How far is Bergen, NY from Jamaica, NY?

The driving distance from Bergen, NY to Jamaica, NY is about 372.4 miles (599.3 km), with a travel time of about 06h 12m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 269.4 miles (433.6 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 12h 25m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT.
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Quick Snapshot
Road
372.36 mi
06h 12m
Flight
269.44 mi
433.62 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
269.44 mi
Kilometers
433.62 km
Flight Time
00h 32m

Driving Distance

Road route
372.36 mi
Kilometers
599.25 km
Drive Time
06h 12m

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Drive time stays fixed at 06h 12m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Jamaica
Thu, Apr 30, 6:30 PM EDT
Return by in Bergen
Fri, May 1, 12:43 AM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Bergen
2026-04-30T12:18
Arrive Jamaica
Thu, Apr 30, 6:30 PM EDT
Route Timing
06h 12m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
12:13 PM to 1:43 PM EDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
11:34 PM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Bergen
8:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Riverside
NY

City in Steuben County, New York, United States of America

From Bergen
174.2 mi
03h 06m
To Jamaica
198.1 mi
03h 06m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
51°F
Thursday

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Starts
Thu, Apr 30 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
12 to 15 mph W
Destination
Jamaica Weather
NY
Live fallback forecast
59°F
Thursday
Using Roxbury as the closest live forecast in the Queens County weather hub.

Chance Rain Showers

Starts
Thu, Apr 30 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
10 to 15 mph NW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Bergen and Jamaica.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Bergen and Jamaica.

  1. 1

    Start on North Lake Avenue

    2813 ft · 56 sec · North Lake Avenue

  2. 2

    Continue on South Lake Street

    1724 ft · 44 sec · South Lake Street

  3. 3

    Turn sharp left onto Clinton Street Road

    1465 ft · 23 sec · Clinton Street Road

  4. 4

    Continue on Buffalo Road

    144 m · 7 sec · Buffalo Road

  5. 5

    Turn straight onto Chili-Riga Center Road

    844 ft · 14 sec · Chili-Riga Center Road

  6. 6

    Take the ramp slight right toward I 90, I 490 West: Buffalo, LeRoy

    1297 ft · 32 sec

  7. 7

    Merge slight left onto Western Expressway

    3.2 mi · 4 min · Western Expressway

  8. 8

    Keep slight left to continue on I 90 East: Albany

    2969 ft · 1 min

  9. 9

    Merge slight left onto New York State Thruway

    57.9 mi · 1 hr 7 min · New York State Thruway

  10. 10

    Take the exit slight right toward NY 414: Waterloo, Clyde

    2420 ft · 59 sec

  11. 11

    Keep slight right

    100 m · 8 sec

  12. 12

    Continue on State Route 414

    1557 ft · 35 sec · State Route 414

  13. 13

    Turn left

    4.1 mi · 7 min

  14. 14

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Auburn Road

    1.9 mi · 2 min · Auburn Road

  15. 15

    Continue on Clark Street Road

    9.6 mi · 11 min · Clark Street Road

  16. 16

    Turn right onto State Street

    69 m · 12 sec · State Street

  17. 17

    Turn left onto Dill Street

    720 ft · 22 sec · Dill Street

  18. 18

    Continue on Loop Road

    140 m · 17 sec · Loop Road

  19. 19

    Turn left onto Genesee Street

    5.5 mi · 10 min · Genesee Street

  20. 20

    Continue on West Genesee Street Road

    2.2 mi · 5 min · West Genesee Street Road

  21. 21

    Turn right onto East Lake Street

    2676 ft · 45 sec · East Lake Street

  22. 22

    Continue on East Lake Road

    9.4 mi · 14 min · East Lake Road

  23. 23

    Continue on State Route 41

    4.8 mi · 7 min · State Route 41

  24. 24

    Continue on East Lake Road

    2904 ft · 49 sec · East Lake Road

  25. 25

    Continue on State Highway 41

    9.8 mi · 14 min · State Highway 41

  26. 26

    Turn right onto North West Street

    1.2 mi · 3 min · North West Street

  27. 27

    Take the ramp left

    1.1 km · 1 min

  28. 28

    Keep slight right to continue on I 81 South: Binghamton

    1396 ft · 34 sec

  29. 29

    Merge slight left

    45.4 mi · 54 min

  30. 30

    Keep slight right to continue on I 81 South: Scranton

    53.4 mi · 1 hr 3 min

  31. 31

    Keep slight right to continue on I 84 East, I 380 South, US 6 East: Carbondale, Mt Pocono

    1.2 km · 1 min

  32. 32

    Continue on I 84 East, I 380 South: Mount Pocono, Milford

    3.7 mi · 5 min

  33. 33

    Keep slight right to continue on I 380 South: Mount Pocono

    23.6 mi · 26 min

  34. 34

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Stroudsburg

    1 mi · 1 min

  35. 35

    Merge slight right onto Keystone Shortway

    80 mi · 1 hr 37 min · Keystone Shortway

  36. 36

    Keep slight right to continue on Christopher Columbus Highway

    5.5 mi · 6 min · Christopher Columbus Highway

  37. 37

    Keep slight left to continue on I 95 North: George Washington Bridge, New York City

