Best Time to Drive from Bay Ridge to Fordham

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 Fordham 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	44	88	107	111	107	105	91	89	95	106	100	105	96	86	70	56	54
Tue	43	87	109	118	118	110	107	97	96	107	114	108	100	90	77	64	62
Wed	45	88	108	113	107	107	105	102	111	116	119	114	108	99	81	63	63
Thu	45	90	108	119	117	112	107	109	109	117	119	117	115	103	90	71	65
Fri	44	83	100	111	105	103	103	102	110	130	136	139	132	117	98	79	68
Sat	41	41	49	64	70	85	97	101	101	107	110	99	106	105	91	81	75
Sun	40	40	42	45	57	69	75	89	93	105	103	97	91	87	75	70	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Bay Ridge to Fordham (via I-278 North and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (110 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (15 to 37 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 Fordham 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 Fordham?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 43 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Fordham?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	88	107	111	107	105	91	89	95	106	100	105	96	86	70	56	54
Tue	43	87	109	118	118	110	107	97	96	107	114	108	100	90	77	64	62
Wed	45	88	108	113	107	107	105	102	111	116	119	114	108	99	81	63	63
Thu	45	90	108	119	117	112	107	109	109	117	119	117	115	103	90	71	65
Fri	44	83	100	111	105	103	103	102	110	130	136	139	132	117	98	79	68
Sat	41	41	49	64	70	85	97	101	101	107	110	99	106	105	91	81	75
Sun	40	40	42	45	57	69	75	89	93	105	103	97	91	87	75	70	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	88	107	111	107	105	91	89	95	106	100	105	96	86	70	56	54
Tue	43	87	109	118	118	110	107	97	96	107	114	108	100	90	77	64	62
Wed	45	88	108	113	107	107	105	102	111	116	119	114	108	99	81	63	63
Thu	45	90	108	119	117	112	107	109	109	117	119	117	115	103	90	71	65
Fri	44	83	100	111	105	103	103	102	110	130	136	139	132	117	98	79	68
Sat	41	41	49	64	70	85	97	101	101	107	110	99	106	105	91	81	75
Sun	40	40	42	45	57	69	75	89	93	105	103	97	91	87	75	70	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	88	107	111	107	105	91	89	95	106	100	105	96	86	70	56	54
Tue	43	87	109	118	118	110	107	97	96	107	114	108	100	90	77	64	62
Wed	45	88	108	113	107	107	105	102	111	116	119	114	108	99	81	63	63
Thu	45	90	108	119	117	112	107	109	109	117	119	117	115	103	90	71	65
Fri	44	83	100	111	105	103	103	102	110	130	136	139	132	117	98	79	68
Sat	41	41	49	64	70	85	97	101	101	107	110	99	106	105	91	81	75
Sun	40	40	42	45	57	69	75	89	93	105	103	97	91	87	75	70	65