Best Time to Drive from Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills 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	19	23	33	37	35	31	33	30	32	34	37	41	36	31	26	24	21
Tue	21	23	30	34	36	30	30	31	31	32	37	45	39	32	29	24	22
Wed	21	25	30	36	33	30	28	34	33	39	41	48	43	35	29	26	23
Thu	22	24	31	34	40	30	31	31	29	34	40	45	39	34	28	26	22
Fri	20	24	30	29	31	32	32	34	36	41	55	60	53	46	41	31	27
Sat	19	21	23	23	24	27	30	30	30	30	31	32	30	31	30	28	26
Sun	19	19	20	21	21	22	24	25	28	30	30	31	31	29	28	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Forest Hills to The Bronx (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (33 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Forest Hills to The Bronx?

The 14-mile drive usually takes 19 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Forest Hills to The Bronx?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

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The Bronx to Forest Hills (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	23	33	37	35	31	33	30	32	34	37	41	36	31	26	24	21
Tue	21	23	30	34	36	30	30	31	31	32	37	45	39	32	29	24	22
Wed	21	25	30	36	33	30	28	34	33	39	41	48	43	35	29	26	23
Thu	22	24	31	34	40	30	31	31	29	34	40	45	39	34	28	26	22
Fri	20	24	30	29	31	32	32	34	36	41	55	60	53	46	41	31	27
Sat	19	21	23	23	24	27	30	30	30	30	31	32	30	31	30	28	26
Sun	19	19	20	21	21	22	24	25	28	30	30	31	31	29	28	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	23	33	37	35	31	33	30	32	34	37	41	36	31	26	24	21
Tue	21	23	30	34	36	30	30	31	31	32	37	45	39	32	29	24	22
Wed	21	25	30	36	33	30	28	34	33	39	41	48	43	35	29	26	23
Thu	22	24	31	34	40	30	31	31	29	34	40	45	39	34	28	26	22
Fri	20	24	30	29	31	32	32	34	36	41	55	60	53	46	41	31	27
Sat	19	21	23	23	24	27	30	30	30	30	31	32	30	31	30	28	26
Sun	19	19	20	21	21	22	24	25	28	30	30	31	31	29	28	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	23	33	37	35	31	33	30	32	34	37	41	36	31	26	24	21
Tue	21	23	30	34	36	30	30	31	31	32	37	45	39	32	29	24	22
Wed	21	25	30	36	33	30	28	34	33	39	41	48	43	35	29	26	23
Thu	22	24	31	34	40	30	31	31	29	34	40	45	39	34	28	26	22
Fri	20	24	30	29	31	32	32	34	36	41	55	60	53	46	41	31	27
Sat	19	21	23	23	24	27	30	30	30	30	31	32	30	31	30	28	26
Sun	19	19	20	21	21	22	24	25	28	30	30	31	31	29	28	27	26