Best Time to Drive from Jamaica 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 Jamaica 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	36	51	89	101	90	69	78	96	82	105	110	110	112	105	83	66	58
Tue	43	82	110	106	119	104	99	95	103	102	107	112	107	96	81	95	59
Wed	45	90	101	109	104	93	92	98	85	83	107	110	103	95	75	79	64
Thu	44	82	93	108	105	100	100	94	80	89	94	106	92	93	78	81	62
Fri	39	82	96	121	109	93	84	91	101	104	114	112	104	104	86	90	73
Sat	62	46	46	52	58	58	61	56	73	96	92	107	118	100	111	100	95
Sun	100	61	45	44	43	48	49	53	69	67	85	107	104	111	104	102	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Jamaica to Jersey City (via I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jamaica 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 Jamaica to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 36 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Jersey City?

Leaving around 8 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	51	89	101	90	69	78	96	82	105	110	110	112	105	83	66	58
Tue	43	82	110	106	119	104	99	95	103	102	107	112	107	96	81	95	59
Wed	45	90	101	109	104	93	92	98	85	83	107	110	103	95	75	79	64
Thu	44	82	93	108	105	100	100	94	80	89	94	106	92	93	78	81	62
Fri	39	82	96	121	109	93	84	91	101	104	114	112	104	104	86	90	73
Sat	62	46	46	52	58	58	61	56	73	96	92	107	118	100	111	100	95
Sun	100	61	45	44	43	48	49	53	69	67	85	107	104	111	104	102	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	51	89	101	90	69	78	96	82	105	110	110	112	105	83	66	58
Tue	43	82	110	106	119	104	99	95	103	102	107	112	107	96	81	95	59
Wed	45	90	101	109	104	93	92	98	85	83	107	110	103	95	75	79	64
Thu	44	82	93	108	105	100	100	94	80	89	94	106	92	93	78	81	62
Fri	39	82	96	121	109	93	84	91	101	104	114	112	104	104	86	90	73
Sat	62	46	46	52	58	58	61	56	73	96	92	107	118	100	111	100	95
Sun	100	61	45	44	43	48	49	53	69	67	85	107	104	111	104	102	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	51	89	101	90	69	78	96	82	105	110	110	112	105	83	66	58
Tue	43	82	110	106	119	104	99	95	103	102	107	112	107	96	81	95	59
Wed	45	90	101	109	104	93	92	98	85	83	107	110	103	95	75	79	64
Thu	44	82	93	108	105	100	100	94	80	89	94	106	92	93	78	81	62
Fri	39	82	96	121	109	93	84	91	101	104	114	112	104	104	86	90	73
Sat	62	46	46	52	58	58	61	56	73	96	92	107	118	100	111	100	95
Sun	100	61	45	44	43	48	49	53	69	67	85	107	104	111	104	102	98