Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to White Plains

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 White Plains 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	67	122	125	121	113	115	107	100	102	98	98	98	102	102	85	74	74
Tue	63	110	124	123	118	122	118	111	105	99	94	102	107	111	83	77	75
Wed	64	108	120	122	118	115	108	98	102	100	102	100	108	108	95	89	76
Thu	64	106	120	125	120	118	113	104	98	93	107	109	123	115	103	87	85
Fri	62	97	121	116	115	109	101	91	91	101	116	123	123	116	119	109	82
Sat	64	60	69	72	79	108	123	117	122	127	129	132	127	122	124	120	114
Sun	67	63	64	66	70	91	118	126	128	129	131	131	131	129	127	122	115

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Jersey City to White Plains (via I-95 East and I-87 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (133 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (24 to 63 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 White Plains 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 White Plains?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jersey City to White Plains?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 62 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to White Plains?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	122	125	121	113	115	107	100	102	98	98	98	102	102	85	74	74
Tue	63	110	124	123	118	122	118	111	105	99	94	102	107	111	83	77	75
Wed	64	108	120	122	118	115	108	98	102	100	102	100	108	108	95	89	76
Thu	64	106	120	125	120	118	113	104	98	93	107	109	123	115	103	87	85
Fri	62	97	121	116	115	109	101	91	91	101	116	123	123	116	119	109	82
Sat	64	60	69	72	79	108	123	117	122	127	129	132	127	122	124	120	114
Sun	67	63	64	66	70	91	118	126	128	129	131	131	131	129	127	122	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	122	125	121	113	115	107	100	102	98	98	98	102	102	85	74	74
Tue	63	110	124	123	118	122	118	111	105	99	94	102	107	111	83	77	75
Wed	64	108	120	122	118	115	108	98	102	100	102	100	108	108	95	89	76
Thu	64	106	120	125	120	118	113	104	98	93	107	109	123	115	103	87	85
Fri	62	97	121	116	115	109	101	91	91	101	116	123	123	116	119	109	82
Sat	64	60	69	72	79	108	123	117	122	127	129	132	127	122	124	120	114
Sun	67	63	64	66	70	91	118	126	128	129	131	131	131	129	127	122	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	122	125	121	113	115	107	100	102	98	98	98	102	102	85	74	74
Tue	63	110	124	123	118	122	118	111	105	99	94	102	107	111	83	77	75
Wed	64	108	120	122	118	115	108	98	102	100	102	100	108	108	95	89	76
Thu	64	106	120	125	120	118	113	104	98	93	107	109	123	115	103	87	85
Fri	62	97	121	116	115	109	101	91	91	101	116	123	123	116	119	109	82
Sat	64	60	69	72	79	108	123	117	122	127	129	132	127	122	124	120	114
Sun	67	63	64	66	70	91	118	126	128	129	131	131	131	129	127	122	115