Best Time to Drive from Bay Ridge to LGA

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 LGA 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	26	70	77	86	91	83	75	73	73	79	77	82	81	79	71	51	41
Tue	28	70	79	88	98	91	85	82	78	79	80	82	83	85	75	68	60
Wed	28	72	80	88	94	90	81	82	80	83	82	87	85	83	78	62	67
Thu	27	71	79	88	95	92	84	82	84	84	83	84	90	85	82	73	68
Fri	27	68	75	85	86	82	79	76	76	82	84	90	92	89	83	74	69
Sat	25	26	38	65	68	73	76	79	82	85	89	83	86	86	84	75	73
Sun	24	24	26	32	60	67	71	74	78	81	87	84	80	78	74	68	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Bay Ridge to LGA (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 98 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (6 to 17 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 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (Columns E-F) 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 LGA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 26 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to LGA?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	70	77	86	91	83	75	73	73	79	77	82	81	79	71	51	41
Tue	28	70	79	88	98	91	85	82	78	79	80	82	83	85	75	68	60
Wed	28	72	80	88	94	90	81	82	80	83	82	87	85	83	78	62	67
Thu	27	71	79	88	95	92	84	82	84	84	83	84	90	85	82	73	68
Fri	27	68	75	85	86	82	79	76	76	82	84	90	92	89	83	74	69
Sat	25	26	38	65	68	73	76	79	82	85	89	83	86	86	84	75	73
Sun	24	24	26	32	60	67	71	74	78	81	87	84	80	78	74	68	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	70	77	86	91	83	75	73	73	79	77	82	81	79	71	51	41
Tue	28	70	79	88	98	91	85	82	78	79	80	82	83	85	75	68	60
Wed	28	72	80	88	94	90	81	82	80	83	82	87	85	83	78	62	67
Thu	27	71	79	88	95	92	84	82	84	84	83	84	90	85	82	73	68
Fri	27	68	75	85	86	82	79	76	76	82	84	90	92	89	83	74	69
Sat	25	26	38	65	68	73	76	79	82	85	89	83	86	86	84	75	73
Sun	24	24	26	32	60	67	71	74	78	81	87	84	80	78	74	68	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	70	77	86	91	83	75	73	73	79	77	82	81	79	71	51	41
Tue	28	70	79	88	98	91	85	82	78	79	80	82	83	85	75	68	60
Wed	28	72	80	88	94	90	81	82	80	83	82	87	85	83	78	62	67
Thu	27	71	79	88	95	92	84	82	84	84	83	84	90	85	82	73	68
Fri	27	68	75	85	86	82	79	76	76	82	84	90	92	89	83	74	69
Sat	25	26	38	65	68	73	76	79	82	85	89	83	86	86	84	75	73
Sun	24	24	26	32	60	67	71	74	78	81	87	84	80	78	74	68	62