Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Jersey City

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 Long Beach to Jersey City 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	76	130	153	158	134	111	140	133	149	161	178	179	161	147	131	108	101
Tue	75	144	159	182	164	163	151	159	156	171	175	174	162	149	160	123	107
Wed	80	148	167	165	159	154	130	151	149	168	179	165	166	142	141	118	112
Thu	117	138	162	165	165	142	150	137	142	159	162	159	159	150	149	125	111
Fri	97	137	162	161	164	129	162	167	171	179	181	168	169	153	158	133	141
Sat	97	69	94	100	111	112	113	114	134	154	172	172	171	173	175	167	162
Sun	107	75	68	80	72	87	90	100	110	131	160	161	165	161	162	155	135

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Long Beach to Jersey City (via I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 182 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 153 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (183 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (36 to 89 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach to central Jersey City 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 Long Beach to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 182 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Jersey City?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 75 to 182 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 153 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Jersey City?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 182 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	130	153	158	134	111	140	133	149	161	178	179	161	147	131	108	101
Tue	75	144	159	182	164	163	151	159	156	171	175	174	162	149	160	123	107
Wed	80	148	167	165	159	154	130	151	149	168	179	165	166	142	141	118	112
Thu	117	138	162	165	165	142	150	137	142	159	162	159	159	150	149	125	111
Fri	97	137	162	161	164	129	162	167	171	179	181	168	169	153	158	133	141
Sat	97	69	94	100	111	112	113	114	134	154	172	172	171	173	175	167	162
Sun	107	75	68	80	72	87	90	100	110	131	160	161	165	161	162	155	135

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	130	153	158	134	111	140	133	149	161	178	179	161	147	131	108	101
Tue	75	144	159	182	164	163	151	159	156	171	175	174	162	149	160	123	107
Wed	80	148	167	165	159	154	130	151	149	168	179	165	166	142	141	118	112
Thu	117	138	162	165	165	142	150	137	142	159	162	159	159	150	149	125	111
Fri	97	137	162	161	164	129	162	167	171	179	181	168	169	153	158	133	141
Sat	97	69	94	100	111	112	113	114	134	154	172	172	171	173	175	167	162
Sun	107	75	68	80	72	87	90	100	110	131	160	161	165	161	162	155	135

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	130	153	158	134	111	140	133	149	161	178	179	161	147	131	108	101
Tue	75	144	159	182	164	163	151	159	156	171	175	174	162	149	160	123	107
Wed	80	148	167	165	159	154	130	151	149	168	179	165	166	142	141	118	112
Thu	117	138	162	165	165	142	150	137	142	159	162	159	159	150	149	125	111
Fri	97	137	162	161	164	129	162	167	171	179	181	168	169	153	158	133	141
Sat	97	69	94	100	111	112	113	114	134	154	172	172	171	173	175	167	162
Sun	107	75	68	80	72	87	90	100	110	131	160	161	165	161	162	155	135