Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to Sunset Park

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 Sunset Park 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	19	27	35	41	43	46	46	43	43	43	43	58	60	56	42	37	35
Tue	19	32	38	44	44	49	51	46	46	44	47	58	60	59	53	42	54
Wed	19	22	39	41	46	46	48	46	47	46	48	60	63	61	53	43	55
Thu	20	27	37	44	47	47	54	47	49	50	50	59	62	59	54	48	56
Fri	30	28	38	40	42	44	47	46	46	46	51	58	58	49	45	41	41
Sat	22	19	20	23	27	44	42	41	42	44	44	47	49	51	52	47	46
Sun	21	19	20	21	22	24	34	38	39	41	42	47	51	51	50	46	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Jersey City to Sunset Park (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (11 to 30 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 Sunset Park 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 Sunset Park?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jersey City to Sunset Park?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 19 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Sunset Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	27	35	41	43	46	46	43	43	43	43	58	60	56	42	37	35
Tue	19	32	38	44	44	49	51	46	46	44	47	58	60	59	53	42	54
Wed	19	22	39	41	46	46	48	46	47	46	48	60	63	61	53	43	55
Thu	20	27	37	44	47	47	54	47	49	50	50	59	62	59	54	48	56
Fri	30	28	38	40	42	44	47	46	46	46	51	58	58	49	45	41	41
Sat	22	19	20	23	27	44	42	41	42	44	44	47	49	51	52	47	46
Sun	21	19	20	21	22	24	34	38	39	41	42	47	51	51	50	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	27	35	41	43	46	46	43	43	43	43	58	60	56	42	37	35
Tue	19	32	38	44	44	49	51	46	46	44	47	58	60	59	53	42	54
Wed	19	22	39	41	46	46	48	46	47	46	48	60	63	61	53	43	55
Thu	20	27	37	44	47	47	54	47	49	50	50	59	62	59	54	48	56
Fri	30	28	38	40	42	44	47	46	46	46	51	58	58	49	45	41	41
Sat	22	19	20	23	27	44	42	41	42	44	44	47	49	51	52	47	46
Sun	21	19	20	21	22	24	34	38	39	41	42	47	51	51	50	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	27	35	41	43	46	46	43	43	43	43	58	60	56	42	37	35
Tue	19	32	38	44	44	49	51	46	46	44	47	58	60	59	53	42	54
Wed	19	22	39	41	46	46	48	46	47	46	48	60	63	61	53	43	55
Thu	20	27	37	44	47	47	54	47	49	50	50	59	62	59	54	48	56
Fri	30	28	38	40	42	44	47	46	46	46	51	58	58	49	45	41	41
Sat	22	19	20	23	27	44	42	41	42	44	44	47	49	51	52	47	46
Sun	21	19	20	21	22	24	34	38	39	41	42	47	51	51	50	46	44