Best Time to Drive from Dix Hills 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 Dix Hills 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	89	145	170	143	123	167	158	170	145	157	147	160	151	150	137	110	140
Tue	105	167	168	155	155	178	179	171	149	160	145	152	159	172	154	112	108
Wed	107	175	196	177	162	186	181	172	147	154	159	162	161	164	157	117	126
Thu	110	159	171	159	164	193	176	157	155	153	149	145	174	174	160	122	111
Fri	94	161	165	154	131	146	149	159	159	173	171	171	174	174	153	141	131
Sat	90	95	89	100	112	124	123	131	131	131	142	170	161	166	159	145	145
Sun	125	94	87	82	91	106	116	127	120	129	135	145	148	156	161	141	146

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Dix Hills to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 196 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 161 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (180 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (30 to 97 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dix Hills 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 Dix Hills to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 196 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Dix Hills to Jersey City?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 89 to 196 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 161 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dix Hills to Jersey City?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 196 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	145	170	143	123	167	158	170	145	157	147	160	151	150	137	110	140
Tue	105	167	168	155	155	178	179	171	149	160	145	152	159	172	154	112	108
Wed	107	175	196	177	162	186	181	172	147	154	159	162	161	164	157	117	126
Thu	110	159	171	159	164	193	176	157	155	153	149	145	174	174	160	122	111
Fri	94	161	165	154	131	146	149	159	159	173	171	171	174	174	153	141	131
Sat	90	95	89	100	112	124	123	131	131	131	142	170	161	166	159	145	145
Sun	125	94	87	82	91	106	116	127	120	129	135	145	148	156	161	141	146

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	145	170	143	123	167	158	170	145	157	147	160	151	150	137	110	140
Tue	105	167	168	155	155	178	179	171	149	160	145	152	159	172	154	112	108
Wed	107	175	196	177	162	186	181	172	147	154	159	162	161	164	157	117	126
Thu	110	159	171	159	164	193	176	157	155	153	149	145	174	174	160	122	111
Fri	94	161	165	154	131	146	149	159	159	173	171	171	174	174	153	141	131
Sat	90	95	89	100	112	124	123	131	131	131	142	170	161	166	159	145	145
Sun	125	94	87	82	91	106	116	127	120	129	135	145	148	156	161	141	146

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	145	170	143	123	167	158	170	145	157	147	160	151	150	137	110	140
Tue	105	167	168	155	155	178	179	171	149	160	145	152	159	172	154	112	108
Wed	107	175	196	177	162	186	181	172	147	154	159	162	161	164	157	117	126
Thu	110	159	171	159	164	193	176	157	155	153	149	145	174	174	160	122	111
Fri	94	161	165	154	131	146	149	159	159	173	171	171	174	174	153	141	131
Sat	90	95	89	100	112	124	123	131	131	131	142	170	161	166	159	145	145
Sun	125	94	87	82	91	106	116	127	120	129	135	145	148	156	161	141	146