Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream 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	44	67	92	116	103	69	73	82	75	77	110	103	105	84	72	74	65
Tue	50	85	105	110	94	85	90	89	89	83	96	108	92	86	90	91	81
Wed	46	75	104	109	108	91	95	90	78	73	90	105	100	85	84	74	78
Thu	52	96	106	113	101	96	90	96	71	85	90	99	87	88	83	84	71
Fri	49	70	101	105	103	84	80	82	89	92	109	108	97	91	90	73	81
Sat	79	54	50	57	61	60	69	64	81	82	102	98	112	101	97	98	100
Sun	90	58	55	52	53	55	58	65	75	70	83	108	104	86	92	92	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Valley Stream to Jersey City (via I-495 West and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (14 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valley Stream to Jersey City?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 44 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Jersey City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays 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	44	67	92	116	103	69	73	82	75	77	110	103	105	84	72	74	65
Tue	50	85	105	110	94	85	90	89	89	83	96	108	92	86	90	91	81
Wed	46	75	104	109	108	91	95	90	78	73	90	105	100	85	84	74	78
Thu	52	96	106	113	101	96	90	96	71	85	90	99	87	88	83	84	71
Fri	49	70	101	105	103	84	80	82	89	92	109	108	97	91	90	73	81
Sat	79	54	50	57	61	60	69	64	81	82	102	98	112	101	97	98	100
Sun	90	58	55	52	53	55	58	65	75	70	83	108	104	86	92	92	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	92	116	103	69	73	82	75	77	110	103	105	84	72	74	65
Tue	50	85	105	110	94	85	90	89	89	83	96	108	92	86	90	91	81
Wed	46	75	104	109	108	91	95	90	78	73	90	105	100	85	84	74	78
Thu	52	96	106	113	101	96	90	96	71	85	90	99	87	88	83	84	71
Fri	49	70	101	105	103	84	80	82	89	92	109	108	97	91	90	73	81
Sat	79	54	50	57	61	60	69	64	81	82	102	98	112	101	97	98	100
Sun	90	58	55	52	53	55	58	65	75	70	83	108	104	86	92	92	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	92	116	103	69	73	82	75	77	110	103	105	84	72	74	65
Tue	50	85	105	110	94	85	90	89	89	83	96	108	92	86	90	91	81
Wed	46	75	104	109	108	91	95	90	78	73	90	105	100	85	84	74	78
Thu	52	96	106	113	101	96	90	96	71	85	90	99	87	88	83	84	71
Fri	49	70	101	105	103	84	80	82	89	92	109	108	97	91	90	73	81
Sat	79	54	50	57	61	60	69	64	81	82	102	98	112	101	97	98	100
Sun	90	58	55	52	53	55	58	65	75	70	83	108	104	86	92	92	76