Best Time to Drive from Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove 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	59	118	136	130	117	125	146	123	128	124	130	142	143	144	117	89	84
Tue	64	148	150	150	142	161	152	145	129	140	134	141	141	137	136	107	96
Wed	66	146	157	157	144	158	157	142	123	134	134	139	160	139	137	104	97
Thu	67	139	148	141	132	161	158	127	118	121	114	124	150	147	133	99	89
Fri	65	134	142	137	129	131	129	146	143	145	145	148	165	162	138	108	96
Sat	89	67	79	76	101	102	106	101	111	121	125	146	146	159	161	153	138
Sun	103	94	64	65	66	82	91	96	98	115	131	136	146	146	155	152	130

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Glen Cove to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 135 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Saturdays (161 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (23 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glen Cove to Jersey City?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 59 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 135 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glen Cove to Jersey City?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	118	136	130	117	125	146	123	128	124	130	142	143	144	117	89	84
Tue	64	148	150	150	142	161	152	145	129	140	134	141	141	137	136	107	96
Wed	66	146	157	157	144	158	157	142	123	134	134	139	160	139	137	104	97
Thu	67	139	148	141	132	161	158	127	118	121	114	124	150	147	133	99	89
Fri	65	134	142	137	129	131	129	146	143	145	145	148	165	162	138	108	96
Sat	89	67	79	76	101	102	106	101	111	121	125	146	146	159	161	153	138
Sun	103	94	64	65	66	82	91	96	98	115	131	136	146	146	155	152	130

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	118	136	130	117	125	146	123	128	124	130	142	143	144	117	89	84
Tue	64	148	150	150	142	161	152	145	129	140	134	141	141	137	136	107	96
Wed	66	146	157	157	144	158	157	142	123	134	134	139	160	139	137	104	97
Thu	67	139	148	141	132	161	158	127	118	121	114	124	150	147	133	99	89
Fri	65	134	142	137	129	131	129	146	143	145	145	148	165	162	138	108	96
Sat	89	67	79	76	101	102	106	101	111	121	125	146	146	159	161	153	138
Sun	103	94	64	65	66	82	91	96	98	115	131	136	146	146	155	152	130

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	118	136	130	117	125	146	123	128	124	130	142	143	144	117	89	84
Tue	64	148	150	150	142	161	152	145	129	140	134	141	141	137	136	107	96
Wed	66	146	157	157	144	158	157	142	123	134	134	139	160	139	137	104	97
Thu	67	139	148	141	132	161	158	127	118	121	114	124	150	147	133	99	89
Fri	65	134	142	137	129	131	129	146	143	145	145	148	165	162	138	108	96
Sat	89	67	79	76	101	102	106	101	111	121	125	146	146	159	161	153	138
Sun	103	94	64	65	66	82	91	96	98	115	131	136	146	146	155	152	130