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	53	60	69	76	76	85	79	75	73	70	74	86	97	91	74	66	67
Tue	55	68	74	83	83	92	87	80	78	72	81	93	100	97	83	74	68
Wed	59	71	76	77	83	92	89	81	78	77	84	99	107	101	81	72	70
Thu	55	67	73	79	96	95	90	81	79	78	86	94	106	101	85	74	72
Fri	56	64	72	69	76	82	82	81	83	83	93	101	102	99	85	72	68
Sat	60	54	54	77	85	96	101	106	108	116	123	128	138	134	124	101	102
Sun	93	83	72	73	77	81	83	99	98	105	110	128	100	80	81	83	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Jersey City to Garden City (via I-495 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (143 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (33 to 89 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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 53 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Garden City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	69	76	76	85	79	75	73	70	74	86	97	91	74	66	67
Tue	55	68	74	83	83	92	87	80	78	72	81	93	100	97	83	74	68
Wed	59	71	76	77	83	92	89	81	78	77	84	99	107	101	81	72	70
Thu	55	67	73	79	96	95	90	81	79	78	86	94	106	101	85	74	72
Fri	56	64	72	69	76	82	82	81	83	83	93	101	102	99	85	72	68
Sat	60	54	54	77	85	96	101	106	108	116	123	128	138	134	124	101	102
Sun	93	83	72	73	77	81	83	99	98	105	110	128	100	80	81	83	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	69	76	76	85	79	75	73	70	74	86	97	91	74	66	67
Tue	55	68	74	83	83	92	87	80	78	72	81	93	100	97	83	74	68
Wed	59	71	76	77	83	92	89	81	78	77	84	99	107	101	81	72	70
Thu	55	67	73	79	96	95	90	81	79	78	86	94	106	101	85	74	72
Fri	56	64	72	69	76	82	82	81	83	83	93	101	102	99	85	72	68
Sat	60	54	54	77	85	96	101	106	108	116	123	128	138	134	124	101	102
Sun	93	83	72	73	77	81	83	99	98	105	110	128	100	80	81	83	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	69	76	76	85	79	75	73	70	74	86	97	91	74	66	67
Tue	55	68	74	83	83	92	87	80	78	72	81	93	100	97	83	74	68
Wed	59	71	76	77	83	92	89	81	78	77	84	99	107	101	81	72	70
Thu	55	67	73	79	96	95	90	81	79	78	86	94	106	101	85	74	72
Fri	56	64	72	69	76	82	82	81	83	83	93	101	102	99	85	72	68
Sat	60	54	54	77	85	96	101	106	108	116	123	128	138	134	124	101	102
Sun	93	83	72	73	77	81	83	99	98	105	110	128	100	80	81	83	74