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	48	75	81	77	54	58	64	68	85	84	88	90	83	69	52	40
Tue	30	86	102	91	82	81	76	64	79	75	84	86	84	71	57	71	49
Wed	35	75	83	88	85	80	71	72	77	59	73	85	83	75	52	62	49
Thu	30	77	85	86	77	74	69	70	53	56	61	66	67	55	50	53	46
Fri	29	69	81	84	82	64	57	60	74	76	86	84	76	74	65	56	46
Sat	61	40	33	33	40	41	44	46	55	70	69	75	84	76	79	81	74
Sun	99	69	38	32	31	31	36	39	47	48	53	82	82	77	89	85	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Bayside to Chinatown (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 28 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Chinatown?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 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	48	75	81	77	54	58	64	68	85	84	88	90	83	69	52	40
Tue	30	86	102	91	82	81	76	64	79	75	84	86	84	71	57	71	49
Wed	35	75	83	88	85	80	71	72	77	59	73	85	83	75	52	62	49
Thu	30	77	85	86	77	74	69	70	53	56	61	66	67	55	50	53	46
Fri	29	69	81	84	82	64	57	60	74	76	86	84	76	74	65	56	46
Sat	61	40	33	33	40	41	44	46	55	70	69	75	84	76	79	81	74
Sun	99	69	38	32	31	31	36	39	47	48	53	82	82	77	89	85	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	48	75	81	77	54	58	64	68	85	84	88	90	83	69	52	40
Tue	30	86	102	91	82	81	76	64	79	75	84	86	84	71	57	71	49
Wed	35	75	83	88	85	80	71	72	77	59	73	85	83	75	52	62	49
Thu	30	77	85	86	77	74	69	70	53	56	61	66	67	55	50	53	46
Fri	29	69	81	84	82	64	57	60	74	76	86	84	76	74	65	56	46
Sat	61	40	33	33	40	41	44	46	55	70	69	75	84	76	79	81	74
Sun	99	69	38	32	31	31	36	39	47	48	53	82	82	77	89	85	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	48	75	81	77	54	58	64	68	85	84	88	90	83	69	52	40
Tue	30	86	102	91	82	81	76	64	79	75	84	86	84	71	57	71	49
Wed	35	75	83	88	85	80	71	72	77	59	73	85	83	75	52	62	49
Thu	30	77	85	86	77	74	69	70	53	56	61	66	67	55	50	53	46
Fri	29	69	81	84	82	64	57	60	74	76	86	84	76	74	65	56	46
Sat	61	40	33	33	40	41	44	46	55	70	69	75	84	76	79	81	74
Sun	99	69	38	32	31	31	36	39	47	48	53	82	82	77	89	85	79