	146	137	130	127	123	107	105	98	107	115	117	111	89	66	68
Tue	52	125	141	132	140	133	130	120	106	114	114	115	118	121	88	77	81
Wed	54	118	136	131	133	128	114	95	103	106	109	111	125	112	100	82	70
Thu	57	123	138	133	134	131	127	112	110	106	141	138	141	133	118	97	89
Fri	54	112	134	133	126	121	112	101	101	125	140	148	141	138	132	117	79
Sat	52	48	60	72	83	108	128	134	137	144	148	141	141	136	136	130	127
Sun	57	55	57	58	62	87	133	144	144	149	152	150	145	147	142	135	127

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	141	146	137	130	127	123	107	105	98	107	115	117	111	89	66	68
Tue	52	125	141	132	140	133	130	120	106	114	114	115	118	121	88	77	81
Wed	54	118	136	131	133	128	114	95	103	106	109	111	125	112	100	82	70
Thu	57	123	138	133	134	131	127	112	110	106	141	138	141	133	118	97	89
Fri	54	112	134	133	126	121	112	101	101	125	140	148	141	138	132	117	79
Sat	52	48	60	72	83	108	128	134	137	144	148	141	141	136	136	130	127
Sun	57	55	57	58	62	87	133	144	144	149	152	150	145	147	142	135	127

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	141	146	137	130	127	123	107	105	98	107	115	117	111	89	66	68
Tue	52	125	141	132	140	133	130	120	106	114	114	115	118	121	88	77	81
Wed	54	118	136	131	133	128	114	95	103	106	109	111	125	112	100	82	70
Thu	57	123	138	133	134	131	127	112	110	106	141	138	141	133	118	97	89
Fri	54	112	134	133	126	121	112	101	101	125	140	148	141	138	132	117	79
Sat	52	48	60	72	83	108	128	134	137	144	148	141	141	136	136	130	127
Sun	57	55	57	58	62	87	133	144	144	149	152	150	145	147	142	135	127