Best Time to Drive from Massapequa 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 Massapequa 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	101	139	158	162	136	110	134	126	145	151	178	182	159	146	139	117	126
Tue	74	156	166	188	168	155	159	157	160	182	187	179	171	153	169	146	127
Wed	79	163	185	175	177	168	166	137	134	155	169	179	177	150	154	135	148
Thu	131	169	171	174	160	146	148	137	132	154	173	156	145	148	137	121	117
Fri	77	143	155	148	144	149	153	151	175	199	181	154	173	166	144	150	172
Sat	94	81	95	103	112	119	112	137	151	178	184	184	183	182	174	158	179
Sun	140	100	86	103	111	105	110	134	128	146	184	189	199	165	165	159	144

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Massapequa to Jersey City (via I-495 West and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 200 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 151 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (199 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (37 to 101 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Massapequa 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 Massapequa to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 200 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Massapequa to Jersey City?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 74 to 200 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 151 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Massapequa to Jersey City?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 200 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	139	158	162	136	110	134	126	145	151	178	182	159	146	139	117	126
Tue	74	156	166	188	168	155	159	157	160	182	187	179	171	153	169	146	127
Wed	79	163	185	175	177	168	166	137	134	155	169	179	177	150	154	135	148
Thu	131	169	171	174	160	146	148	137	132	154	173	156	145	148	137	121	117
Fri	77	143	155	148	144	149	153	151	175	199	181	154	173	166	144	150	172
Sat	94	81	95	103	112	119	112	137	151	178	184	184	183	182	174	158	179
Sun	140	100	86	103	111	105	110	134	128	146	184	189	199	165	165	159	144

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	139	158	162	136	110	134	126	145	151	178	182	159	146	139	117	126
Tue	74	156	166	188	168	155	159	157	160	182	187	179	171	153	169	146	127
Wed	79	163	185	175	177	168	166	137	134	155	169	179	177	150	154	135	148
Thu	131	169	171	174	160	146	148	137	132	154	173	156	145	148	137	121	117
Fri	77	143	155	148	144	149	153	151	175	199	181	154	173	166	144	150	172
Sat	94	81	95	103	112	119	112	137	151	178	184	184	183	182	174	158	179
Sun	140	100	86	103	111	105	110	134	128	146	184	189	199	165	165	159	144

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	139	158	162	136	110	134	126	145	151	178	182	159	146	139	117	126
Tue	74	156	166	188	168	155	159	157	160	182	187	179	171	153	169	146	127
Wed	79	163	185	175	177	168	166	137	134	155	169	179	177	150	154	135	148
Thu	131	169	171	174	160	146	148	137	132	154	173	156	145	148	137	121	117
Fri	77	143	155	148	144	149	153	151	175	199	181	154	173	166	144	150	172
Sat	94	81	95	103	112	119	112	137	151	178	184	184	183	182	174	158	179
Sun	140	100	86	103	111	105	110	134	128	146	184	189	199	165	165	159	144