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	58	98	145	153	145	98	106	124	133	129	153	153	143	104	69	63	55
Tue	49	93	141	124	118	128	127	135	136	138	162	165	157	111	74	59	79
Wed	49	80	133	135	132	104	111	127	148	148	165	168	160	128	86	75	59
Thu	74	111	141	130	117	112	130	130	148	144	174	169	159	139	116	84	72
Fri	49	92	134	133	106	117	126	128	134	163	187	187	177	175	160	118	86
Sat	51	46	53	64	74	104	120	142	147	148	150	148	134	123	115	109	101
Sun	48	48	50	51	55	89	91	99	119	138	138	128	123	94	97	95	106

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 188 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 133 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (156 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (20 to 72 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 188 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 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 133 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whitestone to Jersey City?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	98	145	153	145	98	106	124	133	129	153	153	143	104	69	63	55
Tue	49	93	141	124	118	128	127	135	136	138	162	165	157	111	74	59	79
Wed	49	80	133	135	132	104	111	127	148	148	165	168	160	128	86	75	59
Thu	74	111	141	130	117	112	130	130	148	144	174	169	159	139	116	84	72
Fri	49	92	134	133	106	117	126	128	134	163	187	187	177	175	160	118	86
Sat	51	46	53	64	74	104	120	142	147	148	150	148	134	123	115	109	101
Sun	48	48	50	51	55	89	91	99	119	138	138	128	123	94	97	95	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	98	145	153	145	98	106	124	133	129	153	153	143	104	69	63	55
Tue	49	93	141	124	118	128	127	135	136	138	162	165	157	111	74	59	79
Wed	49	80	133	135	132	104	111	127	148	148	165	168	160	128	86	75	59
Thu	74	111	141	130	117	112	130	130	148	144	174	169	159	139	116	84	72
Fri	49	92	134	133	106	117	126	128	134	163	187	187	177	175	160	118	86
Sat	51	46	53	64	74	104	120	142	147	148	150	148	134	123	115	109	101
Sun	48	48	50	51	55	89	91	99	119	138	138	128	123	94	97	95	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	98	145	153	145	98	106	124	133	129	153	153	143	104	69	63	55
Tue	49	93	141	124	118	128	127	135	136	138	162	165	157	111	74	59	79
Wed	49	80	133	135	132	104	111	127	148	148	165	168	160	128	86	75	59
Thu	74	111	141	130	117	112	130	130	148	144	174	169	159	139	116	84	72
Fri	49	92	134	133	106	117	126	128	134	163	187	187	177	175	160	118	86
Sat	51	46	53	64	74	104	120	142	147	148	150	148	134	123	115	109	101
Sun	48	48	50	51	55	89	91	99	119	138	138	128	123	94	97	95	106