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	38	61	61	73	74	66	61	51	55	60	52	71	75	74	54	39	43
Tue	37	55	60	72	59	60	72	55	57	56	56	72	76	79	55	42	41
Wed	37	55	61	70	60	60	56	51	51	57	63	68	77	79	60	54	43
Thu	58	60	67	75	62	66	78	60	50	61	63	76	81	80	75	69	50
Fri	36	52	57	72	71	58	59	57	53	54	66	80	81	80	78	60	59
Sat	39	33	39	44	43	59	57	56	68	68	73	81	81	71	72	63	67
Sun	36	37	37	39	42	46	56	57	62	71	77	80	81	68	62	67	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Morris Heights to Jersey City (via I-95 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 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 (19 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 36 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 36 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 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	38	61	61	73	74	66	61	51	55	60	52	71	75	74	54	39	43
Tue	37	55	60	72	59	60	72	55	57	56	56	72	76	79	55	42	41
Wed	37	55	61	70	60	60	56	51	51	57	63	68	77	79	60	54	43
Thu	58	60	67	75	62	66	78	60	50	61	63	76	81	80	75	69	50
Fri	36	52	57	72	71	58	59	57	53	54	66	80	81	80	78	60	59
Sat	39	33	39	44	43	59	57	56	68	68	73	81	81	71	72	63	67
Sun	36	37	37	39	42	46	56	57	62	71	77	80	81	68	62	67	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	61	61	73	74	66	61	51	55	60	52	71	75	74	54	39	43
Tue	37	55	60	72	59	60	72	55	57	56	56	72	76	79	55	42	41
Wed	37	55	61	70	60	60	56	51	51	57	63	68	77	79	60	54	43
Thu	58	60	67	75	62	66	78	60	50	61	63	76	81	80	75	69	50
Fri	36	52	57	72	71	58	59	57	53	54	66	80	81	80	78	60	59
Sat	39	33	39	44	43	59	57	56	68	68	73	81	81	71	72	63	67
Sun	36	37	37	39	42	46	56	57	62	71	77	80	81	68	62	67	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	61	61	73	74	66	61	51	55	60	52	71	75	74	54	39	43
Tue	37	55	60	72	59	60	72	55	57	56	56	72	76	79	55	42	41
Wed	37	55	61	70	60	60	56	51	51	57	63	68	77	79	60	54	43
Thu	58	60	67	75	62	66	78	60	50	61	63	76	81	80	75	69	50
Fri	36	52	57	72	71	58	59	57	53	54	66	80	81	80	78	60	59
Sat	39	33	39	44	43	59	57	56	68	68	73	81	81	71	72	63	67
Sun	36	37	37	39	42	46	56	57	62	71	77	80	81	68	62	67	63