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	35	32	46	55	54	59	62	64	59	68	69	71	75	71	56	53	78
Tue	30	34	49	60	61	72	67	71	71	70	79	88	97	81	70	61	77
Wed	31	37	50	55	61	69	70	72	72	75	83	87	99	83	75	61	82
Thu	30	35	53	59	65	75	67	73	78	88	92	95	91	84	79	69	71
Fri	32	32	46	53	61	65	62	69	66	78	85	92	79	67	61	56	62
Sat	32	37	34	43	57	58	57	58	61	62	61	65	72	70	71	65	66
Sun	38	32	34	39	44	49	52	53	51	53	58	65	65	63	62	58	57

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 30 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 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 6 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 30 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Mott Haven?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	32	46	55	54	59	62	64	59	68	69	71	75	71	56	53	78
Tue	30	34	49	60	61	72	67	71	71	70	79	88	97	81	70	61	77
Wed	31	37	50	55	61	69	70	72	72	75	83	87	99	83	75	61	82
Thu	30	35	53	59	65	75	67	73	78	88	92	95	91	84	79	69	71
Fri	32	32	46	53	61	65	62	69	66	78	85	92	79	67	61	56	62
Sat	32	37	34	43	57	58	57	58	61	62	61	65	72	70	71	65	66
Sun	38	32	34	39	44	49	52	53	51	53	58	65	65	63	62	58	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	32	46	55	54	59	62	64	59	68	69	71	75	71	56	53	78
Tue	30	34	49	60	61	72	67	71	71	70	79	88	97	81	70	61	77
Wed	31	37	50	55	61	69	70	72	72	75	83	87	99	83	75	61	82
Thu	30	35	53	59	65	75	67	73	78	88	92	95	91	84	79	69	71
Fri	32	32	46	53	61	65	62	69	66	78	85	92	79	67	61	56	62
Sat	32	37	34	43	57	58	57	58	61	62	61	65	72	70	71	65	66
Sun	38	32	34	39	44	49	52	53	51	53	58	65	65	63	62	58	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	32	46	55	54	59	62	64	59	68	69	71	75	71	56	53	78
Tue	30	34	49	60	61	72	67	71	71	70	79	88	97	81	70	61	77
Wed	31	37	50	55	61	69	70	72	72	75	83	87	99	83	75	61	82
Thu	30	35	53	59	65	75	67	73	78	88	92	95	91	84	79	69	71
Fri	32	32	46	53	61	65	62	69	66	78	85	92	79	67	61	56	62
Sat	32	37	34	43	57	58	57	58	61	62	61	65	72	70	71	65	66
Sun	38	32	34	39	44	49	52	53	51	53	58	65	65	63	62	58	57