Best Time to Drive from Elmont 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 Elmont 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	48	77	117	127	111	88	101	101	108	125	131	136	132	131	104	83	71
Tue	57	126	144	136	130	117	110	109	119	121	135	140	131	109	109	107	84
Wed	56	117	126	134	130	118	116	114	116	92	128	131	130	118	95	97	90
Thu	54	118	127	135	122	117	117	112	106	111	111	128	116	105	89	89	81
Fri	52	109	119	133	125	107	94	104	116	128	135	135	129	119	109	89	86
Sat	88	64	56	66	75	68	74	71	100	117	113	135	134	132	130	137	131
Sun	132	94	61	55	53	61	67	71	79	96	109	131	132	124	128	123	118

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Elmont to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (140 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (19 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmont 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 Elmont to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elmont to Jersey City?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 48 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Jersey City?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	77	117	127	111	88	101	101	108	125	131	136	132	131	104	83	71
Tue	57	126	144	136	130	117	110	109	119	121	135	140	131	109	109	107	84
Wed	56	117	126	134	130	118	116	114	116	92	128	131	130	118	95	97	90
Thu	54	118	127	135	122	117	117	112	106	111	111	128	116	105	89	89	81
Fri	52	109	119	133	125	107	94	104	116	128	135	135	129	119	109	89	86
Sat	88	64	56	66	75	68	74	71	100	117	113	135	134	132	130	137	131
Sun	132	94	61	55	53	61	67	71	79	96	109	131	132	124	128	123	118

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	77	117	127	111	88	101	101	108	125	131	136	132	131	104	83	71
Tue	57	126	144	136	130	117	110	109	119	121	135	140	131	109	109	107	84
Wed	56	117	126	134	130	118	116	114	116	92	128	131	130	118	95	97	90
Thu	54	118	127	135	122	117	117	112	106	111	111	128	116	105	89	89	81
Fri	52	109	119	133	125	107	94	104	116	128	135	135	129	119	109	89	86
Sat	88	64	56	66	75	68	74	71	100	117	113	135	134	132	130	137	131
Sun	132	94	61	55	53	61	67	71	79	96	109	131	132	124	128	123	118

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	77	117	127	111	88	101	101	108	125	131	136	132	131	104	83	71
Tue	57	126	144	136	130	117	110	109	119	121	135	140	131	109	109	107	84
Wed	56	117	126	134	130	118	116	114	116	92	128	131	130	118	95	97	90
Thu	54	118	127	135	122	117	117	112	106	111	111	128	116	105	89	89	81
Fri	52	109	119	133	125	107	94	104	116	128	135	135	129	119	109	89	86
Sat	88	64	56	66	75	68	74	71	100	117	113	135	134	132	130	137	131
Sun	132	94	61	55	53	61	67	71	79	96	109	131	132	124	128	123	118