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.

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	35	87	99	106	111	103	95	92	92	100	101	106	104	99	90	69	56
Tue	37	88	101	109	120	112	106	100	99	100	103	107	106	106	96	88	79
Wed	37	90	100	109	115	112	101	102	100	106	106	111	108	107	97	81	86
Thu	36	89	101	110	118	115	106	104	107	108	107	112	115	108	103	94	88
Fri	37	85	96	105	106	102	100	97	98	108	108	114	115	110	103	94	89
Sat	34	34	51	81	87	92	95	99	104	102	110	105	108	108	106	97	93
Sun	32	32	34	42	76	84	89	93	98	106	109	107	101	100	95	89	81

About this drive

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 120 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 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (110 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (13 to 35 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 Harlem (Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) 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 Harlem?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 120 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 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Harlem?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	87	99	106	111	103	95	92	92	100	101	106	104	99	90	69	56
Tue	37	88	101	109	120	112	106	100	99	100	103	107	106	106	96	88	79
Wed	37	90	100	109	115	112	101	102	100	106	106	111	108	107	97	81	86
Thu	36	89	101	110	118	115	106	104	107	108	107	112	115	108	103	94	88
Fri	37	85	96	105	106	102	100	97	98	108	108	114	115	110	103	94	89
Sat	34	34	51	81	87	92	95	99	104	102	110	105	108	108	106	97	93
Sun	32	32	34	42	76	84	89	93	98	106	109	107	101	100	95	89	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	87	99	106	111	103	95	92	92	100	101	106	104	99	90	69	56
Tue	37	88	101	109	120	112	106	100	99	100	103	107	106	106	96	88	79
Wed	37	90	100	109	115	112	101	102	100	106	106	111	108	107	97	81	86
Thu	36	89	101	110	118	115	106	104	107	108	107	112	115	108	103	94	88
Fri	37	85	96	105	106	102	100	97	98	108	108	114	115	110	103	94	89
Sat	34	34	51	81	87	92	95	99	104	102	110	105	108	108	106	97	93
Sun	32	32	34	42	76	84	89	93	98	106	109	107	101	100	95	89	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	87	99	106	111	103	95	92	92	100	101	106	104	99	90	69	56
Tue	37	88	101	109	120	112	106	100	99	100	103	107	106	106	96	88	79
Wed	37	90	100	109	115	112	101	102	100	106	106	111	108	107	97	81	86
Thu	36	89	101	110	118	115	106	104	107	108	107	112	115	108	103	94	88
Fri	37	85	96	105	106	102	100	97	98	108	108	114	115	110	103	94	89
Sat	34	34	51	81	87	92	95	99	104	102	110	105	108	108	106	97	93
Sun	32	32	34	42	76	84	89	93	98	106	109	107	101	100	95	89	81