Best Time to Drive from Bayside to Chinatown

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 Bayside to Chinatown 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	28	43	64	80	72	51	49	56	49	50	66	73	78	62	44	52	41
Tue	33	61	84	83	70	66	53	58	66	50	69	72	63	53	49	71	47
Wed	34	53	71	83	83	72	65	63	59	50	58	65	59	57	46	47	49
Thu	32	61	76	82	77	72	60	61	50	54	57	65	57	51	46	50	46
Fri	31	47	74	82	81	62	52	55	58	66	76	77	67	62	54	51	46
Sat	62	41	33	33	38	38	42	43	55	56	58	60	77	67	66	70	58
Sun	99	69	38	32	31	31	36	39	47	48	52	59	74	69	61	67	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Bayside to Chinatown (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Bayside to central Chinatown 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 Bayside to Chinatown?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bayside to Chinatown?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 27 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Chinatown?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	43	64	80	72	51	49	56	49	50	66	73	78	62	44	52	41
Tue	33	61	84	83	70	66	53	58	66	50	69	72	63	53	49	71	47
Wed	34	53	71	83	83	72	65	63	59	50	58	65	59	57	46	47	49
Thu	32	61	76	82	77	72	60	61	50	54	57	65	57	51	46	50	46
Fri	31	47	74	82	81	62	52	55	58	66	76	77	67	62	54	51	46
Sat	62	41	33	33	38	38	42	43	55	56	58	60	77	67	66	70	58
Sun	99	69	38	32	31	31	36	39	47	48	52	59	74	69	61	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	43	64	80	72	51	49	56	49	50	66	73	78	62	44	52	41
Tue	33	61	84	83	70	66	53	58	66	50	69	72	63	53	49	71	47
Wed	34	53	71	83	83	72	65	63	59	50	58	65	59	57	46	47	49
Thu	32	61	76	82	77	72	60	61	50	54	57	65	57	51	46	50	46
Fri	31	47	74	82	81	62	52	55	58	66	76	77	67	62	54	51	46
Sat	62	41	33	33	38	38	42	43	55	56	58	60	77	67	66	70	58
Sun	99	69	38	32	31	31	36	39	47	48	52	59	74	69	61	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	43	64	80	72	51	49	56	49	50	66	73	78	62	44	52	41
Tue	33	61	84	83	70	66	53	58	66	50	69	72	63	53	49	71	47
Wed	34	53	71	83	83	72	65	63	59	50	58	65	59	57	46	47	49
Thu	32	61	76	82	77	72	60	61	50	54	57	65	57	51	46	50	46
Fri	31	47	74	82	81	62	52	55	58	66	76	77	67	62	54	51	46
Sat	62	41	33	33	38	38	42	43	55	56	58	60	77	67	66	70	58
Sun	99	69	38	32	31	31	36	39	47	48	52	59	74	69	61	67	57