Best Time to Drive from The Bronx 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 The Bronx 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	38	67	84	102	84	73	67	61	65	79	84	103	99	92	55	43	47
Tue	36	58	76	85	74	69	71	67	68	72	77	98	107	99	61	48	45
Wed	37	57	81	88	75	69	65	61	60	65	87	101	109	102	62	60	47
Thu	56	65	78	92	73	75	85	74	68	87	86	111	120	109	87	63	55
Fri	36	55	72	79	69	64	71	68	70	75	106	116	116	106	106	83	68
Sat	37	32	41	45	46	68	70	74	89	82	99	104	104	105	98	83	76
Sun	35	35	37	40	43	50	66	64	78	87	104	99	97	92	89	86	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from The Bronx to Jersey City (via I-95 West and Bronx River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (20 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central The Bronx 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 The Bronx to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to Jersey City?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 36 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Jersey City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	67	84	102	84	73	67	61	65	79	84	103	99	92	55	43	47
Tue	36	58	76	85	74	69	71	67	68	72	77	98	107	99	61	48	45
Wed	37	57	81	88	75	69	65	61	60	65	87	101	109	102	62	60	47
Thu	56	65	78	92	73	75	85	74	68	87	86	111	120	109	87	63	55
Fri	36	55	72	79	69	64	71	68	70	75	106	116	116	106	106	83	68
Sat	37	32	41	45	46	68	70	74	89	82	99	104	104	105	98	83	76
Sun	35	35	37	40	43	50	66	64	78	87	104	99	97	92	89	86	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	67	84	102	84	73	67	61	65	79	84	103	99	92	55	43	47
Tue	36	58	76	85	74	69	71	67	68	72	77	98	107	99	61	48	45
Wed	37	57	81	88	75	69	65	61	60	65	87	101	109	102	62	60	47
Thu	56	65	78	92	73	75	85	74	68	87	86	111	120	109	87	63	55
Fri	36	55	72	79	69	64	71	68	70	75	106	116	116	106	106	83	68
Sat	37	32	41	45	46	68	70	74	89	82	99	104	104	105	98	83	76
Sun	35	35	37	40	43	50	66	64	78	87	104	99	97	92	89	86	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	67	84	102	84	73	67	61	65	79	84	103	99	92	55	43	47
Tue	36	58	76	85	74	69	71	67	68	72	77	98	107	99	61	48	45
Wed	37	57	81	88	75	69	65	61	60	65	87	101	109	102	62	60	47
Thu	56	65	78	92	73	75	85	74	68	87	86	111	120	109	87	63	55
Fri	36	55	72	79	69	64	71	68	70	75	106	116	116	106	106	83	68
Sat	37	32	41	45	46	68	70	74	89	82	99	104	104	105	98	83	76
Sun	35	35	37	40	43	50	66	64	78	87	104	99	97	92	89	86	89