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	20	25	35	42	42	44	48	42	43	45	44	58	61	57	42	37	36
Tue	19	32	37	43	44	47	51	45	47	44	46	56	60	59	52	43	53
Wed	19	22	38	41	46	44	49	46	47	47	48	59	62	60	52	43	55
Thu	20	22	35	43	47	47	53	50	49	51	51	60	63	58	53	45	48
Fri	37	27	37	41	43	44	47	47	46	46	51	59	57	49	44	41	43
Sat	23	20	21	24	26	41	44	44	44	46	48	47	51	51	53	46	47
Sun	21	19	20	21	23	24	35	38	38	41	43	47	50	49	48	45	43

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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (55 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 47 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.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	25	35	42	42	44	48	42	43	45	44	58	61	57	42	37	36
Tue	19	32	37	43	44	47	51	45	47	44	46	56	60	59	52	43	53
Wed	19	22	38	41	46	44	49	46	47	47	48	59	62	60	52	43	55
Thu	20	22	35	43	47	47	53	50	49	51	51	60	63	58	53	45	48
Fri	37	27	37	41	43	44	47	47	46	46	51	59	57	49	44	41	43
Sat	23	20	21	24	26	41	44	44	44	46	48	47	51	51	53	46	47
Sun	21	19	20	21	23	24	35	38	38	41	43	47	50	49	48	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	25	35	42	42	44	48	42	43	45	44	58	61	57	42	37	36
Tue	19	32	37	43	44	47	51	45	47	44	46	56	60	59	52	43	53
Wed	19	22	38	41	46	44	49	46	47	47	48	59	62	60	52	43	55
Thu	20	22	35	43	47	47	53	50	49	51	51	60	63	58	53	45	48
Fri	37	27	37	41	43	44	47	47	46	46	51	59	57	49	44	41	43
Sat	23	20	21	24	26	41	44	44	44	46	48	47	51	51	53	46	47
Sun	21	19	20	21	23	24	35	38	38	41	43	47	50	49	48	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	25	35	42	42	44	48	42	43	45	44	58	61	57	42	37	36
Tue	19	32	37	43	44	47	51	45	47	44	46	56	60	59	52	43	53
Wed	19	22	38	41	46	44	49	46	47	47	48	59	62	60	52	43	55
Thu	20	22	35	43	47	47	53	50	49	51	51	60	63	58	53	45	48
Fri	37	27	37	41	43	44	47	47	46	46	51	59	57	49	44	41	43
Sat	23	20	21	24	26	41	44	44	44	46	48	47	51	51	53	46	47
Sun	21	19	20	21	23	24	35	38	38	41	43	47	50	49	48	45	43