Best Time to Drive from Oceanside 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 Oceanside 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	69	118	127	138	123	98	110	106	119	135	149	153	139	135	120	93	86
Tue	65	129	155	142	152	126	123	123	135	142	149	154	136	119	130	115	103
Wed	59	127	134	138	136	121	104	114	119	124	137	137	138	121	110	103	101
Thu	69	123	134	132	123	119	127	122	120	126	123	137	130	120	109	102	98
Fri	70	119	124	143	132	109	138	119	122	141	147	142	136	130	121	102	107
Sat	89	66	64	82	94	89	95	98	118	130	136	149	142	150	157	155	143
Sun	101	70	65	69	62	72	81	84	93	117	134	144	145	133	136	129	119

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Oceanside to Jersey City (via I-495 West and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (161 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (23 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside 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 Oceanside to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 59 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 124 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Jersey City?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	118	127	138	123	98	110	106	119	135	149	153	139	135	120	93	86
Tue	65	129	155	142	152	126	123	123	135	142	149	154	136	119	130	115	103
Wed	59	127	134	138	136	121	104	114	119	124	137	137	138	121	110	103	101
Thu	69	123	134	132	123	119	127	122	120	126	123	137	130	120	109	102	98
Fri	70	119	124	143	132	109	138	119	122	141	147	142	136	130	121	102	107
Sat	89	66	64	82	94	89	95	98	118	130	136	149	142	150	157	155	143
Sun	101	70	65	69	62	72	81	84	93	117	134	144	145	133	136	129	119

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	118	127	138	123	98	110	106	119	135	149	153	139	135	120	93	86
Tue	65	129	155	142	152	126	123	123	135	142	149	154	136	119	130	115	103
Wed	59	127	134	138	136	121	104	114	119	124	137	137	138	121	110	103	101
Thu	69	123	134	132	123	119	127	122	120	126	123	137	130	120	109	102	98
Fri	70	119	124	143	132	109	138	119	122	141	147	142	136	130	121	102	107
Sat	89	66	64	82	94	89	95	98	118	130	136	149	142	150	157	155	143
Sun	101	70	65	69	62	72	81	84	93	117	134	144	145	133	136	129	119

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	118	127	138	123	98	110	106	119	135	149	153	139	135	120	93	86
Tue	65	129	155	142	152	126	123	123	135	142	149	154	136	119	130	115	103
Wed	59	127	134	138	136	121	104	114	119	124	137	137	138	121	110	103	101
Thu	69	123	134	132	123	119	127	122	120	126	123	137	130	120	109	102	98
Fri	70	119	124	143	132	109	138	119	122	141	147	142	136	130	121	102	107
Sat	89	66	64	82	94	89	95	98	118	130	136	149	142	150	157	155	143
Sun	101	70	65	69	62	72	81	84	93	117	134	144	145	133	136	129	119