Best Time to Drive from Elmont 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 Elmont 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	20	26	34	55	39	35	37	41	34	46	47	51	47	37	24	25	23
Tue	19	31	53	53	45	37	37	37	43	47	51	48	34	43	32	26	22
Wed	20	33	55	38	40	36	35	43	40	49	54	37	50	49	32	26	24
Thu	20	25	50	56	42	36	38	43	41	36	52	37	37	50	35	26	26
Fri	20	25	46	49	37	38	43	43	52	41	58	47	46	41	36	36	29
Sat	20	19	20	22	24	31	30	30	29	41	29	30	31	39	31	29	25
Sun	19	19	20	18	22	23	25	27	28	29	29	34	34	26	24	25	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Elmont to The Bronx (via Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmont 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 Elmont to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 19 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to The Bronx?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

More drives

The Bronx to Elmont (return trip) · Elmont to Brooklyn · Elmont to Manhattan · Elmont to Staten Island · Elmont to Newark · Elmont to Jersey City · Elmont to Yonkers · Elmont to Washington Heights · Elmont to Paterson

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	26	34	55	39	35	37	41	34	46	47	51	47	37	24	25	23
Tue	19	31	53	53	45	37	37	37	43	47	51	48	34	43	32	26	22
Wed	20	33	55	38	40	36	35	43	40	49	54	37	50	49	32	26	24
Thu	20	25	50	56	42	36	38	43	41	36	52	37	37	50	35	26	26
Fri	20	25	46	49	37	38	43	43	52	41	58	47	46	41	36	36	29
Sat	20	19	20	22	24	31	30	30	29	41	29	30	31	39	31	29	25
Sun	19	19	20	18	22	23	25	27	28	29	29	34	34	26	24	25	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	26	34	55	39	35	37	41	34	46	47	51	47	37	24	25	23
Tue	19	31	53	53	45	37	37	37	43	47	51	48	34	43	32	26	22
Wed	20	33	55	38	40	36	35	43	40	49	54	37	50	49	32	26	24
Thu	20	25	50	56	42	36	38	43	41	36	52	37	37	50	35	26	26
Fri	20	25	46	49	37	38	43	43	52	41	58	47	46	41	36	36	29
Sat	20	19	20	22	24	31	30	30	29	41	29	30	31	39	31	29	25
Sun	19	19	20	18	22	23	25	27	28	29	29	34	34	26	24	25	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	26	34	55	39	35	37	41	34	46	47	51	47	37	24	25	23
Tue	19	31	53	53	45	37	37	37	43	47	51	48	34	43	32	26	22
Wed	20	33	55	38	40	36	35	43	40	49	54	37	50	49	32	26	24
Thu	20	25	50	56	42	36	38	43	41	36	52	37	37	50	35	26	26
Fri	20	25	46	49	37	38	43	43	52	41	58	47	46	41	36	36	29
Sat	20	19	20	22	24	31	30	30	29	41	29	30	31	39	31	29	25
Sun	19	19	20	18	22	23	25	27	28	29	29	34	34	26	24	25	27