Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to Bayside

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 Jersey City to Bayside 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	62	137	141	135	128	126	112	108	112	102	106	112	115	109	89	68	71
Tue	56	120	138	130	140	133	130	126	116	110	108	112	118	117	80	71	82
Wed	58	116	133	132	133	126	117	103	113	108	107	108	121	115	104	86	73
Thu	61	118	137	131	134	130	128	119	110	100	127	137	138	127	115	91	85
Fri	56	101	129	129	125	122	114	99	98	111	131	143	135	137	133	117	84
Sat	55	54	64	69	79	118	136	139	139	147	146	143	140	137	137	133	127
Sun	57	54	59	61	64	91	131	140	143	144	151	145	139	142	139	133	125

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Jersey City to Bayside (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (151 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jersey City to central Bayside 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 Jersey City to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 56 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Bayside?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	137	141	135	128	126	112	108	112	102	106	112	115	109	89	68	71
Tue	56	120	138	130	140	133	130	126	116	110	108	112	118	117	80	71	82
Wed	58	116	133	132	133	126	117	103	113	108	107	108	121	115	104	86	73
Thu	61	118	137	131	134	130	128	119	110	100	127	137	138	127	115	91	85
Fri	56	101	129	129	125	122	114	99	98	111	131	143	135	137	133	117	84
Sat	55	54	64	69	79	118	136	139	139	147	146	143	140	137	137	133	127
Sun	57	54	59	61	64	91	131	140	143	144	151	145	139	142	139	133	125

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	137	141	135	128	126	112	108	112	102	106	112	115	109	89	68	71
Tue	56	120	138	130	140	133	130	126	116	110	108	112	118	117	80	71	82
Wed	58	116	133	132	133	126	117	103	113	108	107	108	121	115	104	86	73
Thu	61	118	137	131	134	130	128	119	110	100	127	137	138	127	115	91	85
Fri	56	101	129	129	125	122	114	99	98	111	131	143	135	137	133	117	84
Sat	55	54	64	69	79	118	136	139	139	147	146	143	140	137	137	133	127
Sun	57	54	59	61	64	91	131	140	143	144	151	145	139	142	139	133	125

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	137	141	135	128	126	112	108	112	102	106	112	115	109	89	68	71
Tue	56	120	138	130	140	133	130	126	116	110	108	112	118	117	80	71	82
Wed	58	116	133	132	133	126	117	103	113	108	107	108	121	115	104	86	73
Thu	61	118	137	131	134	130	128	119	110	100	127	137	138	127	115	91	85
Fri	56	101	129	129	125	122	114	99	98	111	131	143	135	137	133	117	84
Sat	55	54	64	69	79	118	136	139	139	147	146	143	140	137	137	133	127
Sun	57	54	59	61	64	91	131	140	143	144	151	145	139	142	139	133	125