Best Time to Drive from Howard Beach 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 Howard Beach 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	23	31	48	59	49	46	57	52	54	60	57	59	57	52	46	36	31
Tue	32	34	49	52	67	71	60	64	60	64	59	59	56	53	49	37	32
Wed	32	42	50	54	49	47	40	58	58	61	70	65	62	56	50	40	32
Thu	38	35	45	56	56	37	49	51	52	59	65	64	64	60	54	45	33
Fri	29	38	47	30	59	33	69	67	68	71	82	80	74	73	66	58	46
Sat	27	24	29	38	38	43	47	40	45	50	48	54	49	50	46	42	39
Sun	23	23	25	25	27	31	31	33	40	43	47	51	50	47	45	46	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Howard Beach to The Bronx (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Howard Beach 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 Howard Beach to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Howard Beach to The Bronx?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 23 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Howard Beach to The Bronx?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

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The Bronx to Howard Beach (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	23	31	48	59	49	46	57	52	54	60	57	59	57	52	46	36	31
Tue	32	34	49	52	67	71	60	64	60	64	59	59	56	53	49	37	32
Wed	32	42	50	54	49	47	40	58	58	61	70	65	62	56	50	40	32
Thu	38	35	45	56	56	37	49	51	52	59	65	64	64	60	54	45	33
Fri	29	38	47	30	59	33	69	67	68	71	82	80	74	73	66	58	46
Sat	27	24	29	38	38	43	47	40	45	50	48	54	49	50	46	42	39
Sun	23	23	25	25	27	31	31	33	40	43	47	51	50	47	45	46	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	31	48	59	49	46	57	52	54	60	57	59	57	52	46	36	31
Tue	32	34	49	52	67	71	60	64	60	64	59	59	56	53	49	37	32
Wed	32	42	50	54	49	47	40	58	58	61	70	65	62	56	50	40	32
Thu	38	35	45	56	56	37	49	51	52	59	65	64	64	60	54	45	33
Fri	29	38	47	30	59	33	69	67	68	71	82	80	74	73	66	58	46
Sat	27	24	29	38	38	43	47	40	45	50	48	54	49	50	46	42	39
Sun	23	23	25	25	27	31	31	33	40	43	47	51	50	47	45	46	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	31	48	59	49	46	57	52	54	60	57	59	57	52	46	36	31
Tue	32	34	49	52	67	71	60	64	60	64	59	59	56	53	49	37	32
Wed	32	42	50	54	49	47	40	58	58	61	70	65	62	56	50	40	32
Thu	38	35	45	56	56	37	49	51	52	59	65	64	64	60	54	45	33
Fri	29	38	47	30	59	33	69	67	68	71	82	80	74	73	66	58	46
Sat	27	24	29	38	38	43	47	40	45	50	48	54	49	50	46	42	39
Sun	23	23	25	25	27	31	31	33	40	43	47	51	50	47	45	46	37