Best Time to Drive from New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle 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	85	99	129	155	156	145	143	149	151	161	161	157	152	125	101	90	85
Tue	81	110	134	147	143	141	152	154	154	162	161	164	154	136	121	93	93
Wed	77	101	135	151	146	137	147	152	160	165	168	170	160	146	126	95	88
Thu	81	117	141	148	150	143	153	156	159	174	172	167	166	154	141	127	99
Fri	79	111	133	144	139	154	151	160	160	181	185	188	187	174	166	138	134
Sat	92	119	113	100	137	145	148	155	151	155	151	153	151	147	136	126	115
Sun	74	75	77	79	90	120	134	138	147	148	150	148	144	127	123	117	113

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from New Rochelle to Jersey City (via I-95 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 157 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (156 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (31 to 70 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Rochelle to Jersey City?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 77 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 157 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Rochelle to Jersey City?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	99	129	155	156	145	143	149	151	161	161	157	152	125	101	90	85
Tue	81	110	134	147	143	141	152	154	154	162	161	164	154	136	121	93	93
Wed	77	101	135	151	146	137	147	152	160	165	168	170	160	146	126	95	88
Thu	81	117	141	148	150	143	153	156	159	174	172	167	166	154	141	127	99
Fri	79	111	133	144	139	154	151	160	160	181	185	188	187	174	166	138	134
Sat	92	119	113	100	137	145	148	155	151	155	151	153	151	147	136	126	115
Sun	74	75	77	79	90	120	134	138	147	148	150	148	144	127	123	117	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	99	129	155	156	145	143	149	151	161	161	157	152	125	101	90	85
Tue	81	110	134	147	143	141	152	154	154	162	161	164	154	136	121	93	93
Wed	77	101	135	151	146	137	147	152	160	165	168	170	160	146	126	95	88
Thu	81	117	141	148	150	143	153	156	159	174	172	167	166	154	141	127	99
Fri	79	111	133	144	139	154	151	160	160	181	185	188	187	174	166	138	134
Sat	92	119	113	100	137	145	148	155	151	155	151	153	151	147	136	126	115
Sun	74	75	77	79	90	120	134	138	147	148	150	148	144	127	123	117	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	99	129	155	156	145	143	149	151	161	161	157	152	125	101	90	85
Tue	81	110	134	147	143	141	152	154	154	162	161	164	154	136	121	93	93
Wed	77	101	135	151	146	137	147	152	160	165	168	170	160	146	126	95	88
Thu	81	117	141	148	150	143	153	156	159	174	172	167	166	154	141	127	99
Fri	79	111	133	144	139	154	151	160	160	181	185	188	187	174	166	138	134
Sat	92	119	113	100	137	145	148	155	151	155	151	153	151	147	136	126	115
Sun	74	75	77	79	90	120	134	138	147	148	150	148	144	127	123	117	113