Best Time to Drive from Bay Ridge to Harlem

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 20-mile drive from Bay Ridge to Harlem (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 119 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 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Harlem to Bay Ridge

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 13 to 35 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 Harlem (Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) 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 Harlem 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	36	86	96	106	110	102	94	91	92	100	101	106	104	100	90	64	53
Tue	37	86	101	108	119	112	105	100	100	97	102	106	107	102	96	88	79
Wed	36	89	99	108	110	108	98	102	100	103	106	111	107	104	98	83	88
Thu	35	88	100	110	114	111	105	104	105	106	106	110	115	107	102	95	88
Fri	36	85	96	103	104	101	100	96	99	107	109	117	115	106	102	94	91
Sat	34	34	45	81	86	92	97	99	105	107	111	106	109	104	103	98	93
Sun	32	32	35	41	73	84	88	93	96	102	107	103	101	99	94	90	74

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 Harlem?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 35 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Harlem?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	86	96	106	110	102	94	91	92	100	101	106	104	100	90	64	53
Tue	37	86	101	108	119	112	105	100	100	97	102	106	107	102	96	88	79
Wed	36	89	99	108	110	108	98	102	100	103	106	111	107	104	98	83	88
Thu	35	88	100	110	114	111	105	104	105	106	106	110	115	107	102	95	88
Fri	36	85	96	103	104	101	100	96	99	107	109	117	115	106	102	94	91
Sat	34	34	45	81	86	92	97	99	105	107	111	106	109	104	103	98	93
Sun	32	32	35	41	73	84	88	93	96	102	107	103	101	99	94	90	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	86	96	106	110	102	94	91	92	100	101	106	104	100	90	64	53
Tue	37	86	101	108	119	112	105	100	100	97	102	106	107	102	96	88	79
Wed	36	89	99	108	110	108	98	102	100	103	106	111	107	104	98	83	88
Thu	35	88	100	110	114	111	105	104	105	106	106	110	115	107	102	95	88
Fri	36	85	96	103	104	101	100	96	99	107	109	117	115	106	102	94	91
Sat	34	34	45	81	86	92	97	99	105	107	111	106	109	104	103	98	93
Sun	32	32	35	41	73	84	88	93	96	102	107	103	101	99	94	90	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	86	96	106	110	102	94	91	92	100	101	106	104	100	90	64	53
Tue	37	86	101	108	119	112	105	100	100	97	102	106	107	102	96	88	79
Wed	36	89	99	108	110	108	98	102	100	103	106	111	107	104	98	83	88
Thu	35	88	100	110	114	111	105	104	105	106	106	110	115	107	102	95	88
Fri	36	85	96	103	104	101	100	96	99	107	109	117	115	106	102	94	91
Sat	34	34	45	81	86	92	97	99	105	107	111	106	109	104	103	98	93
Sun	32	32	35	41	73	84	88	93	96	102	107	103	101	99	94	90	74