Best Time to Drive from Jamaica to Upper West Side

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 Upper West Side 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	27	38	64	83	71	60	57	61	60	78	83	75	76	70	53	41	37
Tue	34	50	87	88	95	76	70	66	73	78	78	81	69	61	51	54	38
Wed	34	57	75	89	80	72	66	66	61	68	78	78	74	64	48	48	38
Thu	37	52	69	88	86	78	64	63	60	69	75	80	70	64	51	51	39
Fri	31	53	73	94	82	75	62	70	74	82	88	86	79	78	65	57	46
Sat	39	31	32	38	40	41	46	42	50	61	58	69	79	65	69	59	56
Sun	64	42	30	29	29	32	34	37	45	47	56	67	69	76	61	65	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Jamaica to Upper West Side (via I-678 North and I-495 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (14 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jamaica to central Upper West Side 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 Upper West Side?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jamaica to Upper West Side?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 27 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Upper West Side?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	38	64	83	71	60	57	61	60	78	83	75	76	70	53	41	37
Tue	34	50	87	88	95	76	70	66	73	78	78	81	69	61	51	54	38
Wed	34	57	75	89	80	72	66	66	61	68	78	78	74	64	48	48	38
Thu	37	52	69	88	86	78	64	63	60	69	75	80	70	64	51	51	39
Fri	31	53	73	94	82	75	62	70	74	82	88	86	79	78	65	57	46
Sat	39	31	32	38	40	41	46	42	50	61	58	69	79	65	69	59	56
Sun	64	42	30	29	29	32	34	37	45	47	56	67	69	76	61	65	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	38	64	83	71	60	57	61	60	78	83	75	76	70	53	41	37
Tue	34	50	87	88	95	76	70	66	73	78	78	81	69	61	51	54	38
Wed	34	57	75	89	80	72	66	66	61	68	78	78	74	64	48	48	38
Thu	37	52	69	88	86	78	64	63	60	69	75	80	70	64	51	51	39
Fri	31	53	73	94	82	75	62	70	74	82	88	86	79	78	65	57	46
Sat	39	31	32	38	40	41	46	42	50	61	58	69	79	65	69	59	56
Sun	64	42	30	29	29	32	34	37	45	47	56	67	69	76	61	65	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	38	64	83	71	60	57	61	60	78	83	75	76	70	53	41	37
Tue	34	50	87	88	95	76	70	66	73	78	78	81	69	61	51	54	38
Wed	34	57	75	89	80	72	66	66	61	68	78	78	74	64	48	48	38
Thu	37	52	69	88	86	78	64	63	60	69	75	80	70	64	51	51	39
Fri	31	53	73	94	82	75	62	70	74	82	88	86	79	78	65	57	46
Sat	39	31	32	38	40	41	46	42	50	61	58	69	79	65	69	59	56
Sun	64	42	30	29	29	32	34	37	45	47	56	67	69	76	61	65	61