Best Time to Drive from Long 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 Long 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	54	67	96	95	77	77	88	81	95	105	99	99	90	84	86	77	70
Tue	45	64	93	107	86	81	89	88	100	101	96	97	91	79	81	68	67
Wed	44	64	97	85	79	75	72	72	71	89	103	102	90	90	84	78	76
Thu	53	68	94	95	72	74	83	72	73	90	97	93	84	86	80	64	60
Fri	44	65	81	72	64	79	86	82	96	116	123	116	105	102	96	82	80
Sat	47	43	49	59	55	70	66	70	71	76	84	77	81	86	80	80	77
Sun	45	45	47	56	63	58	64	71	78	80	83	90	90	85	84	80	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Long Beach to The Bronx (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (92 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (25 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long 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 Long Beach to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 44 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to The Bronx?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	67	96	95	77	77	88	81	95	105	99	99	90	84	86	77	70
Tue	45	64	93	107	86	81	89	88	100	101	96	97	91	79	81	68	67
Wed	44	64	97	85	79	75	72	72	71	89	103	102	90	90	84	78	76
Thu	53	68	94	95	72	74	83	72	73	90	97	93	84	86	80	64	60
Fri	44	65	81	72	64	79	86	82	96	116	123	116	105	102	96	82	80
Sat	47	43	49	59	55	70	66	70	71	76	84	77	81	86	80	80	77
Sun	45	45	47	56	63	58	64	71	78	80	83	90	90	85	84	80	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	67	96	95	77	77	88	81	95	105	99	99	90	84	86	77	70
Tue	45	64	93	107	86	81	89	88	100	101	96	97	91	79	81	68	67
Wed	44	64	97	85	79	75	72	72	71	89	103	102	90	90	84	78	76
Thu	53	68	94	95	72	74	83	72	73	90	97	93	84	86	80	64	60
Fri	44	65	81	72	64	79	86	82	96	116	123	116	105	102	96	82	80
Sat	47	43	49	59	55	70	66	70	71	76	84	77	81	86	80	80	77
Sun	45	45	47	56	63	58	64	71	78	80	83	90	90	85	84	80	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	67	96	95	77	77	88	81	95	105	99	99	90	84	86	77	70
Tue	45	64	93	107	86	81	89	88	100	101	96	97	91	79	81	68	67
Wed	44	64	97	85	79	75	72	72	71	89	103	102	90	90	84	78	76
Thu	53	68	94	95	72	74	83	72	73	90	97	93	84	86	80	64	60
Fri	44	65	81	72	64	79	86	82	96	116	123	116	105	102	96	82	80
Sat	47	43	49	59	55	70	66	70	71	76	84	77	81	86	80	80	77
Sun	45	45	47	56	63	58	64	71	78	80	83	90	90	85	84	80	75