Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to Port Chester

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 Port Chester 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	70	131	139	130	122	119	113	110	111	101	109	113	117	112	91	76	76
Tue	66	112	135	126	118	122	116	112	103	111	110	112	114	113	87	81	84
Wed	66	108	127	121	118	115	107	96	103	107	105	106	119	110	98	88	77
Thu	74	112	131	127	122	126	120	107	108	106	123	120	133	121	107	90	88
Fri	65	101	132	125	120	119	113	105	109	136	145	141	131	126	128	115	85
Sat	67	63	76	79	84	124	130	129	132	137	139	134	129	128	127	123	118
Sun	68	71	69	71	73	101	126	130	133	136	136	137	132	130	134	124	128

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Jersey City to Port Chester (via I-95 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 149 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 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (139 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (24 to 68 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 Port Chester 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 Port Chester?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jersey City to Port Chester?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 65 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Port Chester?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	131	139	130	122	119	113	110	111	101	109	113	117	112	91	76	76
Tue	66	112	135	126	118	122	116	112	103	111	110	112	114	113	87	81	84
Wed	66	108	127	121	118	115	107	96	103	107	105	106	119	110	98	88	77
Thu	74	112	131	127	122	126	120	107	108	106	123	120	133	121	107	90	88
Fri	65	101	132	125	120	119	113	105	109	136	145	141	131	126	128	115	85
Sat	67	63	76	79	84	124	130	129	132	137	139	134	129	128	127	123	118
Sun	68	71	69	71	73	101	126	130	133	136	136	137	132	130	134	124	128

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	131	139	130	122	119	113	110	111	101	109	113	117	112	91	76	76
Tue	66	112	135	126	118	122	116	112	103	111	110	112	114	113	87	81	84
Wed	66	108	127	121	118	115	107	96	103	107	105	106	119	110	98	88	77
Thu	74	112	131	127	122	126	120	107	108	106	123	120	133	121	107	90	88
Fri	65	101	132	125	120	119	113	105	109	136	145	141	131	126	128	115	85
Sat	67	63	76	79	84	124	130	129	132	137	139	134	129	128	127	123	118
Sun	68	71	69	71	73	101	126	130	133	136	136	137	132	130	134	124	128

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	131	139	130	122	119	113	110	111	101	109	113	117	112	91	76	76
Tue	66	112	135	126	118	122	116	112	103	111	110	112	114	113	87	81	84
Wed	66	108	127	121	118	115	107	96	103	107	105	106	119	110	98	88	77
Thu	74	112	131	127	122	126	120	107	108	106	123	120	133	121	107	90	88
Fri	65	101	132	125	120	119	113	105	109	136	145	141	131	126	128	115	85
Sat	67	63	76	79	84	124	130	129	132	137	139	134	129	128	127	123	118
Sun	68	71	69	71	73	101	126	130	133	136	136	137	132	130	134	124	128