Best Time to Drive from Bayside to The Bronx

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 The Bronx 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	12	17	30	33	32	24	26	32	25	34	36	33	33	28	14	13	14
Tue	12	17	28	32	30	24	27	25	35	34	36	35	35	32	24	19	15
Wed	12	16	29	32	29	22	27	33	27	36	37	37	20	33	23	18	16
Thu	12	13	16	32	20	23	25	32	29	21	38	37	22	33	22	18	19
Fri	12	13	28	29	26	22	30	32	36	29	43	30	30	25	24	17	21
Sat	13	12	12	13	13	22	17	21	19	29	31	29	30	16	16	23	15
Sun	12	12	12	11	13	14	15	17	17	17	18	24	23	15	14	14	19

About this drive

On weekdays the 9-mile drive from Bayside to The Bronx (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-295 North) usually takes as little as 11 minutes and up to 43 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 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (31 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bayside to central The Bronx 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 The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 11 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bayside to The Bronx?

The 9-mile drive usually takes 11 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to The Bronx?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	12	17	30	33	32	24	26	32	25	34	36	33	33	28	14	13	14
Tue	12	17	28	32	30	24	27	25	35	34	36	35	35	32	24	19	15
Wed	12	16	29	32	29	22	27	33	27	36	37	37	20	33	23	18	16
Thu	12	13	16	32	20	23	25	32	29	21	38	37	22	33	22	18	19
Fri	12	13	28	29	26	22	30	32	36	29	43	30	30	25	24	17	21
Sat	13	12	12	13	13	22	17	21	19	29	31	29	30	16	16	23	15
Sun	12	12	12	11	13	14	15	17	17	17	18	24	23	15	14	14	19

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	12	17	30	33	32	24	26	32	25	34	36	33	33	28	14	13	14
Tue	12	17	28	32	30	24	27	25	35	34	36	35	35	32	24	19	15
Wed	12	16	29	32	29	22	27	33	27	36	37	37	20	33	23	18	16
Thu	12	13	16	32	20	23	25	32	29	21	38	37	22	33	22	18	19
Fri	12	13	28	29	26	22	30	32	36	29	43	30	30	25	24	17	21
Sat	13	12	12	13	13	22	17	21	19	29	31	29	30	16	16	23	15
Sun	12	12	12	11	13	14	15	17	17	17	18	24	23	15	14	14	19

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	12	17	30	33	32	24	26	32	25	34	36	33	33	28	14	13	14
Tue	12	17	28	32	30	24	27	25	35	34	36	35	35	32	24	19	15
Wed	12	16	29	32	29	22	27	33	27	36	37	37	20	33	23	18	16
Thu	12	13	16	32	20	23	25	32	29	21	38	37	22	33	22	18	19
Fri	12	13	28	29	26	22	30	32	36	29	43	30	30	25	24	17	21
Sat	13	12	12	13	13	22	17	21	19	29	31	29	30	16	16	23	15
Sun	12	12	12	11	13	14	15	17	17	17	18	24	23	15	14	14	19