Best Time to Drive from Franklin Square 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 Franklin Square 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	22	28	34	59	43	40	39	45	43	51	52	57	51	41	27	28	25
Tue	22	34	57	58	44	42	40	40	46	51	55	53	41	47	34	30	25
Wed	22	37	44	42	46	41	47	46	45	53	60	43	57	53	35	30	27
Thu	22	28	51	60	47	40	42	48	44	43	57	40	44	44	39	29	29
Fri	21	28	47	43	43	40	48	47	57	45	63	53	53	47	41	41	33
Sat	22	22	23	26	27	36	34	34	33	46	31	33	33	45	36	31	29
Sun	22	21	22	22	24	25	28	29	31	31	32	37	37	29	28	29	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Franklin Square to The Bronx (via Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Franklin Square 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 Franklin Square to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Franklin Square to The Bronx?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 21 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Franklin Square to The Bronx?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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The Bronx to Franklin Square (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	22	28	34	59	43	40	39	45	43	51	52	57	51	41	27	28	25
Tue	22	34	57	58	44	42	40	40	46	51	55	53	41	47	34	30	25
Wed	22	37	44	42	46	41	47	46	45	53	60	43	57	53	35	30	27
Thu	22	28	51	60	47	40	42	48	44	43	57	40	44	44	39	29	29
Fri	21	28	47	43	43	40	48	47	57	45	63	53	53	47	41	41	33
Sat	22	22	23	26	27	36	34	34	33	46	31	33	33	45	36	31	29
Sun	22	21	22	22	24	25	28	29	31	31	32	37	37	29	28	29	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	28	34	59	43	40	39	45	43	51	52	57	51	41	27	28	25
Tue	22	34	57	58	44	42	40	40	46	51	55	53	41	47	34	30	25
Wed	22	37	44	42	46	41	47	46	45	53	60	43	57	53	35	30	27
Thu	22	28	51	60	47	40	42	48	44	43	57	40	44	44	39	29	29
Fri	21	28	47	43	43	40	48	47	57	45	63	53	53	47	41	41	33
Sat	22	22	23	26	27	36	34	34	33	46	31	33	33	45	36	31	29
Sun	22	21	22	22	24	25	28	29	31	31	32	37	37	29	28	29	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	28	34	59	43	40	39	45	43	51	52	57	51	41	27	28	25
Tue	22	34	57	58	44	42	40	40	46	51	55	53	41	47	34	30	25
Wed	22	37	44	42	46	41	47	46	45	53	60	43	57	53	35	30	27
Thu	22	28	51	60	47	40	42	48	44	43	57	40	44	44	39	29	29
Fri	21	28	47	43	43	40	48	47	57	45	63	53	53	47	41	41	33
Sat	22	22	23	26	27	36	34	34	33	46	31	33	33	45	36	31	29
Sun	22	21	22	22	24	25	28	29	31	31	32	37	37	29	28	29	33