Best Time to Drive from Bayside to Manhattan

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.

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Bayside to Manhattan (via I-278 South and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Manhattan to Bayside

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.8 miles: 4 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Bayside to central Manhattan along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Bayside to Manhattan 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	18	27	53	58	36	28	29	34	32	36	37	28	28	27	20	20	20
Tue	18	27	56	51	35	33	31	29	37	43	36	26	29	29	27	23	21
Wed	18	27	62	57	33	34	32	34	38	35	46	35	29	33	26	23	21
Thu	18	24	45	43	32	31	30	36	47	37	46	35	30	31	27	22	23
Fri	19	22	35	31	31	27	29	32	36	45	52	50	49	41	39	27	24
Sat	19	17	18	18	19	20	21	33	24	30	26	26	38	34	30	25	20
Sun	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	20	21	21	24	26	26	21	19	20	22

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 Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 18 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Manhattan?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	27	53	58	36	28	29	34	32	36	37	28	28	27	20	20	20
Tue	18	27	56	51	35	33	31	29	37	43	36	26	29	29	27	23	21
Wed	18	27	62	57	33	34	32	34	38	35	46	35	29	33	26	23	21
Thu	18	24	45	43	32	31	30	36	47	37	46	35	30	31	27	22	23
Fri	19	22	35	31	31	27	29	32	36	45	52	50	49	41	39	27	24
Sat	19	17	18	18	19	20	21	33	24	30	26	26	38	34	30	25	20
Sun	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	20	21	21	24	26	26	21	19	20	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	27	53	58	36	28	29	34	32	36	37	28	28	27	20	20	20
Tue	18	27	56	51	35	33	31	29	37	43	36	26	29	29	27	23	21
Wed	18	27	62	57	33	34	32	34	38	35	46	35	29	33	26	23	21
Thu	18	24	45	43	32	31	30	36	47	37	46	35	30	31	27	22	23
Fri	19	22	35	31	31	27	29	32	36	45	52	50	49	41	39	27	24
Sat	19	17	18	18	19	20	21	33	24	30	26	26	38	34	30	25	20
Sun	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	20	21	21	24	26	26	21	19	20	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	27	53	58	36	28	29	34	32	36	37	28	28	27	20	20	20
Tue	18	27	56	51	35	33	31	29	37	43	36	26	29	29	27	23	21
Wed	18	27	62	57	33	34	32	34	38	35	46	35	29	33	26	23	21
Thu	18	24	45	43	32	31	30	36	47	37	46	35	30	31	27	22	23
Fri	19	22	35	31	31	27	29	32	36	45	52	50	49	41	39	27	24
Sat	19	17	18	18	19	20	21	33	24	30	26	26	38	34	30	25	20
Sun	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	20	21	21	24	26	26	21	19	20	22