Best Time to Drive from LGA 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 LGA 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	29	37	42	48	50	55	55	52	52	49	50	61	67	63	52	48	47
Tue	29	37	44	52	52	55	57	54	56	52	55	60	68	66	60	54	51
Wed	29	38	44	47	51	54	57	56	56	54	53	62	69	66	59	53	52
Thu	29	39	43	49	56	56	61	57	58	58	58	63	68	67	63	57	56
Fri	30	36	43	46	49	52	54	53	53	55	58	64	65	60	56	52	50
Sat	32	30	33	40	40	47	48	47	49	51	51	54	59	58	59	57	55
Sun	33	29	30	33	40	41	42	46	48	49	49	54	57	56	54	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from LGA to Bay Ridge (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (17 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (Columns E-F) 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 LGA to Bay Ridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 29 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGA to Bay Ridge?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 69 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	42	48	50	55	55	52	52	49	50	61	67	63	52	48	47
Tue	29	37	44	52	52	55	57	54	56	52	55	60	68	66	60	54	51
Wed	29	38	44	47	51	54	57	56	56	54	53	62	69	66	59	53	52
Thu	29	39	43	49	56	56	61	57	58	58	58	63	68	67	63	57	56
Fri	30	36	43	46	49	52	54	53	53	55	58	64	65	60	56	52	50
Sat	32	30	33	40	40	47	48	47	49	51	51	54	59	58	59	57	55
Sun	33	29	30	33	40	41	42	46	48	49	49	54	57	56	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	42	48	50	55	55	52	52	49	50	61	67	63	52	48	47
Tue	29	37	44	52	52	55	57	54	56	52	55	60	68	66	60	54	51
Wed	29	38	44	47	51	54	57	56	56	54	53	62	69	66	59	53	52
Thu	29	39	43	49	56	56	61	57	58	58	58	63	68	67	63	57	56
Fri	30	36	43	46	49	52	54	53	53	55	58	64	65	60	56	52	50
Sat	32	30	33	40	40	47	48	47	49	51	51	54	59	58	59	57	55
Sun	33	29	30	33	40	41	42	46	48	49	49	54	57	56	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	42	48	50	55	55	52	52	49	50	61	67	63	52	48	47
Tue	29	37	44	52	52	55	57	54	56	52	55	60	68	66	60	54	51
Wed	29	38	44	47	51	54	57	56	56	54	53	62	69	66	59	53	52
Thu	29	39	43	49	56	56	61	57	58	58	58	63	68	67	63	57	56
Fri	30	36	43	46	49	52	54	53	53	55	58	64	65	60	56	52	50
Sat	32	30	33	40	40	47	48	47	49	51	51	54	59	58	59	57	55
Sun	33	29	30	33	40	41	42	46	48	49	49	54	57	56	54	54	52