Best Time to Drive from Harlem 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Harlem 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	33	37	45	60	61	61	60	53	50	51	64	75	71	54	45	42	41
Tue	33	37	46	58	62	63	63	56	57	60	65	79	80	68	56	50	53
Wed	32	37	44	61	62	64	66	59	61	63	75	92	88	76	60	52	55
Thu	32	37	47	60	64	69	67	61	62	67	75	85	86	75	65	59	54
Fri	34	39	46	57	57	55	59	59	56	63	73	79	77	66	59	58	48
Sat	38	32	33	38	39	41	44	48	46	46	52	57	60	59	59	55	51
Sun	34	32	34	35	37	36	42	42	45	45	51	57	60	56	52	46	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Harlem to Bay Ridge (via FDR Drive South and I-278 South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (16 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Harlem (Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) to central Bay Ridge (82nd Street) 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 Harlem to Bay Ridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 32 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Harlem to Bay Ridge?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

More drives

Bay Ridge to Harlem (return trip) · Harlem to Co-op City · Harlem to Staten Island · Harlem to Brooklyn

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	45	60	61	61	60	53	50	51	64	75	71	54	45	42	41
Tue	33	37	46	58	62	63	63	56	57	60	65	79	80	68	56	50	53
Wed	32	37	44	61	62	64	66	59	61	63	75	92	88	76	60	52	55
Thu	32	37	47	60	64	69	67	61	62	67	75	85	86	75	65	59	54
Fri	34	39	46	57	57	55	59	59	56	63	73	79	77	66	59	58	48
Sat	38	32	33	38	39	41	44	48	46	46	52	57	60	59	59	55	51
Sun	34	32	34	35	37	36	42	42	45	45	51	57	60	56	52	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	45	60	61	61	60	53	50	51	64	75	71	54	45	42	41
Tue	33	37	46	58	62	63	63	56	57	60	65	79	80	68	56	50	53
Wed	32	37	44	61	62	64	66	59	61	63	75	92	88	76	60	52	55
Thu	32	37	47	60	64	69	67	61	62	67	75	85	86	75	65	59	54
Fri	34	39	46	57	57	55	59	59	56	63	73	79	77	66	59	58	48
Sat	38	32	33	38	39	41	44	48	46	46	52	57	60	59	59	55	51
Sun	34	32	34	35	37	36	42	42	45	45	51	57	60	56	52	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	45	60	61	61	60	53	50	51	64	75	71	54	45	42	41
Tue	33	37	46	58	62	63	63	56	57	60	65	79	80	68	56	50	53
Wed	32	37	44	61	62	64	66	59	61	63	75	92	88	76	60	52	55
Thu	32	37	47	60	64	69	67	61	62	67	75	85	86	75	65	59	54
Fri	34	39	46	57	57	55	59	59	56	63	73	79	77	66	59	58	48
Sat	38	32	33	38	39	41	44	48	46	46	52	57	60	59	59	55	51
Sun	34	32	34	35	37	36	42	42	45	45	51	57	60	56	52	46	45