Best Time to Drive from East Harlem to Bayonne

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 East Harlem to Bayonne 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	29	33	40	52	63	57	49	48	48	46	54	62	57	54	44	43	46
Tue	29	33	42	51	54	63	53	49	51	50	56	72	74	67	60	54	49
Wed	28	32	42	56	57	58	53	54	53	55	66	87	80	78	61	55	53
Thu	28	33	41	57	59	66	64	58	58	61	69	78	77	77	76	66	54
Fri	29	33	39	48	53	52	56	58	54	56	64	74	72	70	63	61	57
Sat	36	30	31	35	41	44	44	46	45	51	54	65	70	67	68	66	60
Sun	32	31	33	33	37	38	42	42	45	43	50	59	61	55	54	53	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from East Harlem to Bayonne (via FDR Drive South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (15 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Harlem to central Bayonne 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 East Harlem to Bayonne?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Harlem to Bayonne?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 28 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Harlem to Bayonne?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	40	52	63	57	49	48	48	46	54	62	57	54	44	43	46
Tue	29	33	42	51	54	63	53	49	51	50	56	72	74	67	60	54	49
Wed	28	32	42	56	57	58	53	54	53	55	66	87	80	78	61	55	53
Thu	28	33	41	57	59	66	64	58	58	61	69	78	77	77	76	66	54
Fri	29	33	39	48	53	52	56	58	54	56	64	74	72	70	63	61	57
Sat	36	30	31	35	41	44	44	46	45	51	54	65	70	67	68	66	60
Sun	32	31	33	33	37	38	42	42	45	43	50	59	61	55	54	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	40	52	63	57	49	48	48	46	54	62	57	54	44	43	46
Tue	29	33	42	51	54	63	53	49	51	50	56	72	74	67	60	54	49
Wed	28	32	42	56	57	58	53	54	53	55	66	87	80	78	61	55	53
Thu	28	33	41	57	59	66	64	58	58	61	69	78	77	77	76	66	54
Fri	29	33	39	48	53	52	56	58	54	56	64	74	72	70	63	61	57
Sat	36	30	31	35	41	44	44	46	45	51	54	65	70	67	68	66	60
Sun	32	31	33	33	37	38	42	42	45	43	50	59	61	55	54	53	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	40	52	63	57	49	48	48	46	54	62	57	54	44	43	46
Tue	29	33	42	51	54	63	53	49	51	50	56	72	74	67	60	54	49
Wed	28	32	42	56	57	58	53	54	53	55	66	87	80	78	61	55	53
Thu	28	33	41	57	59	66	64	58	58	61	69	78	77	77	76	66	54
Fri	29	33	39	48	53	52	56	58	54	56	64	74	72	70	63	61	57
Sat	36	30	31	35	41	44	44	46	45	51	54	65	70	67	68	66	60
Sun	32	31	33	33	37	38	42	42	45	43	50	59	61	55	54	53	46