Best Time to Drive from Bay Ridge to Midtown 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Bay Ridge to Midtown Manhattan 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	23	33	42	57	55	50	44	41	40	42	44	50	52	49	37	34	34
Tue	23	33	45	64	68	58	52	47	45	44	46	55	59	57	43	38	37
Wed	23	35	44	61	65	59	52	50	48	49	49	56	62	57	43	37	39
Thu	24	35	46	62	70	62	54	55	51	53	53	61	66	64	51	40	40
Fri	24	32	41	53	50	49	44	44	46	52	60	68	68	62	48	39	36
Sat	24	23	26	30	32	38	42	44	47	47	49	47	49	48	45	42	41
Sun	24	23	24	25	29	30	33	39	42	46	45	45	44	42	39	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Bay Ridge to Midtown Manhattan (via I-278 North and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (15 to 43 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 Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) 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 Midtown Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 11-mile drive usually takes 23 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Midtown Manhattan?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	33	42	57	55	50	44	41	40	42	44	50	52	49	37	34	34
Tue	23	33	45	64	68	58	52	47	45	44	46	55	59	57	43	38	37
Wed	23	35	44	61	65	59	52	50	48	49	49	56	62	57	43	37	39
Thu	24	35	46	62	70	62	54	55	51	53	53	61	66	64	51	40	40
Fri	24	32	41	53	50	49	44	44	46	52	60	68	68	62	48	39	36
Sat	24	23	26	30	32	38	42	44	47	47	49	47	49	48	45	42	41
Sun	24	23	24	25	29	30	33	39	42	46	45	45	44	42	39	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	33	42	57	55	50	44	41	40	42	44	50	52	49	37	34	34
Tue	23	33	45	64	68	58	52	47	45	44	46	55	59	57	43	38	37
Wed	23	35	44	61	65	59	52	50	48	49	49	56	62	57	43	37	39
Thu	24	35	46	62	70	62	54	55	51	53	53	61	66	64	51	40	40
Fri	24	32	41	53	50	49	44	44	46	52	60	68	68	62	48	39	36
Sat	24	23	26	30	32	38	42	44	47	47	49	47	49	48	45	42	41
Sun	24	23	24	25	29	30	33	39	42	46	45	45	44	42	39	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	33	42	57	55	50	44	41	40	42	44	50	52	49	37	34	34
Tue	23	33	45	64	68	58	52	47	45	44	46	55	59	57	43	38	37
Wed	23	35	44	61	65	59	52	50	48	49	49	56	62	57	43	37	39
Thu	24	35	46	62	70	62	54	55	51	53	53	61	66	64	51	40	40
Fri	24	32	41	53	50	49	44	44	46	52	60	68	68	62	48	39	36
Sat	24	23	26	30	32	38	42	44	47	47	49	47	49	48	45	42	41
Sun	24	23	24	25	29	30	33	39	42	46	45	45	44	42	39	38	37