Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from West Babylon 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 99 | 167 | 178 | 163 | 147 | 196 | 181 | 213 | 188 | 183 | 172 | 181 | 198 | 173 | 149 | 121 | 146 |
| Tue | 138 | 207 | 200 | 197 | 185 | 199 | 223 | 202 | 190 | 195 | 175 | 182 | 179 | 204 | 174 | 127 | 116 |
| Wed | 129 | 201 | 210 | 202 | 188 | 221 | 209 | 189 | 166 | 177 | 183 | 188 | 191 | 203 | 182 | 132 | 137 |
| Thu | 137 | 185 | 186 | 176 | 177 | 222 | 202 | 185 | 177 | 170 | 175 | 181 | 199 | 207 | 184 | 137 | 124 |
| Fri | 123 | 180 | 190 | 173 | 163 | 184 | 169 | 201 | 195 | 202 | 193 | 200 | 206 | 211 | 191 | 167 | 144 |
| Sat | 95 | 102 | 102 | 114 | 129 | 151 | 146 | 147 | 167 | 161 | 178 | 200 | 196 | 216 | 196 | 188 | 186 |
| Sun | 131 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 100 | 117 | 132 | 144 | 136 | 154 | 179 | 175 | 182 | 198 | 198 | 184 | 168 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 46-mile drive from West Babylon to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 99 minutes and up to 223 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 192 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (216 minutes).
About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (41 to 130 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Babylon 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 West Babylon to Jersey City?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 223 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from West Babylon to Jersey City?
The 46-mile drive usually takes 99 to 223 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 192 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from West Babylon to Jersey City?
Leaving around 11 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 223 minutes.