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	75	106	114	112	80	95	90	100	116	120	125	121	118	94	77	67
Tue	56	104	135	119	128	116	108	104	109	115	122	126	118	105	105	96	82
Wed	51	103	115	118	118	108	92	100	107	87	109	120	118	105	91	87	79
Thu	55	99	116	115	110	101	101	105	101	104	101	112	114	108	88	85	79
Fri	51	99	108	116	119	96	118	97	116	120	126	124	121	112	118	87	88
Sat	80	55	52	66	69	66	72	71	99	113	121	133	128	122	121	125	119
Sun	90	59	56	51	51	58	59	68	81	87	103	125	125	111	116	117	111

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 135 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (133 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (13 to 37 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 135 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 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Jersey City?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 135 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	75	106	114	112	80	95	90	100	116	120	125	121	118	94	77	67
Tue	56	104	135	119	128	116	108	104	109	115	122	126	118	105	105	96	82
Wed	51	103	115	118	118	108	92	100	107	87	109	120	118	105	91	87	79
Thu	55	99	116	115	110	101	101	105	101	104	101	112	114	108	88	85	79
Fri	51	99	108	116	119	96	118	97	116	120	126	124	121	112	118	87	88
Sat	80	55	52	66	69	66	72	71	99	113	121	133	128	122	121	125	119
Sun	90	59	56	51	51	58	59	68	81	87	103	125	125	111	116	117	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	75	106	114	112	80	95	90	100	116	120	125	121	118	94	77	67
Tue	56	104	135	119	128	116	108	104	109	115	122	126	118	105	105	96	82
Wed	51	103	115	118	118	108	92	100	107	87	109	120	118	105	91	87	79
Thu	55	99	116	115	110	101	101	105	101	104	101	112	114	108	88	85	79
Fri	51	99	108	116	119	96	118	97	116	120	126	124	121	112	118	87	88
Sat	80	55	52	66	69	66	72	71	99	113	121	133	128	122	121	125	119
Sun	90	59	56	51	51	58	59	68	81	87	103	125	125	111	116	117	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	75	106	114	112	80	95	90	100	116	120	125	121	118	94	77	67
Tue	56	104	135	119	128	116	108	104	109	115	122	126	118	105	105	96	82
Wed	51	103	115	118	118	108	92	100	107	87	109	120	118	105	91	87	79
Thu	55	99	116	115	110	101	101	105	101	104	101	112	114	108	88	85	79
Fri	51	99	108	116	119	96	118	97	116	120	126	124	121	112	118	87	88
Sat	80	55	52	66	69	66	72	71	99	113	121	133	128	122	121	125	119
Sun	90	59	56	51	51	58	59	68	81	87	103	125	125	111	116	117	111