Best Time to Drive from Clifton 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 Clifton 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	56	137	141	132	130	125	113	111	111	96	107	112	115	109	88	63	65
Tue	51	116	135	127	129	128	125	121	105	110	109	107	113	114	80	70	72
Wed	52	112	131	128	129	122	108	94	100	100	98	103	118	111	95	79	66
Thu	55	116	131	128	129	127	125	110	107	100	131	125	136	125	110	90	82
Fri	51	103	129	128	122	122	111	100	99	114	131	139	129	133	125	112	76
Sat	49	48	60	65	76	112	132	135	138	145	146	142	140	135	134	129	123
Sun	52	49	56	56	59	86	129	138	139	141	148	144	137	139	139	132	124

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Clifton to Bayside (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (148 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (22 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Clifton 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 Clifton to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 51 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Clifton to Bayside?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

More drives

Bayside to Clifton (return trip) · Clifton to Jamaica · Clifton to Astoria · Clifton to Corona · Clifton to New Rochelle · Clifton to Mount Vernon

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	137	141	132	130	125	113	111	111	96	107	112	115	109	88	63	65
Tue	51	116	135	127	129	128	125	121	105	110	109	107	113	114	80	70	72
Wed	52	112	131	128	129	122	108	94	100	100	98	103	118	111	95	79	66
Thu	55	116	131	128	129	127	125	110	107	100	131	125	136	125	110	90	82
Fri	51	103	129	128	122	122	111	100	99	114	131	139	129	133	125	112	76
Sat	49	48	60	65	76	112	132	135	138	145	146	142	140	135	134	129	123
Sun	52	49	56	56	59	86	129	138	139	141	148	144	137	139	139	132	124

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	137	141	132	130	125	113	111	111	96	107	112	115	109	88	63	65
Tue	51	116	135	127	129	128	125	121	105	110	109	107	113	114	80	70	72
Wed	52	112	131	128	129	122	108	94	100	100	98	103	118	111	95	79	66
Thu	55	116	131	128	129	127	125	110	107	100	131	125	136	125	110	90	82
Fri	51	103	129	128	122	122	111	100	99	114	131	139	129	133	125	112	76
Sat	49	48	60	65	76	112	132	135	138	145	146	142	140	135	134	129	123
Sun	52	49	56	56	59	86	129	138	139	141	148	144	137	139	139	132	124

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	137	141	132	130	125	113	111	111	96	107	112	115	109	88	63	65
Tue	51	116	135	127	129	128	125	121	105	110	109	107	113	114	80	70	72
Wed	52	112	131	128	129	122	108	94	100	100	98	103	118	111	95	79	66
Thu	55	116	131	128	129	127	125	110	107	100	131	125	136	125	110	90	82
Fri	51	103	129	128	122	122	111	100	99	114	131	139	129	133	125	112	76
Sat	49	48	60	65	76	112	132	135	138	145	146	142	140	135	134	129	123
Sun	52	49	56	56	59	86	129	138	139	141	148	144	137	139	139	132	124