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	58	103	135	139	128	101	128	113	132	142	158	162	150	144	120	97	89
Tue	66	142	161	155	151	137	122	121	129	140	151	163	151	132	138	125	104
Wed	62	141	146	155	149	143	131	131	122	131	148	156	157	131	116	110	106
Thu	67	138	152	153	146	138	132	130	125	131	132	145	144	132	110	106	100
Fri	66	131	142	148	141	130	129	129	143	148	159	153	156	143	123	106	106
Sat	88	70	65	82	95	88	99	93	113	132	134	147	142	153	162	156	147
Sun	125	94	69	69	63	76	82	82	96	118	133	145	144	150	153	150	137

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Hempstead to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 130 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (163 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (29 to 77 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 58 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 58 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 130 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Jersey City?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	103	135	139	128	101	128	113	132	142	158	162	150	144	120	97	89
Tue	66	142	161	155	151	137	122	121	129	140	151	163	151	132	138	125	104
Wed	62	141	146	155	149	143	131	131	122	131	148	156	157	131	116	110	106
Thu	67	138	152	153	146	138	132	130	125	131	132	145	144	132	110	106	100
Fri	66	131	142	148	141	130	129	129	143	148	159	153	156	143	123	106	106
Sat	88	70	65	82	95	88	99	93	113	132	134	147	142	153	162	156	147
Sun	125	94	69	69	63	76	82	82	96	118	133	145	144	150	153	150	137

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	103	135	139	128	101	128	113	132	142	158	162	150	144	120	97	89
Tue	66	142	161	155	151	137	122	121	129	140	151	163	151	132	138	125	104
Wed	62	141	146	155	149	143	131	131	122	131	148	156	157	131	116	110	106
Thu	67	138	152	153	146	138	132	130	125	131	132	145	144	132	110	106	100
Fri	66	131	142	148	141	130	129	129	143	148	159	153	156	143	123	106	106
Sat	88	70	65	82	95	88	99	93	113	132	134	147	142	153	162	156	147
Sun	125	94	69	69	63	76	82	82	96	118	133	145	144	150	153	150	137

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	103	135	139	128	101	128	113	132	142	158	162	150	144	120	97	89
Tue	66	142	161	155	151	137	122	121	129	140	151	163	151	132	138	125	104
Wed	62	141	146	155	149	143	131	131	122	131	148	156	157	131	116	110	106
Thu	67	138	152	153	146	138	132	130	125	131	132	145	144	132	110	106	100
Fri	66	131	142	148	141	130	129	129	143	148	159	153	156	143	123	106	106
Sat	88	70	65	82	95	88	99	93	113	132	134	147	142	153	162	156	147
Sun	125	94	69	69	63	76	82	82	96	118	133	145	144	150	153	150	137