Best Time to Drive from Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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	57	91	131	138	125	95	104	101	115	107	145	144	131	111	108	99	89
Tue	66	131	147	149	139	113	112	108	116	109	128	145	121	119	119	120	103
Wed	66	102	141	153	142	126	119	111	109	109	126	129	130	118	108	102	106
Thu	67	131	148	153	146	141	134	117	109	124	131	137	132	125	106	109	102
Fri	67	118	138	144	138	107	115	112	115	130	159	144	143	129	128	102	102
Sat	87	73	75	80	91	88	99	92	104	108	116	124	133	145	144	142	123
Sun	128	97	70	67	65	72	80	80	90	96	123	134	131	124	112	115	107

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Hempstead to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (145 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (31 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead 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 Hempstead to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 57 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Jersey City?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	91	131	138	125	95	104	101	115	107	145	144	131	111	108	99	89
Tue	66	131	147	149	139	113	112	108	116	109	128	145	121	119	119	120	103
Wed	66	102	141	153	142	126	119	111	109	109	126	129	130	118	108	102	106
Thu	67	131	148	153	146	141	134	117	109	124	131	137	132	125	106	109	102
Fri	67	118	138	144	138	107	115	112	115	130	159	144	143	129	128	102	102
Sat	87	73	75	80	91	88	99	92	104	108	116	124	133	145	144	142	123
Sun	128	97	70	67	65	72	80	80	90	96	123	134	131	124	112	115	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	91	131	138	125	95	104	101	115	107	145	144	131	111	108	99	89
Tue	66	131	147	149	139	113	112	108	116	109	128	145	121	119	119	120	103
Wed	66	102	141	153	142	126	119	111	109	109	126	129	130	118	108	102	106
Thu	67	131	148	153	146	141	134	117	109	124	131	137	132	125	106	109	102
Fri	67	118	138	144	138	107	115	112	115	130	159	144	143	129	128	102	102
Sat	87	73	75	80	91	88	99	92	104	108	116	124	133	145	144	142	123
Sun	128	97	70	67	65	72	80	80	90	96	123	134	131	124	112	115	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	91	131	138	125	95	104	101	115	107	145	144	131	111	108	99	89
Tue	66	131	147	149	139	113	112	108	116	109	128	145	121	119	119	120	103
Wed	66	102	141	153	142	126	119	111	109	109	126	129	130	118	108	102	106
Thu	67	131	148	153	146	141	134	117	109	124	131	137	132	125	106	109	102
Fri	67	118	138	144	138	107	115	112	115	130	159	144	143	129	128	102	102
Sat	87	73	75	80	91	88	99	92	104	108	116	124	133	145	144	142	123
Sun	128	97	70	67	65	72	80	80	90	96	123	134	131	124	112	115	107