Best Time to Drive from Jamaica to Orange

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 Orange 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	60	82	123	142	132	105	112	132	117	143	156	161	149	144	120	102	89
Tue	71	117	146	144	166	143	136	134	136	147	163	167	153	139	127	136	103
Wed	68	122	141	146	146	132	127	126	120	119	148	164	154	137	115	116	107
Thu	70	113	126	144	148	135	137	136	122	134	147	154	141	144	119	121	103
Fri	61	107	128	160	145	129	124	132	139	151	164	158	148	144	135	118	113
Sat	86	69	72	90	93	87	97	86	108	133	137	162	167	146	156	141	136
Sun	123	86	70	71	71	81	79	88	101	102	124	151	142	154	150	143	127

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Jamaica to Orange (via I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 167 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 131 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (167 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (26 to 81 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jamaica to central Orange 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 Orange?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 167 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jamaica to Orange?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 60 to 167 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 131 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Orange?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 167 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	82	123	142	132	105	112	132	117	143	156	161	149	144	120	102	89
Tue	71	117	146	144	166	143	136	134	136	147	163	167	153	139	127	136	103
Wed	68	122	141	146	146	132	127	126	120	119	148	164	154	137	115	116	107
Thu	70	113	126	144	148	135	137	136	122	134	147	154	141	144	119	121	103
Fri	61	107	128	160	145	129	124	132	139	151	164	158	148	144	135	118	113
Sat	86	69	72	90	93	87	97	86	108	133	137	162	167	146	156	141	136
Sun	123	86	70	71	71	81	79	88	101	102	124	151	142	154	150	143	127

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	82	123	142	132	105	112	132	117	143	156	161	149	144	120	102	89
Tue	71	117	146	144	166	143	136	134	136	147	163	167	153	139	127	136	103
Wed	68	122	141	146	146	132	127	126	120	119	148	164	154	137	115	116	107
Thu	70	113	126	144	148	135	137	136	122	134	147	154	141	144	119	121	103
Fri	61	107	128	160	145	129	124	132	139	151	164	158	148	144	135	118	113
Sat	86	69	72	90	93	87	97	86	108	133	137	162	167	146	156	141	136
Sun	123	86	70	71	71	81	79	88	101	102	124	151	142	154	150	143	127

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	82	123	142	132	105	112	132	117	143	156	161	149	144	120	102	89
Tue	71	117	146	144	166	143	136	134	136	147	163	167	153	139	127	136	103
Wed	68	122	141	146	146	132	127	126	120	119	148	164	154	137	115	116	107
Thu	70	113	126	144	148	135	137	136	122	134	147	154	141	144	119	121	103
Fri	61	107	128	160	145	129	124	132	139	151	164	158	148	144	135	118	113
Sat	86	69	72	90	93	87	97	86	108	133	137	162	167	146	156	141	136
Sun	123	86	70	71	71	81	79	88	101	102	124	151	142	154	150	143	127