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Best Time to Drive from Bay Ridge to Lower Manhattan

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 7-mile drive from Bay Ridge to Lower Manhattan (via I-278 North and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 10 minutes and up to 38 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 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (24 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lower Manhattan to Bay Ridge

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 0.9 miles: 3 to 7 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 Lower Manhattan (Wall 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 Lower Manhattan by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1013172628201616151817192022161313
Tue1014193038302320181717182625231414
Wed1015192834282023212120192524191414
Thu1015192836272323212120222830211414
Fri1013172322201717182327313431211614
Sat1010111313141820232324212221191616
Sun109111112121315182020181716141414

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 Lower Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 10 minutes then, versus up to 38 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bay Ridge to Lower Manhattan?

The 7-mile drive usually takes 10 to 38 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Lower Manhattan?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 38 minutes.

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