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	56	76	66	60	60	57	56	55	60	84	99	87	51	48	52
Tue	33	42	66	88	84	76	66	68	64	58	60	109	116	101	58	54	55
Wed	33	43	70	88	80	67	71	70	62	60	64	103	110	89	59	53	58
Thu	33	42	58	93	94	77	85	76	67	71	78	113	117	99	69	56	59
Fri	33	43	54	61	61	67	67	66	73	94	108	116	116	99	70	55	50
Sat	34	34	39	48	50	63	73	71	68	73	67	64	71	63	60	62	60
Sun	33	32	36	38	44	46	51	72	72	75	64	62	66	59	54	55	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Jersey City (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (75 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 33 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 33 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Jersey City?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 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	56	76	66	60	60	57	56	55	60	84	99	87	51	48	52
Tue	33	42	66	88	84	76	66	68	64	58	60	109	116	101	58	54	55
Wed	33	43	70	88	80	67	71	70	62	60	64	103	110	89	59	53	58
Thu	33	42	58	93	94	77	85	76	67	71	78	113	117	99	69	56	59
Fri	33	43	54	61	61	67	67	66	73	94	108	116	116	99	70	55	50
Sat	34	34	39	48	50	63	73	71	68	73	67	64	71	63	60	62	60
Sun	33	32	36	38	44	46	51	72	72	75	64	62	66	59	54	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	56	76	66	60	60	57	56	55	60	84	99	87	51	48	52
Tue	33	42	66	88	84	76	66	68	64	58	60	109	116	101	58	54	55
Wed	33	43	70	88	80	67	71	70	62	60	64	103	110	89	59	53	58
Thu	33	42	58	93	94	77	85	76	67	71	78	113	117	99	69	56	59
Fri	33	43	54	61	61	67	67	66	73	94	108	116	116	99	70	55	50
Sat	34	34	39	48	50	63	73	71	68	73	67	64	71	63	60	62	60
Sun	33	32	36	38	44	46	51	72	72	75	64	62	66	59	54	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	56	76	66	60	60	57	56	55	60	84	99	87	51	48	52
Tue	33	42	66	88	84	76	66	68	64	58	60	109	116	101	58	54	55
Wed	33	43	70	88	80	67	71	70	62	60	64	103	110	89	59	53	58
Thu	33	42	58	93	94	77	85	76	67	71	78	113	117	99	69	56	59
Fri	33	43	54	61	61	67	67	66	73	94	108	116	116	99	70	55	50
Sat	34	34	39	48	50	63	73	71	68	73	67	64	71	63	60	62	60
Sun	33	32	36	38	44	46	51	72	72	75	64	62	66	59	54	55	50