Best Time to Drive from Jamaica to Midtown Manhattan

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 Midtown Manhattan 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	25	34	62	73	62	51	61	58	65	83	83	79	80	72	58	45	39
Tue	37	51	86	99	86	82	77	69	76	79	82	83	78	68	61	58	43
Wed	34	63	76	84	79	73	65	72	78	71	80	84	82	72	60	54	43
Thu	38	55	70	85	85	77	64	65	52	63	68	74	61	57	50	51	39
Fri	29	51	68	74	63	55	51	56	60	69	85	77	69	65	65	55	47
Sat	41	32	33	36	37	42	42	43	47	54	58	61	66	62	64	61	51
Sun	67	43	31	30	30	31	33	37	43	47	50	64	62	64	55	53	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Jamaica to Midtown Manhattan (via I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 am on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (12 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jamaica (169th Street) to central Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) 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 Midtown Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jamaica to Midtown Manhattan?

The 14-mile drive usually takes 25 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Midtown Manhattan?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	62	73	62	51	61	58	65	83	83	79	80	72	58	45	39
Tue	37	51	86	99	86	82	77	69	76	79	82	83	78	68	61	58	43
Wed	34	63	76	84	79	73	65	72	78	71	80	84	82	72	60	54	43
Thu	38	55	70	85	85	77	64	65	52	63	68	74	61	57	50	51	39
Fri	29	51	68	74	63	55	51	56	60	69	85	77	69	65	65	55	47
Sat	41	32	33	36	37	42	42	43	47	54	58	61	66	62	64	61	51
Sun	67	43	31	30	30	31	33	37	43	47	50	64	62	64	55	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	62	73	62	51	61	58	65	83	83	79	80	72	58	45	39
Tue	37	51	86	99	86	82	77	69	76	79	82	83	78	68	61	58	43
Wed	34	63	76	84	79	73	65	72	78	71	80	84	82	72	60	54	43
Thu	38	55	70	85	85	77	64	65	52	63	68	74	61	57	50	51	39
Fri	29	51	68	74	63	55	51	56	60	69	85	77	69	65	65	55	47
Sat	41	32	33	36	37	42	42	43	47	54	58	61	66	62	64	61	51
Sun	67	43	31	30	30	31	33	37	43	47	50	64	62	64	55	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	62	73	62	51	61	58	65	83	83	79	80	72	58	45	39
Tue	37	51	86	99	86	82	77	69	76	79	82	83	78	68	61	58	43
Wed	34	63	76	84	79	73	65	72	78	71	80	84	82	72	60	54	43
Thu	38	55	70	85	85	77	64	65	52	63	68	74	61	57	50	51	39
Fri	29	51	68	74	63	55	51	56	60	69	85	77	69	65	65	55	47
Sat	41	32	33	36	37	42	42	43	47	54	58	61	66	62	64	61	51
Sun	67	43	31	30	30	31	33	37	43	47	50	64	62	64	55	53	49