Best Time to Drive from Copiague 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 Copiague 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	54	83	96	91	79	73	79	77	82	90	92	96	87	79	65	61	59
Tue	53	84	100	95	84	82	71	84	83	93	90	93	93	86	69	67	59
Wed	53	87	91	93	86	86	82	77	89	95	98	81	98	86	71	65	60
Thu	54	71	97	89	84	79	85	84	75	96	92	81	98	91	75	67	64
Fri	52	67	88	87	75	82	86	90	89	101	89	96	97	90	77	74	63
Sat	50	51	54	55	67	62	69	68	80	85	80	81	74	75	76	69	68
Sun	52	50	50	53	53	57	60	65	68	69	74	76	68	64	64	71	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Copiague to The Bronx (via Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (18 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Copiague 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 Copiague to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 52 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Copiague to The Bronx?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	83	96	91	79	73	79	77	82	90	92	96	87	79	65	61	59
Tue	53	84	100	95	84	82	71	84	83	93	90	93	93	86	69	67	59
Wed	53	87	91	93	86	86	82	77	89	95	98	81	98	86	71	65	60
Thu	54	71	97	89	84	79	85	84	75	96	92	81	98	91	75	67	64
Fri	52	67	88	87	75	82	86	90	89	101	89	96	97	90	77	74	63
Sat	50	51	54	55	67	62	69	68	80	85	80	81	74	75	76	69	68
Sun	52	50	50	53	53	57	60	65	68	69	74	76	68	64	64	71	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	83	96	91	79	73	79	77	82	90	92	96	87	79	65	61	59
Tue	53	84	100	95	84	82	71	84	83	93	90	93	93	86	69	67	59
Wed	53	87	91	93	86	86	82	77	89	95	98	81	98	86	71	65	60
Thu	54	71	97	89	84	79	85	84	75	96	92	81	98	91	75	67	64
Fri	52	67	88	87	75	82	86	90	89	101	89	96	97	90	77	74	63
Sat	50	51	54	55	67	62	69	68	80	85	80	81	74	75	76	69	68
Sun	52	50	50	53	53	57	60	65	68	69	74	76	68	64	64	71	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	83	96	91	79	73	79	77	82	90	92	96	87	79	65	61	59
Tue	53	84	100	95	84	82	71	84	83	93	90	93	93	86	69	67	59
Wed	53	87	91	93	86	86	82	77	89	95	98	81	98	86	71	65	60
Thu	54	71	97	89	84	79	85	84	75	96	92	81	98	91	75	67	64
Fri	52	67	88	87	75	82	86	90	89	101	89	96	97	90	77	74	63
Sat	50	51	54	55	67	62	69	68	80	85	80	81	74	75	76	69	68
Sun	52	50	50	53	53	57	60	65	68	69	74	76	68	64	64	71	66