Best Time to Drive from Whitestone 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 Whitestone 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	52	99	145	150	136	101	113	120	132	127	152	157	149	111	73	64	55
Tue	50	95	138	127	118	128	125	131	133	132	158	160	155	104	77	59	79
Wed	50	83	140	135	124	105	102	124	142	144	162	174	162	132	86	71	59
Thu	74	109	147	135	131	109	119	124	140	147	167	171	165	151	120	85	70
Fri	49	92	144	143	113	118	131	135	138	162	187	187	181	168	145	114	83
Sat	52	46	53	63	88	97	116	122	135	140	145	148	127	122	113	103	93
Sun	48	48	50	51	55	88	92	101	121	138	135	127	124	103	98	91	93

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Whitestone to Jersey City (via I-95 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 187 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 130 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (151 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (21 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whitestone 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 Whitestone to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 187 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 49 to 187 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 130 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whitestone to Jersey City?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 187 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	99	145	150	136	101	113	120	132	127	152	157	149	111	73	64	55
Tue	50	95	138	127	118	128	125	131	133	132	158	160	155	104	77	59	79
Wed	50	83	140	135	124	105	102	124	142	144	162	174	162	132	86	71	59
Thu	74	109	147	135	131	109	119	124	140	147	167	171	165	151	120	85	70
Fri	49	92	144	143	113	118	131	135	138	162	187	187	181	168	145	114	83
Sat	52	46	53	63	88	97	116	122	135	140	145	148	127	122	113	103	93
Sun	48	48	50	51	55	88	92	101	121	138	135	127	124	103	98	91	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	99	145	150	136	101	113	120	132	127	152	157	149	111	73	64	55
Tue	50	95	138	127	118	128	125	131	133	132	158	160	155	104	77	59	79
Wed	50	83	140	135	124	105	102	124	142	144	162	174	162	132	86	71	59
Thu	74	109	147	135	131	109	119	124	140	147	167	171	165	151	120	85	70
Fri	49	92	144	143	113	118	131	135	138	162	187	187	181	168	145	114	83
Sat	52	46	53	63	88	97	116	122	135	140	145	148	127	122	113	103	93
Sun	48	48	50	51	55	88	92	101	121	138	135	127	124	103	98	91	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	99	145	150	136	101	113	120	132	127	152	157	149	111	73	64	55
Tue	50	95	138	127	118	128	125	131	133	132	158	160	155	104	77	59	79
Wed	50	83	140	135	124	105	102	124	142	144	162	174	162	132	86	71	59
Thu	74	109	147	135	131	109	119	124	140	147	167	171	165	151	120	85	70
Fri	49	92	144	143	113	118	131	135	138	162	187	187	181	168	145	114	83
Sat	52	46	53	63	88	97	116	122	135	140	145	148	127	122	113	103	93
Sun	48	48	50	51	55	88	92	101	121	138	135	127	124	103	98	91	93