Best Time to Drive from Port Washington 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 Port Washington 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	50	84	122	123	115	100	108	97	91	98	124	126	128	127	100	83	73
Tue	57	125	138	135	122	122	117	110	108	107	118	130	117	116	110	101	91
Wed	54	124	137	146	127	144	129	114	106	92	114	131	130	122	110	84	88
Thu	57	119	134	124	119	145	133	110	101	112	108	112	126	128	108	96	79
Fri	53	105	118	119	115	101	97	111	110	118	137	129	134	129	128	97	87
Sat	85	63	58	63	74	86	94	87	94	95	117	121	119	135	118	113	112
Sun	98	67	61	57	58	66	77	78	83	85	94	123	120	102	113	112	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Port Washington to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (135 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (21 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Port Washington 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 Port Washington to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Port Washington to Jersey City?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 50 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Washington to Jersey City?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	84	122	123	115	100	108	97	91	98	124	126	128	127	100	83	73
Tue	57	125	138	135	122	122	117	110	108	107	118	130	117	116	110	101	91
Wed	54	124	137	146	127	144	129	114	106	92	114	131	130	122	110	84	88
Thu	57	119	134	124	119	145	133	110	101	112	108	112	126	128	108	96	79
Fri	53	105	118	119	115	101	97	111	110	118	137	129	134	129	128	97	87
Sat	85	63	58	63	74	86	94	87	94	95	117	121	119	135	118	113	112
Sun	98	67	61	57	58	66	77	78	83	85	94	123	120	102	113	112	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	84	122	123	115	100	108	97	91	98	124	126	128	127	100	83	73
Tue	57	125	138	135	122	122	117	110	108	107	118	130	117	116	110	101	91
Wed	54	124	137	146	127	144	129	114	106	92	114	131	130	122	110	84	88
Thu	57	119	134	124	119	145	133	110	101	112	108	112	126	128	108	96	79
Fri	53	105	118	119	115	101	97	111	110	118	137	129	134	129	128	97	87
Sat	85	63	58	63	74	86	94	87	94	95	117	121	119	135	118	113	112
Sun	98	67	61	57	58	66	77	78	83	85	94	123	120	102	113	112	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	84	122	123	115	100	108	97	91	98	124	126	128	127	100	83	73
Tue	57	125	138	135	122	122	117	110	108	107	118	130	117	116	110	101	91
Wed	54	124	137	146	127	144	129	114	106	92	114	131	130	122	110	84	88
Thu	57	119	134	124	119	145	133	110	101	112	108	112	126	128	108	96	79
Fri	53	105	118	119	115	101	97	111	110	118	137	129	134	129	128	97	87
Sat	85	63	58	63	74	86	94	87	94	95	117	121	119	135	118	113	112
Sun	98	67	61	57	58	66	77	78	83	85	94	123	120	102	113	112	91