Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to Gravesend

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 Gravesend 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	29	39	49	56	59	62	65	60	62	61	62	76	81	77	61	52	37
Tue	28	47	53	60	60	63	67	64	65	62	65	75	80	78	72	60	75
Wed	29	39	54	55	62	61	68	63	65	66	66	77	82	80	71	62	73
Thu	29	38	49	58	63	64	72	67	68	69	70	78	82	77	72	64	66
Fri	51	43	52	56	57	58	67	66	63	64	70	76	76	66	61	60	60
Sat	30	28	31	39	40	56	58	63	63	64	64	66	69	70	73	64	66
Sun	28	26	28	30	37	39	50	53	55	57	59	66	69	66	64	64	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Jersey City to Gravesend (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (19 to 48 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 Gravesend 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 Gravesend?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 28 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Gravesend?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	49	56	59	62	65	60	62	61	62	76	81	77	61	52	37
Tue	28	47	53	60	60	63	67	64	65	62	65	75	80	78	72	60	75
Wed	29	39	54	55	62	61	68	63	65	66	66	77	82	80	71	62	73
Thu	29	38	49	58	63	64	72	67	68	69	70	78	82	77	72	64	66
Fri	51	43	52	56	57	58	67	66	63	64	70	76	76	66	61	60	60
Sat	30	28	31	39	40	56	58	63	63	64	64	66	69	70	73	64	66
Sun	28	26	28	30	37	39	50	53	55	57	59	66	69	66	64	64	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	49	56	59	62	65	60	62	61	62	76	81	77	61	52	37
Tue	28	47	53	60	60	63	67	64	65	62	65	75	80	78	72	60	75
Wed	29	39	54	55	62	61	68	63	65	66	66	77	82	80	71	62	73
Thu	29	38	49	58	63	64	72	67	68	69	70	78	82	77	72	64	66
Fri	51	43	52	56	57	58	67	66	63	64	70	76	76	66	61	60	60
Sat	30	28	31	39	40	56	58	63	63	64	64	66	69	70	73	64	66
Sun	28	26	28	30	37	39	50	53	55	57	59	66	69	66	64	64	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	49	56	59	62	65	60	62	61	62	76	81	77	61	52	37
Tue	28	47	53	60	60	63	67	64	65	62	65	75	80	78	72	60	75
Wed	29	39	54	55	62	61	68	63	65	66	66	77	82	80	71	62	73
Thu	29	38	49	58	63	64	72	67	68	69	70	78	82	77	72	64	66
Fri	51	43	52	56	57	58	67	66	63	64	70	76	76	66	61	60	60
Sat	30	28	31	39	40	56	58	63	63	64	64	66	69	70	73	64	66
Sun	28	26	28	30	37	39	50	53	55	57	59	66	69	66	64	64	62