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	52	60	58	47	46	45	44	52	60	55	53	42	43	43
Tue	28	31	40	50	52	62	54	50	51	51	54	72	72	66	55	54	46
Wed	27	30	39	56	56	59	54	49	51	52	65	86	74	69	58	50	49
Thu	27	30	40	56	56	58	58	56	59	61	69	80	77	75	70	60	53
Fri	28	30	36	48	47	53	48	54	51	55	60	69	67	65	58	57	49
Sat	31	29	30	33	40	41	42	45	42	48	47	59	63	60	59	57	52
Sun	30	29	30	31	36	38	42	42	44	40	50	56	57	54	50	52	43

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 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (18 to 55 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 6 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 86 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 86 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 86 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	52	60	58	47	46	45	44	52	60	55	53	42	43	43
Tue	28	31	40	50	52	62	54	50	51	51	54	72	72	66	55	54	46
Wed	27	30	39	56	56	59	54	49	51	52	65	86	74	69	58	50	49
Thu	27	30	40	56	56	58	58	56	59	61	69	80	77	75	70	60	53
Fri	28	30	36	48	47	53	48	54	51	55	60	69	67	65	58	57	49
Sat	31	29	30	33	40	41	42	45	42	48	47	59	63	60	59	57	52
Sun	30	29	30	31	36	38	42	42	44	40	50	56	57	54	50	52	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	38	52	60	58	47	46	45	44	52	60	55	53	42	43	43
Tue	28	31	40	50	52	62	54	50	51	51	54	72	72	66	55	54	46
Wed	27	30	39	56	56	59	54	49	51	52	65	86	74	69	58	50	49
Thu	27	30	40	56	56	58	58	56	59	61	69	80	77	75	70	60	53
Fri	28	30	36	48	47	53	48	54	51	55	60	69	67	65	58	57	49
Sat	31	29	30	33	40	41	42	45	42	48	47	59	63	60	59	57	52
Sun	30	29	30	31	36	38	42	42	44	40	50	56	57	54	50	52	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	38	52	60	58	47	46	45	44	52	60	55	53	42	43	43
Tue	28	31	40	50	52	62	54	50	51	51	54	72	72	66	55	54	46
Wed	27	30	39	56	56	59	54	49	51	52	65	86	74	69	58	50	49
Thu	27	30	40	56	56	58	58	56	59	61	69	80	77	75	70	60	53
Fri	28	30	36	48	47	53	48	54	51	55	60	69	67	65	58	57	49
Sat	31	29	30	33	40	41	42	45	42	48	47	59	63	60	59	57	52
Sun	30	29	30	31	36	38	42	42	44	40	50	56	57	54	50	52	43