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	71	99	127	111	78	89	84	83	91	125	109	113	103	84	82	72
Tue	56	104	125	128	124	100	98	97	105	88	110	111	104	97	98	105	84
Wed	56	84	118	132	127	112	103	96	106	81	99	109	111	99	91	86	88
Thu	56	108	129	126	124	110	100	104	86	94	100	107	106	97	88	86	80
Fri	52	82	115	125	118	93	83	90	101	101	126	118	111	100	95	78	85
Sat	90	65	56	60	65	65	73	71	92	93	113	111	114	108	111	108	109
Sun	133	95	62	55	54	58	64	67	73	82	87	116	113	96	101	105	87

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 132 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (133 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (20 to 54 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 132 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 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Jersey City?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 132 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	71	99	127	111	78	89	84	83	91	125	109	113	103	84	82	72
Tue	56	104	125	128	124	100	98	97	105	88	110	111	104	97	98	105	84
Wed	56	84	118	132	127	112	103	96	106	81	99	109	111	99	91	86	88
Thu	56	108	129	126	124	110	100	104	86	94	100	107	106	97	88	86	80
Fri	52	82	115	125	118	93	83	90	101	101	126	118	111	100	95	78	85
Sat	90	65	56	60	65	65	73	71	92	93	113	111	114	108	111	108	109
Sun	133	95	62	55	54	58	64	67	73	82	87	116	113	96	101	105	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	71	99	127	111	78	89	84	83	91	125	109	113	103	84	82	72
Tue	56	104	125	128	124	100	98	97	105	88	110	111	104	97	98	105	84
Wed	56	84	118	132	127	112	103	96	106	81	99	109	111	99	91	86	88
Thu	56	108	129	126	124	110	100	104	86	94	100	107	106	97	88	86	80
Fri	52	82	115	125	118	93	83	90	101	101	126	118	111	100	95	78	85
Sat	90	65	56	60	65	65	73	71	92	93	113	111	114	108	111	108	109
Sun	133	95	62	55	54	58	64	67	73	82	87	116	113	96	101	105	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	71	99	127	111	78	89	84	83	91	125	109	113	103	84	82	72
Tue	56	104	125	128	124	100	98	97	105	88	110	111	104	97	98	105	84
Wed	56	84	118	132	127	112	103	96	106	81	99	109	111	99	91	86	88
Thu	56	108	129	126	124	110	100	104	86	94	100	107	106	97	88	86	80
Fri	52	82	115	125	118	93	83	90	101	101	126	118	111	100	95	78	85
Sat	90	65	56	60	65	65	73	71	92	93	113	111	114	108	111	108	109
Sun	133	95	62	55	54	58	64	67	73	82	87	116	113	96	101	105	87