Best Time to Drive from East Harlem 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 East Harlem 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	28	31	38	50	60	56	47	46	45	43	52	59	57	52	42	41	43
Tue	28	30	41	50	53	60	53	51	51	50	56	74	72	64	58	52	47
Wed	27	30	40	55	55	57	53	50	51	53	65	82	76	72	58	51	49
Thu	27	30	39	56	55	65	63	56	59	60	68	80	74	74	70	61	53
Fri	27	31	37	46	47	50	48	53	52	54	63	71	69	65	57	55	51
Sat	33	29	29	33	39	43	44	44	43	48	48	61	65	63	64	61	56
Sun	30	29	30	31	35	36	40	39	42	40	48	56	57	54	51	50	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from East Harlem to Jersey City (via FDR Drive South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (17 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Harlem 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 East Harlem to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Harlem to Jersey City?

The 14-mile drive usually takes 27 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Harlem to Jersey City?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	38	50	60	56	47	46	45	43	52	59	57	52	42	41	43
Tue	28	30	41	50	53	60	53	51	51	50	56	74	72	64	58	52	47
Wed	27	30	40	55	55	57	53	50	51	53	65	82	76	72	58	51	49
Thu	27	30	39	56	55	65	63	56	59	60	68	80	74	74	70	61	53
Fri	27	31	37	46	47	50	48	53	52	54	63	71	69	65	57	55	51
Sat	33	29	29	33	39	43	44	44	43	48	48	61	65	63	64	61	56
Sun	30	29	30	31	35	36	40	39	42	40	48	56	57	54	51	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	38	50	60	56	47	46	45	43	52	59	57	52	42	41	43
Tue	28	30	41	50	53	60	53	51	51	50	56	74	72	64	58	52	47
Wed	27	30	40	55	55	57	53	50	51	53	65	82	76	72	58	51	49
Thu	27	30	39	56	55	65	63	56	59	60	68	80	74	74	70	61	53
Fri	27	31	37	46	47	50	48	53	52	54	63	71	69	65	57	55	51
Sat	33	29	29	33	39	43	44	44	43	48	48	61	65	63	64	61	56
Sun	30	29	30	31	35	36	40	39	42	40	48	56	57	54	51	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	38	50	60	56	47	46	45	43	52	59	57	52	42	41	43
Tue	28	30	41	50	53	60	53	51	51	50	56	74	72	64	58	52	47
Wed	27	30	40	55	55	57	53	50	51	53	65	82	76	72	58	51	49
Thu	27	30	39	56	55	65	63	56	59	60	68	80	74	74	70	61	53
Fri	27	31	37	46	47	50	48	53	52	54	63	71	69	65	57	55	51
Sat	33	29	29	33	39	43	44	44	43	48	48	61	65	63	64	61	56
Sun	30	29	30	31	35	36	40	39	42	40	48	56	57	54	51	50	44