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	62	109	153	147	131	101	121	102	117	125	161	155	136	115	126	109	125
Tue	68	127	153	152	145	112	123	119	123	129	146	157	135	132	146	125	117
Wed	63	103	157	153	142	127	122	113	113	122	144	143	138	122	130	124	131
Thu	76	139	171	159	135	131	131	124	118	136	145	146	135	135	125	115	105
Fri	76	120	148	142	127	114	138	117	137	154	169	153	138	133	133	115	142
Sat	95	72	92	92	105	102	114	98	111	119	138	142	143	150	156	139	138
Sun	109	101	71	81	84	84	92	98	108	124	138	152	134	132	135	119	117

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 62 minutes and up to 171 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (157 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (33 to 99 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 62 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 62 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Jersey City?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 171 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	109	153	147	131	101	121	102	117	125	161	155	136	115	126	109	125
Tue	68	127	153	152	145	112	123	119	123	129	146	157	135	132	146	125	117
Wed	63	103	157	153	142	127	122	113	113	122	144	143	138	122	130	124	131
Thu	76	139	171	159	135	131	131	124	118	136	145	146	135	135	125	115	105
Fri	76	120	148	142	127	114	138	117	137	154	169	153	138	133	133	115	142
Sat	95	72	92	92	105	102	114	98	111	119	138	142	143	150	156	139	138
Sun	109	101	71	81	84	84	92	98	108	124	138	152	134	132	135	119	117

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	109	153	147	131	101	121	102	117	125	161	155	136	115	126	109	125
Tue	68	127	153	152	145	112	123	119	123	129	146	157	135	132	146	125	117
Wed	63	103	157	153	142	127	122	113	113	122	144	143	138	122	130	124	131
Thu	76	139	171	159	135	131	131	124	118	136	145	146	135	135	125	115	105
Fri	76	120	148	142	127	114	138	117	137	154	169	153	138	133	133	115	142
Sat	95	72	92	92	105	102	114	98	111	119	138	142	143	150	156	139	138
Sun	109	101	71	81	84	84	92	98	108	124	138	152	134	132	135	119	117

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	109	153	147	131	101	121	102	117	125	161	155	136	115	126	109	125
Tue	68	127	153	152	145	112	123	119	123	129	146	157	135	132	146	125	117
Wed	63	103	157	153	142	127	122	113	113	122	144	143	138	122	130	124	131
Thu	76	139	171	159	135	131	131	124	118	136	145	146	135	135	125	115	105
Fri	76	120	148	142	127	114	138	117	137	154	169	153	138	133	133	115	142
Sat	95	72	92	92	105	102	114	98	111	119	138	142	143	150	156	139	138
Sun	109	101	71	81	84	84	92	98	108	124	138	152	134	132	135	119	117