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.

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 62 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 127 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (139 minutes).

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 29 to 69 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central The Bronx to central Jersey City along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	70	79	94	120	129	121	119	127	130	128	134	133	134	121	87	74	67
Tue	68	82	104	116	123	131	124	128	127	131	136	137	137	122	107	80	77
Wed	62	76	110	120	127	124	123	122	126	129	139	133	137	130	120	85	65
Thu	72	88	112	123	121	128	128	128	133	135	139	140	139	132	124	112	86
Fri	67	81	104	121	119	122	123	124	128	135	148	141	139	141	137	125	107
Sat	82	107	106	95	115	118	121	124	127	129	135	134	131	131	122	105	97
Sun	59	59	63	60	75	102	116	117	139	131	135	132	128	117	111	106	105

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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 62 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 127 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Jersey City?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	94	120	129	121	119	127	130	128	134	133	134	121	87	74	67
Tue	68	82	104	116	123	131	124	128	127	131	136	137	137	122	107	80	77
Wed	62	76	110	120	127	124	123	122	126	129	139	133	137	130	120	85	65
Thu	72	88	112	123	121	128	128	128	133	135	139	140	139	132	124	112	86
Fri	67	81	104	121	119	122	123	124	128	135	148	141	139	141	137	125	107
Sat	82	107	106	95	115	118	121	124	127	129	135	134	131	131	122	105	97
Sun	59	59	63	60	75	102	116	117	139	131	135	132	128	117	111	106	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	94	120	129	121	119	127	130	128	134	133	134	121	87	74	67
Tue	68	82	104	116	123	131	124	128	127	131	136	137	137	122	107	80	77
Wed	62	76	110	120	127	124	123	122	126	129	139	133	137	130	120	85	65
Thu	72	88	112	123	121	128	128	128	133	135	139	140	139	132	124	112	86
Fri	67	81	104	121	119	122	123	124	128	135	148	141	139	141	137	125	107
Sat	82	107	106	95	115	118	121	124	127	129	135	134	131	131	122	105	97
Sun	59	59	63	60	75	102	116	117	139	131	135	132	128	117	111	106	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	94	120	129	121	119	127	130	128	134	133	134	121	87	74	67
Tue	68	82	104	116	123	131	124	128	127	131	136	137	137	122	107	80	77
Wed	62	76	110	120	127	124	123	122	126	129	139	133	137	130	120	85	65
Thu	72	88	112	123	121	128	128	128	133	135	139	140	139	132	124	112	86
Fri	67	81	104	121	119	122	123	124	128	135	148	141	139	141	137	125	107
Sat	82	107	106	95	115	118	121	124	127	129	135	134	131	131	122	105	97
Sun	59	59	63	60	75	102	116	117	139	131	135	132	128	117	111	106	105