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.

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 97 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: LGA to Bay Ridge

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 6 to 17 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 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (Columns E-F) 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 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	27	69	77	86	89	82	74	71	72	79	77	82	82	79	71	49	40
Tue	28	69	79	88	97	91	84	81	79	76	80	82	83	81	75	68	63
Wed	27	71	80	88	90	87	77	81	80	81	83	86	85	83	78	67	68
Thu	26	71	78	88	93	89	81	81	83	83	82	84	90	85	85	73	68
Fri	27	68	75	84	84	81	79	75	77	81	84	92	92	85	82	74	71
Sat	25	25	33	65	68	73	77	79	83	87	89	83	87	86	85	78	73
Sun	24	24	26	30	57	67	70	74	77	80	86	81	80	78	73	70	62

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 97 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 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to LGA?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	69	77	86	89	82	74	71	72	79	77	82	82	79	71	49	40
Tue	28	69	79	88	97	91	84	81	79	76	80	82	83	81	75	68	63
Wed	27	71	80	88	90	87	77	81	80	81	83	86	85	83	78	67	68
Thu	26	71	78	88	93	89	81	81	83	83	82	84	90	85	85	73	68
Fri	27	68	75	84	84	81	79	75	77	81	84	92	92	85	82	74	71
Sat	25	25	33	65	68	73	77	79	83	87	89	83	87	86	85	78	73
Sun	24	24	26	30	57	67	70	74	77	80	86	81	80	78	73	70	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	69	77	86	89	82	74	71	72	79	77	82	82	79	71	49	40
Tue	28	69	79	88	97	91	84	81	79	76	80	82	83	81	75	68	63
Wed	27	71	80	88	90	87	77	81	80	81	83	86	85	83	78	67	68
Thu	26	71	78	88	93	89	81	81	83	83	82	84	90	85	85	73	68
Fri	27	68	75	84	84	81	79	75	77	81	84	92	92	85	82	74	71
Sat	25	25	33	65	68	73	77	79	83	87	89	83	87	86	85	78	73
Sun	24	24	26	30	57	67	70	74	77	80	86	81	80	78	73	70	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	69	77	86	89	82	74	71	72	79	77	82	82	79	71	49	40
Tue	28	69	79	88	97	91	84	81	79	76	80	82	83	81	75	68	63
Wed	27	71	80	88	90	87	77	81	80	81	83	86	85	83	78	67	68
Thu	26	71	78	88	93	89	81	81	83	83	82	84	90	85	85	73	68
Fri	27	68	75	84	84	81	79	75	77	81	84	92	92	85	82	74	71
Sat	25	25	33	65	68	73	77	79	83	87	89	83	87	86	85	78	73
Sun	24	24	26	30	57	67	70	74	77	80	86	81	80	78	73	70	62