Best Time to Drive from Commack 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 48-mile drive from Commack to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 204 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 172 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (186 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (34 to 110 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Commack 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 Commack to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 204 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 97 to 204 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 172 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Commack to Jersey City?

Leaving around 10 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 204 minutes.

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