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.

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 70 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Midtown Manhattan to Bay Ridge

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 15 to 42 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 Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) 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 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	24	31	40	57	53	47	43	41	40	42	44	50	51	48	37	34	33
Tue	23	32	44	64	65	55	51	47	45	43	45	55	60	58	42	38	37
Wed	23	34	43	59	62	56	49	49	47	49	50	56	61	57	43	38	38
Thu	24	34	44	60	66	58	52	53	50	51	52	60	65	62	48	40	40
Fri	24	31	39	50	46	47	44	44	45	54	61	69	68	61	46	39	36
Sat	24	24	26	32	31	35	41	43	48	47	49	48	49	48	44	41	41
Sun	24	22	24	26	29	30	32	36	39	43	44	45	43	40	38	38	37

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 70 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 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Midtown Manhattan?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	31	40	57	53	47	43	41	40	42	44	50	51	48	37	34	33
Tue	23	32	44	64	65	55	51	47	45	43	45	55	60	58	42	38	37
Wed	23	34	43	59	62	56	49	49	47	49	50	56	61	57	43	38	38
Thu	24	34	44	60	66	58	52	53	50	51	52	60	65	62	48	40	40
Fri	24	31	39	50	46	47	44	44	45	54	61	69	68	61	46	39	36
Sat	24	24	26	32	31	35	41	43	48	47	49	48	49	48	44	41	41
Sun	24	22	24	26	29	30	32	36	39	43	44	45	43	40	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	31	40	57	53	47	43	41	40	42	44	50	51	48	37	34	33
Tue	23	32	44	64	65	55	51	47	45	43	45	55	60	58	42	38	37
Wed	23	34	43	59	62	56	49	49	47	49	50	56	61	57	43	38	38
Thu	24	34	44	60	66	58	52	53	50	51	52	60	65	62	48	40	40
Fri	24	31	39	50	46	47	44	44	45	54	61	69	68	61	46	39	36
Sat	24	24	26	32	31	35	41	43	48	47	49	48	49	48	44	41	41
Sun	24	22	24	26	29	30	32	36	39	43	44	45	43	40	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	31	40	57	53	47	43	41	40	42	44	50	51	48	37	34	33
Tue	23	32	44	64	65	55	51	47	45	43	45	55	60	58	42	38	37
Wed	23	34	43	59	62	56	49	49	47	49	50	56	61	57	43	38	38
Thu	24	34	44	60	66	58	52	53	50	51	52	60	65	62	48	40	40
Fri	24	31	39	50	46	47	44	44	45	54	61	69	68	61	46	39	36
Sat	24	24	26	32	31	35	41	43	48	47	49	48	49	48	44	41	41
Sun	24	22	24	26	29	30	32	36	39	43	44	45	43	40	38	38	37