    1503 ft · 23 sec

  38. 38

    Keep slight right to continue on Leonia, Teaneck

    2128 ft · 38 sec

  39. 39

    Turn right onto Leonia

    1032 ft · 35 sec

  40. 40

    Turn straight onto Degraw Avenue

    138 m · 9 sec · Degraw Avenue

  41. 41

    Continue on Fort Lee Road

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Fort Lee Road

  42. 42

    Continue on Main Street

    143 m · 13 sec · Main Street

  43. 43

    Take the ramp left toward George Washington Bridge

    144 m · 13 sec

  44. 44

    Merge slight left onto Bergen Boulevard

    1552 ft · 29 sec · Bergen Boulevard

  45. 45

    Take the exit slight left toward George Washington Bridge Upper Level

    95 m · 5 sec

  46. 46

    Merge slight left

    1649 ft · 20 sec

  47. 47

    Keep slight left

    1.3 km · 1 min

  48. 48

    Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)

    3174 ft · 1 min · George Washington Bridge (upper level)

  49. 49

    Continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway

    1.2 km · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway

  50. 50

    Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

    4.4 mi · 6 min · Cross Bronx Expressway

  51. 51

    Take the exit slight right toward I 678 South: Whitestone Bridge, Queens

    1.5 km · 2 min

  52. 52

    Merge slight left onto Hutchinson River Expressway

    1.3 km · 1 min · Hutchinson River Expressway

  53. 53

    Continue on Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

  54. 54

    Continue on Whitestone Expressway

    2.3 mi · 3 min · Whitestone Expressway

  55. 55

    Keep slight left to continue on Van Wyck Expressway

    4.3 mi · 6 min · Van Wyck Expressway

  56. 56

    Take the exit slight right toward Hillside Avenue, Jamaica Avenue, Atlantic Avenue

    1302 ft · 32 sec

  57. 57

    Keep slight right to continue on Hillside Avenue, Jamaica Avenue

    563 ft · 14 sec

  58. 58

    Turn straight onto Van Wyck Expressway West

    1.5 km · 2 min · Van Wyck Expressway West

  59. 59

    Turn left onto Liberty Avenue

    1002 ft · 25 sec · Liberty Avenue

  60. 60

    Turn right onto Inwood Street

    914 ft · 44 sec · Inwood Street

  61. 61

    Turn right onto Tuskegee Airmen Way

    17 m · 3 sec · Tuskegee Airmen Way

  62. 62

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Tuskegee Airmen Way

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Bergen and Jamaica.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
62 steps
15 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
14
7 merges, 7 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
16.6 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 81 South
99 mi · 27%
Keystone Shortway
80 mi · 21%
New York State Thruway
57.9 mi · 16%
I 380 South
23.6 mi · 6%
East Lake Road
9.92 mi · 3%
State Highway 41
9.82 mi · 3%
Longest Stretch

Keystone Shortway

Merge slight right onto Keystone Shortway

80 mi · 01h 37m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
06h 12m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
12h 26m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+103 mi
269.4 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Riverside
03h 06m from Bergen
Leave By
11:34 PM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers leaving Bergen and Chance Rain Showers near Jamaica.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Bergen to Jamaica?

The road trip is about 372.4 miles (599.3 km) and usually takes 06h 12m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Riverside is a useful midpoint, sitting about 174.2 miles from Bergen and 198.1 miles from Jamaica.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 269.4 miles (433.6 km), while the road route adds roughly 103 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $52.68 one way or $105.36 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 116.8 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers around Bergen and Chance Rain Showers near Jamaica.

Stop Ideas Near Riverside

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Riverside, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Riverside.

BUS

Scranton, PA

67 mi away
23 Lackawanna Avenue
BUS

Wilkes-Barre, PA

85 mi away
47 South Washington Street
BUS

White Haven, PA

104 mi away
I-476, Exit 95/I-80, Exit 277, at Hwy 940

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Bergen and Jamaica. Straight-line distance: 269.44 mi (433.62 km).

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#1 Bergen

Village in Genesee County, New York, United States

Population1,073
Coordinates43.0853400, -77.9422300
Altitude185
CountryUnited States
Jamaica

#2 Jamaica

A neighborhood in Queens, New York City.

Population216,866
Coordinates40.6914900, -73.8056900
Altitude13
CountryUnited States
Start: North Lake Avenue (-77.942373, 43.085365)
End: Tuskegee Airmen Way (-73.805695, 40.691493)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 599 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)12h 24m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)09h 18m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)07h 26m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)06h 12m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)05h 19m
80 mph (129 km/h)04h 38m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
13.14 gal
49.74 L · about $52.68
Round trip
$105.36
26.28 gal · 99.48 L
Estimated CO2
116.8 kg one way
Round trip: 233.6 kg / 515 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.01 $52.68 $105.36
Mid-grade $4.48 $58.88 $117.76
Premium $4.86 $63.87 $127.75
Diesel $4.69 $61.68 $123.36

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in New York · Apr 30, 2026

There is no time difference between Bergen and Jamaica. The current time is 12:18:02.

Distance to Other Cities

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How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.