Best Time to Drive from Melville 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 Melville 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	81	133	156	139	124	155	145	136	127	133	149	153	150	145	128	105	126
Tue	91	164	162	164	147	168	160	158	141	154	145	151	147	156	152	114	101
Wed	86	162	178	165	149	177	165	168	135	149	147	147	157	158	137	114	124
Thu	101	151	161	149	145	186	160	134	142	142	139	143	160	156	147	112	103
Fri	85	147	151	140	137	141	142	160	155	169	164	169	168	178	149	127	125
Sat	85	86	84	92	108	116	116	125	129	127	136	164	156	168	162	142	147
Sun	137	96	79	75	82	98	110	112	115	117	144	143	155	151	153	136	142

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Melville to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 186 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 149 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (174 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (25 to 84 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Melville 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 Melville to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 186 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 81 to 186 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 149 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Melville to Jersey City?

Leaving around 10 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 186 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	133	156	139	124	155	145	136	127	133	149	153	150	145	128	105	126
Tue	91	164	162	164	147	168	160	158	141	154	145	151	147	156	152	114	101
Wed	86	162	178	165	149	177	165	168	135	149	147	147	157	158	137	114	124
Thu	101	151	161	149	145	186	160	134	142	142	139	143	160	156	147	112	103
Fri	85	147	151	140	137	141	142	160	155	169	164	169	168	178	149	127	125
Sat	85	86	84	92	108	116	116	125	129	127	136	164	156	168	162	142	147
Sun	137	96	79	75	82	98	110	112	115	117	144	143	155	151	153	136	142

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	133	156	139	124	155	145	136	127	133	149	153	150	145	128	105	126
Tue	91	164	162	164	147	168	160	158	141	154	145	151	147	156	152	114	101
Wed	86	162	178	165	149	177	165	168	135	149	147	147	157	158	137	114	124
Thu	101	151	161	149	145	186	160	134	142	142	139	143	160	156	147	112	103
Fri	85	147	151	140	137	141	142	160	155	169	164	169	168	178	149	127	125
Sat	85	86	84	92	108	116	116	125	129	127	136	164	156	168	162	142	147
Sun	137	96	79	75	82	98	110	112	115	117	144	143	155	151	153	136	142

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	133	156	139	124	155	145	136	127	133	149	153	150	145	128	105	126
Tue	91	164	162	164	147	168	160	158	141	154	145	151	147	156	152	114	101
Wed	86	162	178	165	149	177	165	168	135	149	147	147	157	158	137	114	124
Thu	101	151	161	149	145	186	160	134	142	142	139	143	160	156	147	112	103
Fri	85	147	151	140	137	141	142	160	155	169	164	169	168	178	149	127	125
Sat	85	86	84	92	108	116	116	125	129	127	136	164	156	168	162	142	147
Sun	137	96	79	75	82	98	110	112	115	117	144	143	155	151	153	136	142