Best Time to Drive from Bayside to Elizabeth

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 Elizabeth 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	66	111	167	169	158	118	125	145	144	172	175	176	158	119	80	69	65
Tue	59	108	160	145	128	134	141	148	155	158	177	180	159	117	92	72	87
Wed	62	103	160	156	139	114	132	149	149	163	185	184	163	134	111	78	69
Thu	69	114	152	152	132	129	137	152	149	159	191	187	171	163	126	94	80
Fri	62	100	160	152	128	142	144	156	172	182	207	193	187	173	153	114	94
Sat	58	55	63	73	95	109	133	147	140	166	158	159	141	127	114	121	99
Sun	58	58	60	59	65	97	100	110	128	140	142	140	128	106	105	95	108

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Bayside to Elizabeth (via I-95 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 207 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 151 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (166 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (22 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bayside to central Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 207 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 59 to 207 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 151 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 207 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	111	167	169	158	118	125	145	144	172	175	176	158	119	80	69	65
Tue	59	108	160	145	128	134	141	148	155	158	177	180	159	117	92	72	87
Wed	62	103	160	156	139	114	132	149	149	163	185	184	163	134	111	78	69
Thu	69	114	152	152	132	129	137	152	149	159	191	187	171	163	126	94	80
Fri	62	100	160	152	128	142	144	156	172	182	207	193	187	173	153	114	94
Sat	58	55	63	73	95	109	133	147	140	166	158	159	141	127	114	121	99
Sun	58	58	60	59	65	97	100	110	128	140	142	140	128	106	105	95	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	111	167	169	158	118	125	145	144	172	175	176	158	119	80	69	65
Tue	59	108	160	145	128	134	141	148	155	158	177	180	159	117	92	72	87
Wed	62	103	160	156	139	114	132	149	149	163	185	184	163	134	111	78	69
Thu	69	114	152	152	132	129	137	152	149	159	191	187	171	163	126	94	80
Fri	62	100	160	152	128	142	144	156	172	182	207	193	187	173	153	114	94
Sat	58	55	63	73	95	109	133	147	140	166	158	159	141	127	114	121	99
Sun	58	58	60	59	65	97	100	110	128	140	142	140	128	106	105	95	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	111	167	169	158	118	125	145	144	172	175	176	158	119	80	69	65
Tue	59	108	160	145	128	134	141	148	155	158	177	180	159	117	92	72	87
Wed	62	103	160	156	139	114	132	149	149	163	185	184	163	134	111	78	69
Thu	69	114	152	152	132	129	137	152	149	159	191	187	171	163	126	94	80
Fri	62	100	160	152	128	142	144	156	172	182	207	193	187	173	153	114	94
Sat	58	55	63	73	95	109	133	147	140	166	158	159	141	127	114	121	99
Sun	58	58	60	59	65	97	100	110	128	140	142	140	128	106	105	95	108