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	65	109	163	166	156	110	123	149	148	175	172	177	160	114	78	70	65
Tue	57	108	160	146	129	136	147	152	159	172	177	183	163	118	89	73	86
Wed	60	98	158	159	132	115	138	152	164	165	184	185	165	128	109	78	69
Thu	70	114	148	147	130	131	152	157	157	156	193	187	166	155	120	94	82
Fri	63	100	147	145	126	146	148	155	170	176	206	193	189	180	166	120	95
Sat	57	55	63	75	96	115	135	159	149	169	163	164	143	128	120	124	107
Sun	58	57	59	59	65	98	98	107	129	139	142	140	130	101	103	99	112

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 57 minutes and up to 206 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 154 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (169 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 57 minutes then, versus up to 206 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 57 to 206 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 154 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 206 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	109	163	166	156	110	123	149	148	175	172	177	160	114	78	70	65
Tue	57	108	160	146	129	136	147	152	159	172	177	183	163	118	89	73	86
Wed	60	98	158	159	132	115	138	152	164	165	184	185	165	128	109	78	69
Thu	70	114	148	147	130	131	152	157	157	156	193	187	166	155	120	94	82
Fri	63	100	147	145	126	146	148	155	170	176	206	193	189	180	166	120	95
Sat	57	55	63	75	96	115	135	159	149	169	163	164	143	128	120	124	107
Sun	58	57	59	59	65	98	98	107	129	139	142	140	130	101	103	99	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	109	163	166	156	110	123	149	148	175	172	177	160	114	78	70	65
Tue	57	108	160	146	129	136	147	152	159	172	177	183	163	118	89	73	86
Wed	60	98	158	159	132	115	138	152	164	165	184	185	165	128	109	78	69
Thu	70	114	148	147	130	131	152	157	157	156	193	187	166	155	120	94	82
Fri	63	100	147	145	126	146	148	155	170	176	206	193	189	180	166	120	95
Sat	57	55	63	75	96	115	135	159	149	169	163	164	143	128	120	124	107
Sun	58	57	59	59	65	98	98	107	129	139	142	140	130	101	103	99	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	109	163	166	156	110	123	149	148	175	172	177	160	114	78	70	65
Tue	57	108	160	146	129	136	147	152	159	172	177	183	163	118	89	73	86
Wed	60	98	158	159	132	115	138	152	164	165	184	185	165	128	109	78	69
Thu	70	114	148	147	130	131	152	157	157	156	193	187	166	155	120	94	82
Fri	63	100	147	145	126	146	148	155	170	176	206	193	189	180	166	120	95
Sat	57	55	63	75	96	115	135	159	149	169	163	164	143	128	120	124	107
Sun	58	57	59	59	65	98	98	107	129	139	142	140	130	101	103	99	112