Best Time to Drive from Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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	29	37	45	73	56	48	49	55	54	63	64	73	65	54	37	36	33
Tue	29	41	57	74	55	52	47	52	54	62	67	55	73	64	44	40	33
Wed	28	49	50	74	59	53	57	54	59	65	73	58	74	67	45	38	35
Thu	29	38	47	75	59	49	51	57	51	55	69	54	75	61	47	39	37
Fri	26	38	58	49	50	51	59	60	67	71	62	70	69	67	53	50	40
Sat	28	28	29	33	35	44	43	42	42	56	40	42	44	46	50	42	38
Sun	28	28	29	29	31	32	36	38	40	41	41	47	42	37	37	39	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Hempstead to The Bronx (via Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (14 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead 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 Hempstead to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 26 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to The Bronx?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	45	73	56	48	49	55	54	63	64	73	65	54	37	36	33
Tue	29	41	57	74	55	52	47	52	54	62	67	55	73	64	44	40	33
Wed	28	49	50	74	59	53	57	54	59	65	73	58	74	67	45	38	35
Thu	29	38	47	75	59	49	51	57	51	55	69	54	75	61	47	39	37
Fri	26	38	58	49	50	51	59	60	67	71	62	70	69	67	53	50	40
Sat	28	28	29	33	35	44	43	42	42	56	40	42	44	46	50	42	38
Sun	28	28	29	29	31	32	36	38	40	41	41	47	42	37	37	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	45	73	56	48	49	55	54	63	64	73	65	54	37	36	33
Tue	29	41	57	74	55	52	47	52	54	62	67	55	73	64	44	40	33
Wed	28	49	50	74	59	53	57	54	59	65	73	58	74	67	45	38	35
Thu	29	38	47	75	59	49	51	57	51	55	69	54	75	61	47	39	37
Fri	26	38	58	49	50	51	59	60	67	71	62	70	69	67	53	50	40
Sat	28	28	29	33	35	44	43	42	42	56	40	42	44	46	50	42	38
Sun	28	28	29	29	31	32	36	38	40	41	41	47	42	37	37	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	45	73	56	48	49	55	54	63	64	73	65	54	37	36	33
Tue	29	41	57	74	55	52	47	52	54	62	67	55	73	64	44	40	33
Wed	28	49	50	74	59	53	57	54	59	65	73	58	74	67	45	38	35
Thu	29	38	47	75	59	49	51	57	51	55	69	54	75	61	47	39	37
Fri	26	38	58	49	50	51	59	60	67	71	62	70	69	67	53	50	40
Sat	28	28	29	33	35	44	43	42	42	56	40	42	44	46	50	42	38
Sun	28	28	29	29	31	32	36	38	40	41	41	47	42	37	37	39	39