Best Time to Drive from Chinatown to Bayside

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 Chinatown to Bayside 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	35	39	43	50	48	50	47	48	53	55	61	65	71	67	60	48	42
Tue	39	42	43	52	52	52	50	44	46	53	63	65	65	66	58	49	46
Wed	40	42	46	54	51	52	56	55	48	62	67	68	70	69	62	52	45
Thu	43	41	42	52	54	56	67	54	55	63	68	69	72	73	66	61	51
Fri	41	42	45	60	57	58	51	49	56	65	68	67	69	66	63	49	43
Sat	50	44	41	41	39	40	42	45	48	49	50	49	51	52	53	49	45
Sun	48	44	39	37	38	38	40	40	43	45	47	52	51	52	50	51	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Chinatown to Bayside (via I-495 East and I-295 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chinatown to central Bayside 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 Chinatown to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 35 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to Bayside?

Leaving around 6 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	43	50	48	50	47	48	53	55	61	65	71	67	60	48	42
Tue	39	42	43	52	52	52	50	44	46	53	63	65	65	66	58	49	46
Wed	40	42	46	54	51	52	56	55	48	62	67	68	70	69	62	52	45
Thu	43	41	42	52	54	56	67	54	55	63	68	69	72	73	66	61	51
Fri	41	42	45	60	57	58	51	49	56	65	68	67	69	66	63	49	43
Sat	50	44	41	41	39	40	42	45	48	49	50	49	51	52	53	49	45
Sun	48	44	39	37	38	38	40	40	43	45	47	52	51	52	50	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	43	50	48	50	47	48	53	55	61	65	71	67	60	48	42
Tue	39	42	43	52	52	52	50	44	46	53	63	65	65	66	58	49	46
Wed	40	42	46	54	51	52	56	55	48	62	67	68	70	69	62	52	45
Thu	43	41	42	52	54	56	67	54	55	63	68	69	72	73	66	61	51
Fri	41	42	45	60	57	58	51	49	56	65	68	67	69	66	63	49	43
Sat	50	44	41	41	39	40	42	45	48	49	50	49	51	52	53	49	45
Sun	48	44	39	37	38	38	40	40	43	45	47	52	51	52	50	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	43	50	48	50	47	48	53	55	61	65	71	67	60	48	42
Tue	39	42	43	52	52	52	50	44	46	53	63	65	65	66	58	49	46
Wed	40	42	46	54	51	52	56	55	48	62	67	68	70	69	62	52	45
Thu	43	41	42	52	54	56	67	54	55	63	68	69	72	73	66	61	51
Fri	41	42	45	60	57	58	51	49	56	65	68	67	69	66	63	49	43
Sat	50	44	41	41	39	40	42	45	48	49	50	49	51	52	53	49	45
Sun	48	44	39	37	38	38	40	40	43	45	47	52	51	52	50	51	44