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	30	33	40	53	63	58	48	48	47	46	53	61	59	54	44	45	46
Tue	30	32	42	51	54	63	55	51	53	52	58	72	74	68	59	55	48
Wed	29	32	42	59	57	60	55	54	54	55	65	86	78	76	61	53	51
Thu	29	32	41	55	56	60	60	56	59	62	70	81	79	78	75	64	56
Fri	29	32	38	46	57	54	57	59	54	56	63	72	72	68	62	58	52
Sat	34	30	31	36	40	44	45	46	47	51	55	65	67	65	64	62	57
Sun	31	30	32	33	39	40	45	43	45	43	51	59	62	54	54	55	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from East Harlem to Bayonne (via FDR Drive South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 86 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (16 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 29 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 29 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Harlem to Bayonne?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	40	53	63	58	48	48	47	46	53	61	59	54	44	45	46
Tue	30	32	42	51	54	63	55	51	53	52	58	72	74	68	59	55	48
Wed	29	32	42	59	57	60	55	54	54	55	65	86	78	76	61	53	51
Thu	29	32	41	55	56	60	60	56	59	62	70	81	79	78	75	64	56
Fri	29	32	38	46	57	54	57	59	54	56	63	72	72	68	62	58	52
Sat	34	30	31	36	40	44	45	46	47	51	55	65	67	65	64	62	57
Sun	31	30	32	33	39	40	45	43	45	43	51	59	62	54	54	55	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	40	53	63	58	48	48	47	46	53	61	59	54	44	45	46
Tue	30	32	42	51	54	63	55	51	53	52	58	72	74	68	59	55	48
Wed	29	32	42	59	57	60	55	54	54	55	65	86	78	76	61	53	51
Thu	29	32	41	55	56	60	60	56	59	62	70	81	79	78	75	64	56
Fri	29	32	38	46	57	54	57	59	54	56	63	72	72	68	62	58	52
Sat	34	30	31	36	40	44	45	46	47	51	55	65	67	65	64	62	57
Sun	31	30	32	33	39	40	45	43	45	43	51	59	62	54	54	55	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	40	53	63	58	48	48	47	46	53	61	59	54	44	45	46
Tue	30	32	42	51	54	63	55	51	53	52	58	72	74	68	59	55	48
Wed	29	32	42	59	57	60	55	54	54	55	65	86	78	76	61	53	51
Thu	29	32	41	55	56	60	60	56	59	62	70	81	79	78	75	64	56
Fri	29	32	38	46	57	54	57	59	54	56	63	72	72	68	62	58	52
Sat	34	30	31	36	40	44	45	46	47	51	55	65	67	65	64	62	57
Sun	31	30	32	33	39	40	45	43	45	43	51	59	62	54	54	55	45