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	75	120	133	115	82	100	84	98	104	141	115	115	98	95	86	83
Tue	57	103	123	129	108	98	108	98	105	100	113	119	109	102	108	108	98
Wed	50	82	124	121	121	110	92	98	104	83	118	117	116	102	101	98	92
Thu	64	112	135	130	113	107	100	104	91	102	107	119	111	107	93	89	81
Fri	59	89	117	126	114	95	93	93	106	111	133	122	112	105	113	88	99
Sat	85	60	60	74	78	75	88	74	95	98	124	116	128	116	113	108	115
Sun	96	64	62	63	61	64	74	75	83	88	98	129	120	99	107	103	90

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 141 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (129 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (21 to 65 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 141 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 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Jersey City?

Leaving around 3 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 141 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	75	120	133	115	82	100	84	98	104	141	115	115	98	95	86	83
Tue	57	103	123	129	108	98	108	98	105	100	113	119	109	102	108	108	98
Wed	50	82	124	121	121	110	92	98	104	83	118	117	116	102	101	98	92
Thu	64	112	135	130	113	107	100	104	91	102	107	119	111	107	93	89	81
Fri	59	89	117	126	114	95	93	93	106	111	133	122	112	105	113	88	99
Sat	85	60	60	74	78	75	88	74	95	98	124	116	128	116	113	108	115
Sun	96	64	62	63	61	64	74	75	83	88	98	129	120	99	107	103	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	75	120	133	115	82	100	84	98	104	141	115	115	98	95	86	83
Tue	57	103	123	129	108	98	108	98	105	100	113	119	109	102	108	108	98
Wed	50	82	124	121	121	110	92	98	104	83	118	117	116	102	101	98	92
Thu	64	112	135	130	113	107	100	104	91	102	107	119	111	107	93	89	81
Fri	59	89	117	126	114	95	93	93	106	111	133	122	112	105	113	88	99
Sat	85	60	60	74	78	75	88	74	95	98	124	116	128	116	113	108	115
Sun	96	64	62	63	61	64	74	75	83	88	98	129	120	99	107	103	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	75	120	133	115	82	100	84	98	104	141	115	115	98	95	86	83
Tue	57	103	123	129	108	98	108	98	105	100	113	119	109	102	108	108	98
Wed	50	82	124	121	121	110	92	98	104	83	118	117	116	102	101	98	92
Thu	64	112	135	130	113	107	100	104	91	102	107	119	111	107	93	89	81
Fri	59	89	117	126	114	95	93	93	106	111	133	122	112	105	113	88	99
Sat	85	60	60	74	78	75	88	74	95	98	124	116	128	116	113	108	115
Sun	96	64	62	63	61	64	74	75	83	88	98	129	120	99	107	103	90