Best Time to Drive from East New York 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 New York 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	36	44	55	78	66	61	63	61	60	58	64	83	96	87	56	51	55
Tue	35	44	69	95	80	74	73	73	70	61	63	115	122	101	62	58	60
Wed	34	45	70	90	78	68	74	77	68	65	71	104	104	91	62	57	61
Thu	35	44	58	97	95	84	85	77	73	75	84	115	121	98	71	59	63
Fri	38	45	57	62	62	74	72	71	82	102	114	121	122	94	73	59	56
Sat	35	37	41	53	57	70	84	80	83	80	76	68	79	72	64	66	64
Sun	34	35	38	40	47	49	52	71	74	73	65	63	68	61	56	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from East New York to Jersey City (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (23 to 77 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York 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 New York to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 34 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Jersey City?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

More drives

Jersey City to East New York (return trip) · East New York to The Bronx · East New York to Newark · East New York to Yonkers

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	55	78	66	61	63	61	60	58	64	83	96	87	56	51	55
Tue	35	44	69	95	80	74	73	73	70	61	63	115	122	101	62	58	60
Wed	34	45	70	90	78	68	74	77	68	65	71	104	104	91	62	57	61
Thu	35	44	58	97	95	84	85	77	73	75	84	115	121	98	71	59	63
Fri	38	45	57	62	62	74	72	71	82	102	114	121	122	94	73	59	56
Sat	35	37	41	53	57	70	84	80	83	80	76	68	79	72	64	66	64
Sun	34	35	38	40	47	49	52	71	74	73	65	63	68	61	56	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	55	78	66	61	63	61	60	58	64	83	96	87	56	51	55
Tue	35	44	69	95	80	74	73	73	70	61	63	115	122	101	62	58	60
Wed	34	45	70	90	78	68	74	77	68	65	71	104	104	91	62	57	61
Thu	35	44	58	97	95	84	85	77	73	75	84	115	121	98	71	59	63
Fri	38	45	57	62	62	74	72	71	82	102	114	121	122	94	73	59	56
Sat	35	37	41	53	57	70	84	80	83	80	76	68	79	72	64	66	64
Sun	34	35	38	40	47	49	52	71	74	73	65	63	68	61	56	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	55	78	66	61	63	61	60	58	64	83	96	87	56	51	55
Tue	35	44	69	95	80	74	73	73	70	61	63	115	122	101	62	58	60
Wed	34	45	70	90	78	68	74	77	68	65	71	104	104	91	62	57	61
Thu	35	44	58	97	95	84	85	77	73	75	84	115	121	98	71	59	63
Fri	38	45	57	62	62	74	72	71	82	102	114	121	122	94	73	59	56
Sat	35	37	41	53	57	70	84	80	83	80	76	68	79	72	64	66	64
Sun	34	35	38	40	47	49	52	71	74	73	65	63	68	61	56	59	56