Best Time to Drive from Morris Heights 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 Morris Heights 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	37	62	61	74	73	78	58	49	59	66	54	73	73	74	51	39	45
Tue	37	55	60	75	61	62	73	61	61	59	63	75	77	81	50	41	41
Wed	36	53	65	68	61	63	57	54	54	58	64	70	75	78	59	56	43
Thu	57	59	68	78	62	69	80	66	53	61	65	75	81	75	67	58	52
Fri	35	50	56	74	67	56	64	54	52	51	66	80	81	76	81	73	63
Sat	38	34	39	42	44	64	64	56	68	70	81	81	81	70	73	67	69
Sun	36	36	37	38	43	47	56	59	62	78	77	81	81	71	61	70	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Morris Heights to Jersey City (via I-95 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (18 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Morris Heights 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 Morris Heights to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Morris Heights to Jersey City?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 35 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Morris Heights to Jersey City?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	62	61	74	73	78	58	49	59	66	54	73	73	74	51	39	45
Tue	37	55	60	75	61	62	73	61	61	59	63	75	77	81	50	41	41
Wed	36	53	65	68	61	63	57	54	54	58	64	70	75	78	59	56	43
Thu	57	59	68	78	62	69	80	66	53	61	65	75	81	75	67	58	52
Fri	35	50	56	74	67	56	64	54	52	51	66	80	81	76	81	73	63
Sat	38	34	39	42	44	64	64	56	68	70	81	81	81	70	73	67	69
Sun	36	36	37	38	43	47	56	59	62	78	77	81	81	71	61	70	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	62	61	74	73	78	58	49	59	66	54	73	73	74	51	39	45
Tue	37	55	60	75	61	62	73	61	61	59	63	75	77	81	50	41	41
Wed	36	53	65	68	61	63	57	54	54	58	64	70	75	78	59	56	43
Thu	57	59	68	78	62	69	80	66	53	61	65	75	81	75	67	58	52
Fri	35	50	56	74	67	56	64	54	52	51	66	80	81	76	81	73	63
Sat	38	34	39	42	44	64	64	56	68	70	81	81	81	70	73	67	69
Sun	36	36	37	38	43	47	56	59	62	78	77	81	81	71	61	70	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	62	61	74	73	78	58	49	59	66	54	73	73	74	51	39	45
Tue	37	55	60	75	61	62	73	61	61	59	63	75	77	81	50	41	41
Wed	36	53	65	68	61	63	57	54	54	58	64	70	75	78	59	56	43
Thu	57	59	68	78	62	69	80	66	53	61	65	75	81	75	67	58	52
Fri	35	50	56	74	67	56	64	54	52	51	66	80	81	76	81	73	63
Sat	38	34	39	42	44	64	64	56	68	70	81	81	81	70	73	67	69
Sun	36	36	37	38	43	47	56	59	62	78	77	81	81	71	61	70	67