Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth to Bayonne

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 Elizabeth to Bayonne 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	19	26	35	32	31	28	27	27	25	25	32	35	36	35	27	21	21
Tue	20	26	39	36	32	30	29	26	23	24	31	34	34	37	31	23	21
Wed	19	24	33	34	34	31	31	24	24	27	36	35	36	41	33	24	22
Thu	19	25	31	30	31	30	29	27	26	29	35	36	39	43	40	27	22
Fri	19	23	29	26	25	25	29	31	32	35	45	47	47	43	37	26	23
Sat	19	19	19	20	26	31	35	39	37	36	35	33	35	33	31	28	27
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	22	28	39	38	41	40	39	37	40	40	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Elizabeth to Bayonne (via I-278 East and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (41 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth to central Bayonne 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 Elizabeth to Bayonne?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elizabeth to Bayonne?

The 11-mile drive usually takes 19 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Bayonne?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	26	35	32	31	28	27	27	25	25	32	35	36	35	27	21	21
Tue	20	26	39	36	32	30	29	26	23	24	31	34	34	37	31	23	21
Wed	19	24	33	34	34	31	31	24	24	27	36	35	36	41	33	24	22
Thu	19	25	31	30	31	30	29	27	26	29	35	36	39	43	40	27	22
Fri	19	23	29	26	25	25	29	31	32	35	45	47	47	43	37	26	23
Sat	19	19	19	20	26	31	35	39	37	36	35	33	35	33	31	28	27
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	22	28	39	38	41	40	39	37	40	40	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	26	35	32	31	28	27	27	25	25	32	35	36	35	27	21	21
Tue	20	26	39	36	32	30	29	26	23	24	31	34	34	37	31	23	21
Wed	19	24	33	34	34	31	31	24	24	27	36	35	36	41	33	24	22
Thu	19	25	31	30	31	30	29	27	26	29	35	36	39	43	40	27	22
Fri	19	23	29	26	25	25	29	31	32	35	45	47	47	43	37	26	23
Sat	19	19	19	20	26	31	35	39	37	36	35	33	35	33	31	28	27
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	22	28	39	38	41	40	39	37	40	40	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	26	35	32	31	28	27	27	25	25	32	35	36	35	27	21	21
Tue	20	26	39	36	32	30	29	26	23	24	31	34	34	37	31	23	21
Wed	19	24	33	34	34	31	31	24	24	27	36	35	36	41	33	24	22
Thu	19	25	31	30	31	30	29	27	26	29	35	36	39	43	40	27	22
Fri	19	23	29	26	25	25	29	31	32	35	45	47	47	43	37	26	23
Sat	19	19	19	20	26	31	35	39	37	36	35	33	35	33	31	28	27
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	22	28	39	38	41	40	39	37	40	40	33	30