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.

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from LGA to Bay Ridge (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 68 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bay Ridge to LGA

Freeway, about 10 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 17 to 53 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (Columns E-F) to central Bay Ridge (82nd Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	30	37	41	48	49	53	56	53	52	50	51	60	68	64	51	48	46
Tue	29	37	43	52	51	53	57	55	56	51	53	58	67	65	59	54	52
Wed	28	38	44	46	51	53	55	54	54	54	53	60	67	64	59	53	51
Thu	29	38	43	49	54	55	61	58	58	59	58	63	68	65	62	56	58
Fri	31	36	43	46	47	52	53	54	52	56	56	63	65	60	55	52	52
Sat	34	30	32	43	41	44	48	47	49	51	52	53	57	54	57	57	55
Sun	33	29	30	34	41	41	42	44	47	46	49	54	55	55	53	55	53

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 28 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 28 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGA to Bay Ridge?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	37	41	48	49	53	56	53	52	50	51	60	68	64	51	48	46
Tue	29	37	43	52	51	53	57	55	56	51	53	58	67	65	59	54	52
Wed	28	38	44	46	51	53	55	54	54	54	53	60	67	64	59	53	51
Thu	29	38	43	49	54	55	61	58	58	59	58	63	68	65	62	56	58
Fri	31	36	43	46	47	52	53	54	52	56	56	63	65	60	55	52	52
Sat	34	30	32	43	41	44	48	47	49	51	52	53	57	54	57	57	55
Sun	33	29	30	34	41	41	42	44	47	46	49	54	55	55	53	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	37	41	48	49	53	56	53	52	50	51	60	68	64	51	48	46
Tue	29	37	43	52	51	53	57	55	56	51	53	58	67	65	59	54	52
Wed	28	38	44	46	51	53	55	54	54	54	53	60	67	64	59	53	51
Thu	29	38	43	49	54	55	61	58	58	59	58	63	68	65	62	56	58
Fri	31	36	43	46	47	52	53	54	52	56	56	63	65	60	55	52	52
Sat	34	30	32	43	41	44	48	47	49	51	52	53	57	54	57	57	55
Sun	33	29	30	34	41	41	42	44	47	46	49	54	55	55	53	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	37	41	48	49	53	56	53	52	50	51	60	68	64	51	48	46
Tue	29	37	43	52	51	53	57	55	56	51	53	58	67	65	59	54	52
Wed	28	38	44	46	51	53	55	54	54	54	53	60	67	64	59	53	51
Thu	29	38	43	49	54	55	61	58	58	59	58	63	68	65	62	56	58
Fri	31	36	43	46	47	52	53	54	52	56	56	63	65	60	55	52	52
Sat	34	30	32	43	41	44	48	47	49	51	52	53	57	54	57	57	55
Sun	33	29	30	34	41	41	42	44	47	46	49	54	55	55	53	55	53