Best Time to Drive from Bay Ridge to Jamaica

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 21-mile drive from Bay Ridge to Jamaica (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 26 to 69 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 Jamaica (169th Street) 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 Jamaica 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	42	90	105	110	114	108	98	96	100	107	109	118	117	107	93	67	62
Tue	43	90	109	117	127	120	112	108	102	106	112	118	119	112	102	91	83
Wed	43	94	104	115	117	112	107	110	106	109	117	121	120	113	101	88	92
Thu	45	92	107	118	120	119	113	110	111	115	117	125	127	117	109	96	91
Fri	47	87	98	110	109	108	107	105	109	117	120	130	126	116	107	98	95
Sat	45	41	49	82	87	94	98	102	110	113	118	113	115	113	110	103	99
Sun	43	40	42	48	67	82	87	96	99	104	114	109	108	106	99	93	82

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 Jamaica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 42 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Jamaica?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	90	105	110	114	108	98	96	100	107	109	118	117	107	93	67	62
Tue	43	90	109	117	127	120	112	108	102	106	112	118	119	112	102	91	83
Wed	43	94	104	115	117	112	107	110	106	109	117	121	120	113	101	88	92
Thu	45	92	107	118	120	119	113	110	111	115	117	125	127	117	109	96	91
Fri	47	87	98	110	109	108	107	105	109	117	120	130	126	116	107	98	95
Sat	45	41	49	82	87	94	98	102	110	113	118	113	115	113	110	103	99
Sun	43	40	42	48	67	82	87	96	99	104	114	109	108	106	99	93	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	90	105	110	114	108	98	96	100	107	109	118	117	107	93	67	62
Tue	43	90	109	117	127	120	112	108	102	106	112	118	119	112	102	91	83
Wed	43	94	104	115	117	112	107	110	106	109	117	121	120	113	101	88	92
Thu	45	92	107	118	120	119	113	110	111	115	117	125	127	117	109	96	91
Fri	47	87	98	110	109	108	107	105	109	117	120	130	126	116	107	98	95
Sat	45	41	49	82	87	94	98	102	110	113	118	113	115	113	110	103	99
Sun	43	40	42	48	67	82	87	96	99	104	114	109	108	106	99	93	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	90	105	110	114	108	98	96	100	107	109	118	117	107	93	67	62
Tue	43	90	109	117	127	120	112	108	102	106	112	118	119	112	102	91	83
Wed	43	94	104	115	117	112	107	110	106	109	117	121	120	113	101	88	92
Thu	45	92	107	118	120	119	113	110	111	115	117	125	127	117	109	96	91
Fri	47	87	98	110	109	108	107	105	109	117	120	130	126	116	107	98	95
Sat	45	41	49	82	87	94	98	102	110	113	118	113	115	113	110	103	99
Sun	43	40	42	48	67	82	87	96	99	104	114	109	108	106	99	93	82