Best Time to Drive from Flushing to Bay Ridge

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.

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Flushing to Bay Ridge (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (72 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bay Ridge to Flushing

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 8 to 22 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Flushing (41st Avenue) to central Bay Ridge (82nd Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Flushing to Bay Ridge 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	28	36	43	49	48	43	50	46	45	48	50	61	64	60	45	40	35
Tue	28	45	66	60	57	50	53	43	49	47	53	56	55	47	41	52	38
Wed	32	43	53	58	58	48	60	50	49	44	50	57	54	51	41	45	39
Thu	28	45	51	55	54	49	56	47	46	48	47	55	48	46	40	42	37
Fri	28	40	50	51	51	49	49	45	47	52	60	61	52	52	45	40	40
Sat	37	32	30	31	34	33	33	34	37	43	42	50	52	46	63	70	62
Sun	72	54	30	29	28	29	31	33	36	39	41	53	59	53	48	59	57

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 Flushing to Bay Ridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Flushing to Bay Ridge?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 28 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Flushing to Bay Ridge?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	43	49	48	43	50	46	45	48	50	61	64	60	45	40	35
Tue	28	45	66	60	57	50	53	43	49	47	53	56	55	47	41	52	38
Wed	32	43	53	58	58	48	60	50	49	44	50	57	54	51	41	45	39
Thu	28	45	51	55	54	49	56	47	46	48	47	55	48	46	40	42	37
Fri	28	40	50	51	51	49	49	45	47	52	60	61	52	52	45	40	40
Sat	37	32	30	31	34	33	33	34	37	43	42	50	52	46	63	70	62
Sun	72	54	30	29	28	29	31	33	36	39	41	53	59	53	48	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	43	49	48	43	50	46	45	48	50	61	64	60	45	40	35
Tue	28	45	66	60	57	50	53	43	49	47	53	56	55	47	41	52	38
Wed	32	43	53	58	58	48	60	50	49	44	50	57	54	51	41	45	39
Thu	28	45	51	55	54	49	56	47	46	48	47	55	48	46	40	42	37
Fri	28	40	50	51	51	49	49	45	47	52	60	61	52	52	45	40	40
Sat	37	32	30	31	34	33	33	34	37	43	42	50	52	46	63	70	62
Sun	72	54	30	29	28	29	31	33	36	39	41	53	59	53	48	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	43	49	48	43	50	46	45	48	50	61	64	60	45	40	35
Tue	28	45	66	60	57	50	53	43	49	47	53	56	55	47	41	52	38
Wed	32	43	53	58	58	48	60	50	49	44	50	57	54	51	41	45	39
Thu	28	45	51	55	54	49	56	47	46	48	47	55	48	46	40	42	37
Fri	28	40	50	51	51	49	49	45	47	52	60	61	52	52	45	40	40
Sat	37	32	30	31	34	33	33	34	37	43	42	50	52	46	63	70	62
Sun	72	54	30	29	28	29	31	33	36	39	41	53	59	53	48	59	57