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.

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 44 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).

⇄ Reverse trip: The Bronx to Bayside

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.3 miles: 3 to 6 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 The Bronx 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 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	28	32	31	24	24	31	27	34	37	33	32	25	14	13	15
Tue	12	17	28	32	29	24	27	24	34	34	36	34	34	32	24	18	15
Wed	12	15	27	31	27	23	30	34	28	36	36	35	20	33	21	18	16
Thu	12	13	16	29	19	23	25	35	32	22	39	35	22	33	21	18	19
Fri	12	13	26	27	25	23	32	31	36	29	44	41	42	26	25	17	21
Sat	14	12	12	13	14	23	17	30	18	27	31	29	30	16	17	22	15
Sun	12	12	12	11	12	14	14	16	17	16	17	25	24	15	13	14	20

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 44 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 44 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 44 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	28	32	31	24	24	31	27	34	37	33	32	25	14	13	15
Tue	12	17	28	32	29	24	27	24	34	34	36	34	34	32	24	18	15
Wed	12	15	27	31	27	23	30	34	28	36	36	35	20	33	21	18	16
Thu	12	13	16	29	19	23	25	35	32	22	39	35	22	33	21	18	19
Fri	12	13	26	27	25	23	32	31	36	29	44	41	42	26	25	17	21
Sat	14	12	12	13	14	23	17	30	18	27	31	29	30	16	17	22	15
Sun	12	12	12	11	12	14	14	16	17	16	17	25	24	15	13	14	20

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	12	17	28	32	31	24	24	31	27	34	37	33	32	25	14	13	15
Tue	12	17	28	32	29	24	27	24	34	34	36	34	34	32	24	18	15
Wed	12	15	27	31	27	23	30	34	28	36	36	35	20	33	21	18	16
Thu	12	13	16	29	19	23	25	35	32	22	39	35	22	33	21	18	19
Fri	12	13	26	27	25	23	32	31	36	29	44	41	42	26	25	17	21
Sat	14	12	12	13	14	23	17	30	18	27	31	29	30	16	17	22	15
Sun	12	12	12	11	12	14	14	16	17	16	17	25	24	15	13	14	20

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	12	17	28	32	31	24	24	31	27	34	37	33	32	25	14	13	15
Tue	12	17	28	32	29	24	27	24	34	34	36	34	34	32	24	18	15
Wed	12	15	27	31	27	23	30	34	28	36	36	35	20	33	21	18	16
Thu	12	13	16	29	19	23	25	35	32	22	39	35	22	33	21	18	19
Fri	12	13	26	27	25	23	32	31	36	29	44	41	42	26	25	17	21
Sat	14	12	12	13	14	23	17	30	18	27	31	29	30	16	17	22	15
Sun	12	12	12	11	12	14	14	16	17	16	17	25	24	15	13	14	20