Best Time to Drive from Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway 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	50	90	122	134	124	97	123	108	130	133	151	150	141	138	112	88	84
Tue	64	119	151	155	148	143	121	123	135	141	143	149	138	122	131	108	96
Wed	60	124	135	142	136	122	99	122	124	136	151	140	140	125	111	101	94
Thu	72	107	129	144	145	126	127	122	121	127	129	142	133	120	112	102	90
Fri	69	114	134	143	136	119	136	136	139	145	153	142	142	137	122	106	119
Sat	88	62	61	79	92	88	97	93	114	126	130	147	137	145	138	144	136
Sun	95	64	60	58	57	68	72	78	87	106	129	141	140	140	135	127	117

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Far Rockaway to Jersey City (via I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 160 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (157 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (22 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Far Rockaway to Jersey City?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 50 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Jersey City?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 160 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	90	122	134	124	97	123	108	130	133	151	150	141	138	112	88	84
Tue	64	119	151	155	148	143	121	123	135	141	143	149	138	122	131	108	96
Wed	60	124	135	142	136	122	99	122	124	136	151	140	140	125	111	101	94
Thu	72	107	129	144	145	126	127	122	121	127	129	142	133	120	112	102	90
Fri	69	114	134	143	136	119	136	136	139	145	153	142	142	137	122	106	119
Sat	88	62	61	79	92	88	97	93	114	126	130	147	137	145	138	144	136
Sun	95	64	60	58	57	68	72	78	87	106	129	141	140	140	135	127	117

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	90	122	134	124	97	123	108	130	133	151	150	141	138	112	88	84
Tue	64	119	151	155	148	143	121	123	135	141	143	149	138	122	131	108	96
Wed	60	124	135	142	136	122	99	122	124	136	151	140	140	125	111	101	94
Thu	72	107	129	144	145	126	127	122	121	127	129	142	133	120	112	102	90
Fri	69	114	134	143	136	119	136	136	139	145	153	142	142	137	122	106	119
Sat	88	62	61	79	92	88	97	93	114	126	130	147	137	145	138	144	136
Sun	95	64	60	58	57	68	72	78	87	106	129	141	140	140	135	127	117

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	90	122	134	124	97	123	108	130	133	151	150	141	138	112	88	84
Tue	64	119	151	155	148	143	121	123	135	141	143	149	138	122	131	108	96
Wed	60	124	135	142	136	122	99	122	124	136	151	140	140	125	111	101	94
Thu	72	107	129	144	145	126	127	122	121	127	129	142	133	120	112	102	90
Fri	69	114	134	143	136	119	136	136	139	145	153	142	142	137	122	106	119
Sat	88	62	61	79	92	88	97	93	114	126	130	147	137	145	138	144	136
Sun	95	64	60	58	57	68	72	78	87	106	129	141	140	140	135	127	117