Best Time to Drive from Mount Vernon to Union 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 Mount Vernon to Union 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	32	35	46	42	40	38	38	40	42	39	40	49	51	45	38	36	36
Tue	31	34	44	43	45	43	41	42	41	38	46	49	53	48	42	39	38
Wed	33	37	45	45	41	42	39	40	41	41	43	54	53	50	41	39	40
Thu	33	37	42	48	45	41	45	46	44	44	48	52	63	58	46	39	37
Fri	31	33	41	43	38	39	42	44	43	44	53	65	65	58	44	39	36
Sat	32	31	33	34	36	38	40	43	39	41	41	44	48	49	50	42	38
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	36	40	40	40	43	53	57	51	51	51	50	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Mount Vernon to Union City (via I-87 South and NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mount Vernon to central Union 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 Mount Vernon to Union City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mount Vernon to Union City?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 31 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mount Vernon to Union City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	46	42	40	38	38	40	42	39	40	49	51	45	38	36	36
Tue	31	34	44	43	45	43	41	42	41	38	46	49	53	48	42	39	38
Wed	33	37	45	45	41	42	39	40	41	41	43	54	53	50	41	39	40
Thu	33	37	42	48	45	41	45	46	44	44	48	52	63	58	46	39	37
Fri	31	33	41	43	38	39	42	44	43	44	53	65	65	58	44	39	36
Sat	32	31	33	34	36	38	40	43	39	41	41	44	48	49	50	42	38
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	36	40	40	40	43	53	57	51	51	51	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	46	42	40	38	38	40	42	39	40	49	51	45	38	36	36
Tue	31	34	44	43	45	43	41	42	41	38	46	49	53	48	42	39	38
Wed	33	37	45	45	41	42	39	40	41	41	43	54	53	50	41	39	40
Thu	33	37	42	48	45	41	45	46	44	44	48	52	63	58	46	39	37
Fri	31	33	41	43	38	39	42	44	43	44	53	65	65	58	44	39	36
Sat	32	31	33	34	36	38	40	43	39	41	41	44	48	49	50	42	38
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	36	40	40	40	43	53	57	51	51	51	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	46	42	40	38	38	40	42	39	40	49	51	45	38	36	36
Tue	31	34	44	43	45	43	41	42	41	38	46	49	53	48	42	39	38
Wed	33	37	45	45	41	42	39	40	41	41	43	54	53	50	41	39	40
Thu	33	37	42	48	45	41	45	46	44	44	48	52	63	58	46	39	37
Fri	31	33	41	43	38	39	42	44	43	44	53	65	65	58	44	39	36
Sat	32	31	33	34	36	38	40	43	39	41	41	44	48	49	50	42	38
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	36	40	40	40	43	53	57	51	51	51	50	43