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	30	50	57	47	39	59	48	56	65	60	56	49	42	40	34	34
Tue	27	30	47	50	51	48	42	49	51	65	49	55	50	38	39	33	32
Wed	23	31	54	42	44	40	36	47	39	46	66	60	50	45	41	35	33
Thu	32	33	44	53	43	41	43	46	38	47	52	56	47	46	39	34	30
Fri	24	31	42	43	39	34	39	41	44	55	70	70	61	54	52	39	36
Sat	25	24	27	31	29	33	38	32	34	36	41	38	37	40	38	37	34
Sun	23	23	25	24	27	28	28	30	37	38	39	42	42	42	39	40	35

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 76 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (46 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 15 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 76 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 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Howard Beach to The Bronx?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 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	30	50	57	47	39	59	48	56	65	60	56	49	42	40	34	34
Tue	27	30	47	50	51	48	42	49	51	65	49	55	50	38	39	33	32
Wed	23	31	54	42	44	40	36	47	39	46	66	60	50	45	41	35	33
Thu	32	33	44	53	43	41	43	46	38	47	52	56	47	46	39	34	30
Fri	24	31	42	43	39	34	39	41	44	55	70	70	61	54	52	39	36
Sat	25	24	27	31	29	33	38	32	34	36	41	38	37	40	38	37	34
Sun	23	23	25	24	27	28	28	30	37	38	39	42	42	42	39	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	30	50	57	47	39	59	48	56	65	60	56	49	42	40	34	34
Tue	27	30	47	50	51	48	42	49	51	65	49	55	50	38	39	33	32
Wed	23	31	54	42	44	40	36	47	39	46	66	60	50	45	41	35	33
Thu	32	33	44	53	43	41	43	46	38	47	52	56	47	46	39	34	30
Fri	24	31	42	43	39	34	39	41	44	55	70	70	61	54	52	39	36
Sat	25	24	27	31	29	33	38	32	34	36	41	38	37	40	38	37	34
Sun	23	23	25	24	27	28	28	30	37	38	39	42	42	42	39	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	30	50	57	47	39	59	48	56	65	60	56	49	42	40	34	34
Tue	27	30	47	50	51	48	42	49	51	65	49	55	50	38	39	33	32
Wed	23	31	54	42	44	40	36	47	39	46	66	60	50	45	41	35	33
Thu	32	33	44	53	43	41	43	46	38	47	52	56	47	46	39	34	30
Fri	24	31	42	43	39	34	39	41	44	55	70	70	61	54	52	39	36
Sat	25	24	27	31	29	33	38	32	34	36	41	38	37	40	38	37	34
Sun	23	23	25	24	27	28	28	30	37	38	39	42	42	42	39	40	35