Best Time to Drive from Westbury 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 Westbury 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	56	107	132	125	112	113	119	105	118	103	123	111	121	109	104	85	79
Tue	62	132	138	133	125	141	137	129	117	120	119	129	120	121	113	105	94
Wed	62	138	149	145	131	150	144	127	113	116	122	122	135	125	116	94	94
Thu	63	125	139	132	126	153	145	117	108	118	112	118	129	130	116	97	85
Fri	61	120	131	121	115	117	120	124	130	137	139	131	130	136	121	102	90
Sat	88	65	71	73	89	94	99	93	94	99	106	123	122	133	138	134	114
Sun	103	94	63	62	63	74	82	85	89	100	116	127	126	116	110	113	100

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Westbury to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 120 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Saturdays (138 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (18 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westbury 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 Westbury to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Westbury to Jersey City?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 56 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 120 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westbury to Jersey City?

Leaving around 10 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	107	132	125	112	113	119	105	118	103	123	111	121	109	104	85	79
Tue	62	132	138	133	125	141	137	129	117	120	119	129	120	121	113	105	94
Wed	62	138	149	145	131	150	144	127	113	116	122	122	135	125	116	94	94
Thu	63	125	139	132	126	153	145	117	108	118	112	118	129	130	116	97	85
Fri	61	120	131	121	115	117	120	124	130	137	139	131	130	136	121	102	90
Sat	88	65	71	73	89	94	99	93	94	99	106	123	122	133	138	134	114
Sun	103	94	63	62	63	74	82	85	89	100	116	127	126	116	110	113	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	107	132	125	112	113	119	105	118	103	123	111	121	109	104	85	79
Tue	62	132	138	133	125	141	137	129	117	120	119	129	120	121	113	105	94
Wed	62	138	149	145	131	150	144	127	113	116	122	122	135	125	116	94	94
Thu	63	125	139	132	126	153	145	117	108	118	112	118	129	130	116	97	85
Fri	61	120	131	121	115	117	120	124	130	137	139	131	130	136	121	102	90
Sat	88	65	71	73	89	94	99	93	94	99	106	123	122	133	138	134	114
Sun	103	94	63	62	63	74	82	85	89	100	116	127	126	116	110	113	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	107	132	125	112	113	119	105	118	103	123	111	121	109	104	85	79
Tue	62	132	138	133	125	141	137	129	117	120	119	129	120	121	113	105	94
Wed	62	138	149	145	131	150	144	127	113	116	122	122	135	125	116	94	94
Thu	63	125	139	132	126	153	145	117	108	118	112	118	129	130	116	97	85
Fri	61	120	131	121	115	117	120	124	130	137	139	131	130	136	121	102	90
Sat	88	65	71	73	89	94	99	93	94	99	106	123	122	133	138	134	114
Sun	103	94	63	62	63	74	82	85	89	100	116	127	126	116	110	113	100