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	63	140	146	140	132	129	123	108	106	95	103	112	115	109	90	68	69
Tue	57	124	139	132	138	132	127	119	106	108	109	111	115	118	89	77	82
Wed	59	118	136	131	133	127	113	96	103	104	102	107	122	110	100	84	71
Thu	62	124	136	132	134	130	126	112	110	106	136	134	140	132	118	98	90
Fri	58	114	134	133	126	123	113	103	101	120	135	142	135	136	130	116	81
Sat	55	55	64	75	86	109	129	134	136	142	146	141	140	136	135	130	126
Sun	59	56	61	63	66	91	133	143	144	148	151	149	143	147	142	134	126

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 57 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 109 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 (22 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 57 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 57 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 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	63	140	146	140	132	129	123	108	106	95	103	112	115	109	90	68	69
Tue	57	124	139	132	138	132	127	119	106	108	109	111	115	118	89	77	82
Wed	59	118	136	131	133	127	113	96	103	104	102	107	122	110	100	84	71
Thu	62	124	136	132	134	130	126	112	110	106	136	134	140	132	118	98	90
Fri	58	114	134	133	126	123	113	103	101	120	135	142	135	136	130	116	81
Sat	55	55	64	75	86	109	129	134	136	142	146	141	140	136	135	130	126
Sun	59	56	61	63	66	91	133	143	144	148	151	149	143	147	142	134	126

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	140	146	140	132	129	123	108	106	95	103	112	115	109	90	68	69
Tue	57	124	139	132	138	132	127	119	106	108	109	111	115	118	89	77	82
Wed	59	118	136	131	133	127	113	96	103	104	102	107	122	110	100	84	71
Thu	62	124	136	132	134	130	126	112	110	106	136	134	140	132	118	98	90
Fri	58	114	134	133	126	123	113	103	101	120	135	142	135	136	130	116	81
Sat	55	55	64	75	86	109	129	134	136	142	146	141	140	136	135	130	126
Sun	59	56	61	63	66	91	133	143	144	148	151	149	143	147	142	134	126

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	140	146	140	132	129	123	108	106	95	103	112	115	109	90	68	69
Tue	57	124	139	132	138	132	127	119	106	108	109	111	115	118	89	77	82
Wed	59	118	136	131	133	127	113	96	103	104	102	107	122	110	100	84	71
Thu	62	124	136	132	134	130	126	112	110	106	136	134	140	132	118	98	90
Fri	58	114	134	133	126	123	113	103	101	120	135	142	135	136	130	116	81
Sat	55	55	64	75	86	109	129	134	136	142	146	141	140	136	135	130	126
Sun	59	56	61	63	66	91	133	143	144	148	151	149	143	147	142	134	126