Best Time to Drive from Bayside to Edison

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 Edison 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	62	77	95	101	96	88	94	95	99	123	123	134	124	110	95	83	74
Tue	64	108	136	117	102	105	104	92	106	118	130	128	120	101	90	95	78
Wed	68	94	106	111	110	104	104	100	109	109	122	129	118	106	85	90	78
Thu	64	101	109	108	99	100	102	100	94	112	116	121	117	101	88	85	78
Fri	63	87	106	107	105	97	97	101	112	132	142	136	128	112	98	85	79
Sat	81	70	67	71	81	83	85	85	90	98	94	110	115	107	106	117	110
Sun	123	102	67	65	65	69	75	80	87	87	90	109	116	99	113	111	100

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Bayside to Edison (via I-495 West and NY-440 South) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (123 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bayside to central Edison 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 Edison?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 62 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Edison?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	77	95	101	96	88	94	95	99	123	123	134	124	110	95	83	74
Tue	64	108	136	117	102	105	104	92	106	118	130	128	120	101	90	95	78
Wed	68	94	106	111	110	104	104	100	109	109	122	129	118	106	85	90	78
Thu	64	101	109	108	99	100	102	100	94	112	116	121	117	101	88	85	78
Fri	63	87	106	107	105	97	97	101	112	132	142	136	128	112	98	85	79
Sat	81	70	67	71	81	83	85	85	90	98	94	110	115	107	106	117	110
Sun	123	102	67	65	65	69	75	80	87	87	90	109	116	99	113	111	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	77	95	101	96	88	94	95	99	123	123	134	124	110	95	83	74
Tue	64	108	136	117	102	105	104	92	106	118	130	128	120	101	90	95	78
Wed	68	94	106	111	110	104	104	100	109	109	122	129	118	106	85	90	78
Thu	64	101	109	108	99	100	102	100	94	112	116	121	117	101	88	85	78
Fri	63	87	106	107	105	97	97	101	112	132	142	136	128	112	98	85	79
Sat	81	70	67	71	81	83	85	85	90	98	94	110	115	107	106	117	110
Sun	123	102	67	65	65	69	75	80	87	87	90	109	116	99	113	111	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	77	95	101	96	88	94	95	99	123	123	134	124	110	95	83	74
Tue	64	108	136	117	102	105	104	92	106	118	130	128	120	101	90	95	78
Wed	68	94	106	111	110	104	104	100	109	109	122	129	118	106	85	90	78
Thu	64	101	109	108	99	100	102	100	94	112	116	121	117	101	88	85	78
Fri	63	87	106	107	105	97	97	101	112	132	142	136	128	112	98	85	79
Sat	81	70	67	71	81	83	85	85	90	98	94	110	115	107	106	117	110
Sun	123	102	67	65	65	69	75	80	87	87	90	109	116	99	113	111	100