Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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	68	151	152	145	136	135	127	126	125	110	117	126	126	119	97	75	77
Tue	64	134	147	140	147	139	134	133	120	122	122	121	125	124	88	78	89
Wed	65	131	145	140	139	133	126	112	124	118	116	117	128	124	106	92	79
Thu	66	132	149	141	143	136	134	123	118	111	137	136	142	135	116	98	93
Fri	63	115	141	137	133	133	123	108	108	120	142	149	142	148	140	124	90
Sat	61	61	72	76	88	128	139	146	152	159	157	151	150	149	142	137	132
Sun	65	62	67	69	72	102	144	150	153	154	159	155	150	154	147	145	135

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Elizabeth to Bayside (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 120 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (159 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (22 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 63 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 120 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Bayside?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	151	152	145	136	135	127	126	125	110	117	126	126	119	97	75	77
Tue	64	134	147	140	147	139	134	133	120	122	122	121	125	124	88	78	89
Wed	65	131	145	140	139	133	126	112	124	118	116	117	128	124	106	92	79
Thu	66	132	149	141	143	136	134	123	118	111	137	136	142	135	116	98	93
Fri	63	115	141	137	133	133	123	108	108	120	142	149	142	148	140	124	90
Sat	61	61	72	76	88	128	139	146	152	159	157	151	150	149	142	137	132
Sun	65	62	67	69	72	102	144	150	153	154	159	155	150	154	147	145	135

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	151	152	145	136	135	127	126	125	110	117	126	126	119	97	75	77
Tue	64	134	147	140	147	139	134	133	120	122	122	121	125	124	88	78	89
Wed	65	131	145	140	139	133	126	112	124	118	116	117	128	124	106	92	79
Thu	66	132	149	141	143	136	134	123	118	111	137	136	142	135	116	98	93
Fri	63	115	141	137	133	133	123	108	108	120	142	149	142	148	140	124	90
Sat	61	61	72	76	88	128	139	146	152	159	157	151	150	149	142	137	132
Sun	65	62	67	69	72	102	144	150	153	154	159	155	150	154	147	145	135

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	151	152	145	136	135	127	126	125	110	117	126	126	119	97	75	77
Tue	64	134	147	140	147	139	134	133	120	122	122	121	125	124	88	78	89
Wed	65	131	145	140	139	133	126	112	124	118	116	117	128	124	106	92	79
Thu	66	132	149	141	143	136	134	123	118	111	137	136	142	135	116	98	93
Fri	63	115	141	137	133	133	123	108	108	120	142	149	142	148	140	124	90
Sat	61	61	72	76	88	128	139	146	152	159	157	151	150	149	142	137	132
Sun	65	62	67	69	72	102	144	150	153	154	159	155	150	154	147	145	135