Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to Roosevelt

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 Roosevelt 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	73	82	112	121	108	114	89	97	93	113	133	154	153	157	122	99	106
Tue	55	95	142	131	99	131	122	100	146	139	170	181	183	161	116	102	141
Wed	75	88	135	137	105	108	107	90	105	126	167	173	180	179	174	157	178
Thu	71	100	142	104	96	97	103	100	111	129	120	122	130	144	109	93	107
Fri	74	79	101	124	144	156	179	181	173	167	173	171	178	161	171	165	153
Sat	65	59	67	82	100	87	109	134	147	126	124	151	145	140	157	145	140
Sun	72	79	87	134	120	112	137	138	143	149	151	158	157	141	112	106	100

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Jersey City to Roosevelt (via Belt Pkwy East and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 190 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (159 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 190 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 55 to 190 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Roosevelt?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 190 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	82	112	121	108	114	89	97	93	113	133	154	153	157	122	99	106
Tue	55	95	142	131	99	131	122	100	146	139	170	181	183	161	116	102	141
Wed	75	88	135	137	105	108	107	90	105	126	167	173	180	179	174	157	178
Thu	71	100	142	104	96	97	103	100	111	129	120	122	130	144	109	93	107
Fri	74	79	101	124	144	156	179	181	173	167	173	171	178	161	171	165	153
Sat	65	59	67	82	100	87	109	134	147	126	124	151	145	140	157	145	140
Sun	72	79	87	134	120	112	137	138	143	149	151	158	157	141	112	106	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	82	112	121	108	114	89	97	93	113	133	154	153	157	122	99	106
Tue	55	95	142	131	99	131	122	100	146	139	170	181	183	161	116	102	141
Wed	75	88	135	137	105	108	107	90	105	126	167	173	180	179	174	157	178
Thu	71	100	142	104	96	97	103	100	111	129	120	122	130	144	109	93	107
Fri	74	79	101	124	144	156	179	181	173	167	173	171	178	161	171	165	153
Sat	65	59	67	82	100	87	109	134	147	126	124	151	145	140	157	145	140
Sun	72	79	87	134	120	112	137	138	143	149	151	158	157	141	112	106	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	82	112	121	108	114	89	97	93	113	133	154	153	157	122	99	106
Tue	55	95	142	131	99	131	122	100	146	139	170	181	183	161	116	102	141
Wed	75	88	135	137	105	108	107	90	105	126	167	173	180	179	174	157	178
Thu	71	100	142	104	96	97	103	100	111	129	120	122	130	144	109	93	107
Fri	74	79	101	124	144	156	179	181	173	167	173	171	178	161	171	165	153
Sat	65	59	67	82	100	87	109	134	147	126	124	151	145	140	157	145	140
Sun	72	79	87	134	120	112	137	138	143	149	151	158	157	141	112	106	100