Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to Brooklyn

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.

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Jersey City to Brooklyn (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Jersey City

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 13 to 34 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Jersey City to central Brooklyn along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Jersey City to Brooklyn 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	23	30	39	45	46	49	55	47	49	50	49	64	67	64	48	41	39
Tue	22	37	42	48	48	51	56	51	53	50	52	62	66	65	57	48	63
Wed	22	27	42	44	49	49	53	51	53	52	53	64	68	65	58	50	61
Thu	22	26	39	47	50	51	57	55	55	56	57	64	68	63	58	51	56
Fri	41	32	40	45	43	48	53	54	51	52	56	63	60	54	48	47	48
Sat	26	22	24	32	30	37	49	43	52	52	54	52	56	56	59	52	53
Sun	23	21	22	24	28	28	37	37	43	44	47	52	57	55	54	51	49

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 Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 22 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Jersey City (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	30	39	45	46	49	55	47	49	50	49	64	67	64	48	41	39
Tue	22	37	42	48	48	51	56	51	53	50	52	62	66	65	57	48	63
Wed	22	27	42	44	49	49	53	51	53	52	53	64	68	65	58	50	61
Thu	22	26	39	47	50	51	57	55	55	56	57	64	68	63	58	51	56
Fri	41	32	40	45	43	48	53	54	51	52	56	63	60	54	48	47	48
Sat	26	22	24	32	30	37	49	43	52	52	54	52	56	56	59	52	53
Sun	23	21	22	24	28	28	37	37	43	44	47	52	57	55	54	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	30	39	45	46	49	55	47	49	50	49	64	67	64	48	41	39
Tue	22	37	42	48	48	51	56	51	53	50	52	62	66	65	57	48	63
Wed	22	27	42	44	49	49	53	51	53	52	53	64	68	65	58	50	61
Thu	22	26	39	47	50	51	57	55	55	56	57	64	68	63	58	51	56
Fri	41	32	40	45	43	48	53	54	51	52	56	63	60	54	48	47	48
Sat	26	22	24	32	30	37	49	43	52	52	54	52	56	56	59	52	53
Sun	23	21	22	24	28	28	37	37	43	44	47	52	57	55	54	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	30	39	45	46	49	55	47	49	50	49	64	67	64	48	41	39
Tue	22	37	42	48	48	51	56	51	53	50	52	62	66	65	57	48	63
Wed	22	27	42	44	49	49	53	51	53	52	53	64	68	65	58	50	61
Thu	22	26	39	47	50	51	57	55	55	56	57	64	68	63	58	51	56
Fri	41	32	40	45	43	48	53	54	51	52	56	63	60	54	48	47	48
Sat	26	22	24	32	30	37	49	43	52	52	54	52	56	56	59	52	53
Sun	23	21	22	24	28	28	37	37	43	44	47	52	57	55	54	51	49