Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay 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	34	42	52	75	63	57	59	57	56	56	60	77	91	82	51	48	52
Tue	33	42	61	91	79	68	68	68	67	58	59	110	117	104	58	52	56
Wed	33	42	67	86	76	65	69	72	65	61	68	103	101	96	58	52	58
Thu	32	42	55	91	90	78	80	76	68	70	79	110	117	96	68	55	59
Fri	36	43	54	58	59	70	68	67	79	98	109	116	116	92	69	56	52
Sat	33	35	39	49	54	67	78	77	80	77	72	65	79	67	61	62	60
Sun	32	32	36	37	44	47	49	68	70	70	61	59	65	57	52	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Jersey City (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (21 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sheepshead Bay to Jersey City?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 32 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Jersey City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	52	75	63	57	59	57	56	56	60	77	91	82	51	48	52
Tue	33	42	61	91	79	68	68	68	67	58	59	110	117	104	58	52	56
Wed	33	42	67	86	76	65	69	72	65	61	68	103	101	96	58	52	58
Thu	32	42	55	91	90	78	80	76	68	70	79	110	117	96	68	55	59
Fri	36	43	54	58	59	70	68	67	79	98	109	116	116	92	69	56	52
Sat	33	35	39	49	54	67	78	77	80	77	72	65	79	67	61	62	60
Sun	32	32	36	37	44	47	49	68	70	70	61	59	65	57	52	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	52	75	63	57	59	57	56	56	60	77	91	82	51	48	52
Tue	33	42	61	91	79	68	68	68	67	58	59	110	117	104	58	52	56
Wed	33	42	67	86	76	65	69	72	65	61	68	103	101	96	58	52	58
Thu	32	42	55	91	90	78	80	76	68	70	79	110	117	96	68	55	59
Fri	36	43	54	58	59	70	68	67	79	98	109	116	116	92	69	56	52
Sat	33	35	39	49	54	67	78	77	80	77	72	65	79	67	61	62	60
Sun	32	32	36	37	44	47	49	68	70	70	61	59	65	57	52	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	52	75	63	57	59	57	56	56	60	77	91	82	51	48	52
Tue	33	42	61	91	79	68	68	68	67	58	59	110	117	104	58	52	56
Wed	33	42	67	86	76	65	69	72	65	61	68	103	101	96	58	52	58
Thu	32	42	55	91	90	78	80	76	68	70	79	110	117	96	68	55	59
Fri	36	43	54	58	59	70	68	67	79	98	109	116	116	92	69	56	52
Sat	33	35	39	49	54	67	78	77	80	77	72	65	79	67	61	62	60
Sun	32	32	36	37	44	47	49	68	70	70	61	59	65	57	52	55	51