Best Time to Drive from Copiague 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.

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On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Copiague to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 212 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 176 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (191 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (33 to 105 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Copiague 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 Copiague to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 212 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 95 to 212 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 176 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Copiague to Jersey City?

Leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 212 minutes.

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