Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to Mott Haven

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 Mott Haven 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	31	35	47	55	56	60	61	62	59	66	71	75	76	73	56	52	60
Tue	29	35	50	61	61	73	69	72	70	72	79	88	93	78	69	60	77
Wed	30	37	51	56	60	68	68	73	73	76	83	92	98	87	75	61	81
Thu	31	36	54	62	68	79	72	77	79	89	91	96	94	87	80	70	72
Fri	30	33	47	52	58	63	63	70	67	79	84	92	78	66	61	56	60
Sat	36	34	34	42	49	60	58	56	57	61	60	65	71	73	71	67	67
Sun	38	31	34	40	41	45	50	53	50	56	58	64	66	66	67	58	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Jersey City to Mott Haven (via FDR Drive North and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (8 to 26 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 Mott Haven 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 Mott Haven?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jersey City to Mott Haven?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 29 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Mott Haven?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	47	55	56	60	61	62	59	66	71	75	76	73	56	52	60
Tue	29	35	50	61	61	73	69	72	70	72	79	88	93	78	69	60	77
Wed	30	37	51	56	60	68	68	73	73	76	83	92	98	87	75	61	81
Thu	31	36	54	62	68	79	72	77	79	89	91	96	94	87	80	70	72
Fri	30	33	47	52	58	63	63	70	67	79	84	92	78	66	61	56	60
Sat	36	34	34	42	49	60	58	56	57	61	60	65	71	73	71	67	67
Sun	38	31	34	40	41	45	50	53	50	56	58	64	66	66	67	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	47	55	56	60	61	62	59	66	71	75	76	73	56	52	60
Tue	29	35	50	61	61	73	69	72	70	72	79	88	93	78	69	60	77
Wed	30	37	51	56	60	68	68	73	73	76	83	92	98	87	75	61	81
Thu	31	36	54	62	68	79	72	77	79	89	91	96	94	87	80	70	72
Fri	30	33	47	52	58	63	63	70	67	79	84	92	78	66	61	56	60
Sat	36	34	34	42	49	60	58	56	57	61	60	65	71	73	71	67	67
Sun	38	31	34	40	41	45	50	53	50	56	58	64	66	66	67	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	47	55	56	60	61	62	59	66	71	75	76	73	56	52	60
Tue	29	35	50	61	61	73	69	72	70	72	79	88	93	78	69	60	77
Wed	30	37	51	56	60	68	68	73	73	76	83	92	98	87	75	61	81
Thu	31	36	54	62	68	79	72	77	79	89	91	96	94	87	80	70	72
Fri	30	33	47	52	58	63	63	70	67	79	84	92	78	66	61	56	60
Sat	36	34	34	42	49	60	58	56	57	61	60	65	71	73	71	67	67
Sun	38	31	34	40	41	45	50	53	50	56	58	64	66	66	67	58	58