Best Time to Drive from Bay Ridge to Flushing

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.

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Bay Ridge to Flushing (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Flushing to Bay Ridge

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 11 to 28 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Bay Ridge (82nd Street) to central Flushing (41st Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Bay Ridge to Flushing 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	32	75	85	94	98	90	81	78	79	87	86	92	91	87	77	55	46
Tue	32	75	89	97	106	98	92	87	86	87	89	92	95	90	82	75	67
Wed	32	78	87	96	98	95	87	89	87	89	93	97	94	91	85	72	75
Thu	31	77	88	98	101	98	92	90	92	93	92	96	100	93	89	80	75
Fri	32	74	83	92	91	89	87	83	86	96	95	103	102	94	89	82	78
Sat	30	30	38	70	74	80	84	86	91	94	98	92	95	92	89	86	80
Sun	28	28	31	35	62	72	76	80	84	88	94	90	88	86	80	78	63

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 Bay Ridge to Flushing?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bay Ridge to Flushing?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 31 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Flushing?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	75	85	94	98	90	81	78	79	87	86	92	91	87	77	55	46
Tue	32	75	89	97	106	98	92	87	86	87	89	92	95	90	82	75	67
Wed	32	78	87	96	98	95	87	89	87	89	93	97	94	91	85	72	75
Thu	31	77	88	98	101	98	92	90	92	93	92	96	100	93	89	80	75
Fri	32	74	83	92	91	89	87	83	86	96	95	103	102	94	89	82	78
Sat	30	30	38	70	74	80	84	86	91	94	98	92	95	92	89	86	80
Sun	28	28	31	35	62	72	76	80	84	88	94	90	88	86	80	78	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	75	85	94	98	90	81	78	79	87	86	92	91	87	77	55	46
Tue	32	75	89	97	106	98	92	87	86	87	89	92	95	90	82	75	67
Wed	32	78	87	96	98	95	87	89	87	89	93	97	94	91	85	72	75
Thu	31	77	88	98	101	98	92	90	92	93	92	96	100	93	89	80	75
Fri	32	74	83	92	91	89	87	83	86	96	95	103	102	94	89	82	78
Sat	30	30	38	70	74	80	84	86	91	94	98	92	95	92	89	86	80
Sun	28	28	31	35	62	72	76	80	84	88	94	90	88	86	80	78	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	75	85	94	98	90	81	78	79	87	86	92	91	87	77	55	46
Tue	32	75	89	97	106	98	92	87	86	87	89	92	95	90	82	75	67
Wed	32	78	87	96	98	95	87	89	87	89	93	97	94	91	85	72	75
Thu	31	77	88	98	101	98	92	90	92	93	92	96	100	93	89	80	75
Fri	32	74	83	92	91	89	87	83	86	96	95	103	102	94	89	82	78
Sat	30	30	38	70	74	80	84	86	91	94	98	92	95	92	89	86	80
Sun	28	28	31	35	62	72	76	80	84	88	94	90	88	86	80	78	63