Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to East New York

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 East New York 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	37	53	62	71	74	79	82	77	78	75	79	94	100	95	76	65	49
Tue	36	60	69	77	77	80	84	82	82	79	81	91	99	97	89	77	91
Wed	38	54	71	70	78	77	86	82	82	83	83	95	102	98	87	79	89
Thu	37	53	62	73	80	82	87	86	86	86	88	95	101	96	90	82	82
Fri	59	56	66	68	72	74	83	84	79	81	88	94	95	84	77	78	77
Sat	38	35	40	54	52	61	73	81	80	80	81	83	86	87	90	80	83
Sun	35	33	35	39	50	53	71	67	70	72	75	83	86	82	80	81	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Jersey City to East New York (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (28 to 68 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 East New York 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 East New York?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jersey City to East New York?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 36 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to East New York?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

More drives

East New York to Jersey City (return trip) · Jersey City to Brooklyn · Jersey City to Borough Park · Jersey City to Sunset Park · Jersey City to Sheepshead Bay · Jersey City to Gravesend

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	53	62	71	74	79	82	77	78	75	79	94	100	95	76	65	49
Tue	36	60	69	77	77	80	84	82	82	79	81	91	99	97	89	77	91
Wed	38	54	71	70	78	77	86	82	82	83	83	95	102	98	87	79	89
Thu	37	53	62	73	80	82	87	86	86	86	88	95	101	96	90	82	82
Fri	59	56	66	68	72	74	83	84	79	81	88	94	95	84	77	78	77
Sat	38	35	40	54	52	61	73	81	80	80	81	83	86	87	90	80	83
Sun	35	33	35	39	50	53	71	67	70	72	75	83	86	82	80	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	53	62	71	74	79	82	77	78	75	79	94	100	95	76	65	49
Tue	36	60	69	77	77	80	84	82	82	79	81	91	99	97	89	77	91
Wed	38	54	71	70	78	77	86	82	82	83	83	95	102	98	87	79	89
Thu	37	53	62	73	80	82	87	86	86	86	88	95	101	96	90	82	82
Fri	59	56	66	68	72	74	83	84	79	81	88	94	95	84	77	78	77
Sat	38	35	40	54	52	61	73	81	80	80	81	83	86	87	90	80	83
Sun	35	33	35	39	50	53	71	67	70	72	75	83	86	82	80	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	53	62	71	74	79	82	77	78	75	79	94	100	95	76	65	49
Tue	36	60	69	77	77	80	84	82	82	79	81	91	99	97	89	77	91
Wed	38	54	71	70	78	77	86	82	82	83	83	95	102	98	87	79	89
Thu	37	53	62	73	80	82	87	86	86	86	88	95	101	96	90	82	82
Fri	59	56	66	68	72	74	83	84	79	81	88	94	95	84	77	78	77
Sat	38	35	40	54	52	61	73	81	80	80	81	83	86	87	90	80	83
Sun	35	33	35	39	50	53	71	67	70	72	75	83	86	82	80	81	77