Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to Harrison

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 Harrison 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	72	157	153	140	145	135	128	126	128	110	118	127	128	120	103	78	79
Tue	66	134	149	140	146	140	135	133	119	124	122	122	125	126	95	86	92
Wed	66	128	145	136	138	133	122	107	113	114	112	115	132	123	108	93	81
Thu	70	131	146	140	146	140	136	122	120	114	139	135	142	133	119	99	95
Fri	66	117	144	138	135	138	126	113	114	143	158	153	144	145	139	125	92
Sat	67	63	80	84	92	141	151	149	150	161	159	152	150	146	148	140	135
Sun	69	73	70	73	77	110	145	151	155	152	157	154	150	151	150	142	141

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Jersey City to Harrison (via I-95 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (161 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (34 to 97 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 Harrison 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 Harrison?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 66 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Harrison?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	157	153	140	145	135	128	126	128	110	118	127	128	120	103	78	79
Tue	66	134	149	140	146	140	135	133	119	124	122	122	125	126	95	86	92
Wed	66	128	145	136	138	133	122	107	113	114	112	115	132	123	108	93	81
Thu	70	131	146	140	146	140	136	122	120	114	139	135	142	133	119	99	95
Fri	66	117	144	138	135	138	126	113	114	143	158	153	144	145	139	125	92
Sat	67	63	80	84	92	141	151	149	150	161	159	152	150	146	148	140	135
Sun	69	73	70	73	77	110	145	151	155	152	157	154	150	151	150	142	141

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	157	153	140	145	135	128	126	128	110	118	127	128	120	103	78	79
Tue	66	134	149	140	146	140	135	133	119	124	122	122	125	126	95	86	92
Wed	66	128	145	136	138	133	122	107	113	114	112	115	132	123	108	93	81
Thu	70	131	146	140	146	140	136	122	120	114	139	135	142	133	119	99	95
Fri	66	117	144	138	135	138	126	113	114	143	158	153	144	145	139	125	92
Sat	67	63	80	84	92	141	151	149	150	161	159	152	150	146	148	140	135
Sun	69	73	70	73	77	110	145	151	155	152	157	154	150	151	150	142	141

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	157	153	140	145	135	128	126	128	110	118	127	128	120	103	78	79
Tue	66	134	149	140	146	140	135	133	119	124	122	122	125	126	95	86	92
Wed	66	128	145	136	138	133	122	107	113	114	112	115	132	123	108	93	81
Thu	70	131	146	140	146	140	136	122	120	114	139	135	142	133	119	99	95
Fri	66	117	144	138	135	138	126	113	114	143	158	153	144	145	139	125	92
Sat	67	63	80	84	92	141	151	149	150	161	159	152	150	146	148	140	135
Sun	69	73	70	73	77	110	145	151	155	152	157	154	150	151	150	142	141