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	48	83	96	89	62	69	77	68	75	104	99	101	83	69	64	55
Tue	40	65	95	98	101	88	73	81	89	87	91	97	94	77	67	89	58
Wed	47	58	96	98	97	84	89	80	71	67	90	102	85	81	67	61	64
Thu	42	72	90	101	94	88	91	87	65	76	80	94	77	72	67	65	61
Fri	37	55	85	88	93	67	68	71	70	83	102	101	87	74	74	70	65
Sat	59	46	44	48	49	52	57	53	64	64	77	76	92	91	96	97	78
Sun	99	61	45	43	43	46	48	51	54	60	69	92	89	93	84	81	71

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 109 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 am on Sundays (100 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 109 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 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Jersey City?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 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	48	83	96	89	62	69	77	68	75	104	99	101	83	69	64	55
Tue	40	65	95	98	101	88	73	81	89	87	91	97	94	77	67	89	58
Wed	47	58	96	98	97	84	89	80	71	67	90	102	85	81	67	61	64
Thu	42	72	90	101	94	88	91	87	65	76	80	94	77	72	67	65	61
Fri	37	55	85	88	93	67	68	71	70	83	102	101	87	74	74	70	65
Sat	59	46	44	48	49	52	57	53	64	64	77	76	92	91	96	97	78
Sun	99	61	45	43	43	46	48	51	54	60	69	92	89	93	84	81	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	83	96	89	62	69	77	68	75	104	99	101	83	69	64	55
Tue	40	65	95	98	101	88	73	81	89	87	91	97	94	77	67	89	58
Wed	47	58	96	98	97	84	89	80	71	67	90	102	85	81	67	61	64
Thu	42	72	90	101	94	88	91	87	65	76	80	94	77	72	67	65	61
Fri	37	55	85	88	93	67	68	71	70	83	102	101	87	74	74	70	65
Sat	59	46	44	48	49	52	57	53	64	64	77	76	92	91	96	97	78
Sun	99	61	45	43	43	46	48	51	54	60	69	92	89	93	84	81	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	83	96	89	62	69	77	68	75	104	99	101	83	69	64	55
Tue	40	65	95	98	101	88	73	81	89	87	91	97	94	77	67	89	58
Wed	47	58	96	98	97	84	89	80	71	67	90	102	85	81	67	61	64
Thu	42	72	90	101	94	88	91	87	65	76	80	94	77	72	67	65	61
Fri	37	55	85	88	93	67	68	71	70	83	102	101	87	74	74	70	65
Sat	59	46	44	48	49	52	57	53	64	64	77	76	92	91	96	97	78
Sun	99	61	45	43	43	46	48	51	54	60	69	92	89	93	84	81	71