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	25	27	31	34	32	38	41	40	34	32	33	35	38	37	33	31	30
Tue	24	29	32	36	35	42	37	35	33	32	34	37	38	38	35	33	31
Wed	25	29	33	36	34	38	41	37	34	33	34	39	40	38	35	33	31
Thu	25	29	32	36	36	43	44	38	34	33	35	37	40	39	38	33	33
Fri	25	28	32	32	32	36	36	35	36	34	37	40	40	38	36	33	30
Sat	28	26	27	26	40	38	44	46	49	51	54	54	58	57	57	49	45
Sun	47	39	36	35	35	35	38	44	46	48	47	54	56	32	33	33	33

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 24 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (60 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 23 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 before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 24 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to Bayside?

Leaving around 11 am on Thursdays 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	25	27	31	34	32	38	41	40	34	32	33	35	38	37	33	31	30
Tue	24	29	32	36	35	42	37	35	33	32	34	37	38	38	35	33	31
Wed	25	29	33	36	34	38	41	37	34	33	34	39	40	38	35	33	31
Thu	25	29	32	36	36	43	44	38	34	33	35	37	40	39	38	33	33
Fri	25	28	32	32	32	36	36	35	36	34	37	40	40	38	36	33	30
Sat	28	26	27	26	40	38	44	46	49	51	54	54	58	57	57	49	45
Sun	47	39	36	35	35	35	38	44	46	48	47	54	56	32	33	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	27	31	34	32	38	41	40	34	32	33	35	38	37	33	31	30
Tue	24	29	32	36	35	42	37	35	33	32	34	37	38	38	35	33	31
Wed	25	29	33	36	34	38	41	37	34	33	34	39	40	38	35	33	31
Thu	25	29	32	36	36	43	44	38	34	33	35	37	40	39	38	33	33
Fri	25	28	32	32	32	36	36	35	36	34	37	40	40	38	36	33	30
Sat	28	26	27	26	40	38	44	46	49	51	54	54	58	57	57	49	45
Sun	47	39	36	35	35	35	38	44	46	48	47	54	56	32	33	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	27	31	34	32	38	41	40	34	32	33	35	38	37	33	31	30
Tue	24	29	32	36	35	42	37	35	33	32	34	37	38	38	35	33	31
Wed	25	29	33	36	34	38	41	37	34	33	34	39	40	38	35	33	31
Thu	25	29	32	36	36	43	44	38	34	33	35	37	40	39	38	33	33
Fri	25	28	32	32	32	36	36	35	36	34	37	40	40	38	36	33	30
Sat	28	26	27	26	40	38	44	46	49	51	54	54	58	57	57	49	45
Sun	47	39	36	35	35	35	38	44	46	48	47	54	56	32	33	33	33