Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to Garden City

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 Garden City 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	79	86	109	111	117	114	108	113	110	128	140	154	156	146	115	92	90
Tue	86	91	114	115	125	125	106	112	111	132	146	145	156	134	115	105	93
Wed	91	94	113	115	126	129	126	115	123	145	151	160	163	147	126	105	94
Thu	90	90	113	118	138	138	135	128	129	147	154	164	166	151	142	121	103
Fri	88	86	127	124	131	125	115	120	139	154	156	163	163	151	124	96	97
Sat	107	90	83	87	84	92	96	100	107	106	113	114	122	122	118	104	100
Sun	104	89	79	79	82	84	86	97	95	106	106	118	122	118	112	108	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Jersey City to Garden City (via I-495 East) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (127 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (36 to 84 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 Garden City 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 Garden City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 79 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Garden City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 168 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	86	109	111	117	114	108	113	110	128	140	154	156	146	115	92	90
Tue	86	91	114	115	125	125	106	112	111	132	146	145	156	134	115	105	93
Wed	91	94	113	115	126	129	126	115	123	145	151	160	163	147	126	105	94
Thu	90	90	113	118	138	138	135	128	129	147	154	164	166	151	142	121	103
Fri	88	86	127	124	131	125	115	120	139	154	156	163	163	151	124	96	97
Sat	107	90	83	87	84	92	96	100	107	106	113	114	122	122	118	104	100
Sun	104	89	79	79	82	84	86	97	95	106	106	118	122	118	112	108	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	86	109	111	117	114	108	113	110	128	140	154	156	146	115	92	90
Tue	86	91	114	115	125	125	106	112	111	132	146	145	156	134	115	105	93
Wed	91	94	113	115	126	129	126	115	123	145	151	160	163	147	126	105	94
Thu	90	90	113	118	138	138	135	128	129	147	154	164	166	151	142	121	103
Fri	88	86	127	124	131	125	115	120	139	154	156	163	163	151	124	96	97
Sat	107	90	83	87	84	92	96	100	107	106	113	114	122	122	118	104	100
Sun	104	89	79	79	82	84	86	97	95	106	106	118	122	118	112	108	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	86	109	111	117	114	108	113	110	128	140	154	156	146	115	92	90
Tue	86	91	114	115	125	125	106	112	111	132	146	145	156	134	115	105	93
Wed	91	94	113	115	126	129	126	115	123	145	151	160	163	147	126	105	94
Thu	90	90	113	118	138	138	135	128	129	147	154	164	166	151	142	121	103
Fri	88	86	127	124	131	125	115	120	139	154	156	163	163	151	124	96	97
Sat	107	90	83	87	84	92	96	100	107	106	113	114	122	122	118	104	100
Sun	104	89	79	79	82	84	86	97	95	106	106	118	122	118	112	108	98