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.

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	31	77	88	95	100	91	82	79	79	87	87	92	91	87	78	60	48
Tue	32	77	91	98	106	99	92	86	85	87	90	92	92	94	83	75	67
Wed	33	79	88	97	103	99	90	90	88	92	93	97	95	94	86	70	74
Thu	32	78	90	98	104	101	93	91	93	94	93	97	100	94	90	80	75
Fri	32	74	84	93	93	90	87	84	85	97	95	101	102	98	90	82	76
Sat	29	30	43	70	76	80	83	87	90	89	97	91	94	94	92	83	80
Sun	28	28	30	37	65	73	77	81	86	93	95	93	88	86	82	75	69

About this drive

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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (11 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bay Ridge (82nd Street) to central Flushing (41st Avenue) 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 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 88 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	31	77	88	95	100	91	82	79	79	87	87	92	91	87	78	60	48
Tue	32	77	91	98	106	99	92	86	85	87	90	92	92	94	83	75	67
Wed	33	79	88	97	103	99	90	90	88	92	93	97	95	94	86	70	74
Thu	32	78	90	98	104	101	93	91	93	94	93	97	100	94	90	80	75
Fri	32	74	84	93	93	90	87	84	85	97	95	101	102	98	90	82	76
Sat	29	30	43	70	76	80	83	87	90	89	97	91	94	94	92	83	80
Sun	28	28	30	37	65	73	77	81	86	93	95	93	88	86	82	75	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	77	88	95	100	91	82	79	79	87	87	92	91	87	78	60	48
Tue	32	77	91	98	106	99	92	86	85	87	90	92	92	94	83	75	67
Wed	33	79	88	97	103	99	90	90	88	92	93	97	95	94	86	70	74
Thu	32	78	90	98	104	101	93	91	93	94	93	97	100	94	90	80	75
Fri	32	74	84	93	93	90	87	84	85	97	95	101	102	98	90	82	76
Sat	29	30	43	70	76	80	83	87	90	89	97	91	94	94	92	83	80
Sun	28	28	30	37	65	73	77	81	86	93	95	93	88	86	82	75	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	77	88	95	100	91	82	79	79	87	87	92	91	87	78	60	48
Tue	32	77	91	98	106	99	92	86	85	87	90	92	92	94	83	75	67
Wed	33	79	88	97	103	99	90	90	88	92	93	97	95	94	86	70	74
Thu	32	78	90	98	104	101	93	91	93	94	93	97	100	94	90	80	75
Fri	32	74	84	93	93	90	87	84	85	97	95	101	102	98	90	82	76
Sat	29	30	43	70	76	80	83	87	90	89	97	91	94	94	92	83	80
Sun	28	28	30	37	65	73	77	81	86	93	95	93	88	86	82	75	69