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	35	45	63	80	68	64	64	60	60	58	64	89	104	91	55	51	54
Tue	35	44	70	93	88	77	70	72	68	61	64	114	122	104	63	58	58
Wed	34	46	73	92	82	70	76	74	66	63	67	108	115	92	63	58	62
Thu	35	45	67	100	95	82	90	77	72	75	83	119	122	102	72	60	63
Fri	36	46	58	64	64	73	70	70	78	99	113	121	121	97	74	59	54
Sat	36	36	41	50	53	67	76	74	71	78	70	68	78	68	64	66	64
Sun	35	35	37	40	46	49	54	75	78	79	68	66	69	63	58	59	55

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 123 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (79 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 76 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 123 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 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 123 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 · East New York to Washington Heights · East New York to Stamford · East New York to North Stamford · East New York to Edison · East New York to Norwalk · East New York to Greenburgh · East New York to Clifton · East New York to East Norwalk

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	63	80	68	64	64	60	60	58	64	89	104	91	55	51	54
Tue	35	44	70	93	88	77	70	72	68	61	64	114	122	104	63	58	58
Wed	34	46	73	92	82	70	76	74	66	63	67	108	115	92	63	58	62
Thu	35	45	67	100	95	82	90	77	72	75	83	119	122	102	72	60	63
Fri	36	46	58	64	64	73	70	70	78	99	113	121	121	97	74	59	54
Sat	36	36	41	50	53	67	76	74	71	78	70	68	78	68	64	66	64
Sun	35	35	37	40	46	49	54	75	78	79	68	66	69	63	58	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	63	80	68	64	64	60	60	58	64	89	104	91	55	51	54
Tue	35	44	70	93	88	77	70	72	68	61	64	114	122	104	63	58	58
Wed	34	46	73	92	82	70	76	74	66	63	67	108	115	92	63	58	62
Thu	35	45	67	100	95	82	90	77	72	75	83	119	122	102	72	60	63
Fri	36	46	58	64	64	73	70	70	78	99	113	121	121	97	74	59	54
Sat	36	36	41	50	53	67	76	74	71	78	70	68	78	68	64	66	64
Sun	35	35	37	40	46	49	54	75	78	79	68	66	69	63	58	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	63	80	68	64	64	60	60	58	64	89	104	91	55	51	54
Tue	35	44	70	93	88	77	70	72	68	61	64	114	122	104	63	58	58
Wed	34	46	73	92	82	70	76	74	66	63	67	108	115	92	63	58	62
Thu	35	45	67	100	95	82	90	77	72	75	83	119	122	102	72	60	63
Fri	36	46	58	64	64	73	70	70	78	99	113	121	121	97	74	59	54
Sat	36	36	41	50	53	67	76	74	71	78	70	68	78	68	64	66	64
Sun	35	35	37	40	46	49	54	75	78	79	68	66	69	63	58	59	55