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	53	76	100	98	93	90	94	97	105	103	106	105	99	95	85	68	62
Tue	51	70	94	110	108	100	96	99	104	105	106	103	100	96	91	77	67
Wed	53	73	91	93	77	83	81	76	106	109	110	105	102	97	91	76	63
Thu	64	67	87	103	85	86	96	98	102	108	111	112	106	103	96	85	72
Fri	62	75	90	95	103	76	109	108	114	128	129	122	121	118	110	93	88
Sat	48	44	51	63	64	73	79	78	76	87	95	96	91	90	83	81	77
Sun	45	44	49	51	53	59	62	70	85	85	94	97	93	90	87	83	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Long Beach to The Bronx (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (27 to 68 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 49 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to The Bronx?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	76	100	98	93	90	94	97	105	103	106	105	99	95	85	68	62
Tue	51	70	94	110	108	100	96	99	104	105	106	103	100	96	91	77	67
Wed	53	73	91	93	77	83	81	76	106	109	110	105	102	97	91	76	63
Thu	64	67	87	103	85	86	96	98	102	108	111	112	106	103	96	85	72
Fri	62	75	90	95	103	76	109	108	114	128	129	122	121	118	110	93	88
Sat	48	44	51	63	64	73	79	78	76	87	95	96	91	90	83	81	77
Sun	45	44	49	51	53	59	62	70	85	85	94	97	93	90	87	83	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	76	100	98	93	90	94	97	105	103	106	105	99	95	85	68	62
Tue	51	70	94	110	108	100	96	99	104	105	106	103	100	96	91	77	67
Wed	53	73	91	93	77	83	81	76	106	109	110	105	102	97	91	76	63
Thu	64	67	87	103	85	86	96	98	102	108	111	112	106	103	96	85	72
Fri	62	75	90	95	103	76	109	108	114	128	129	122	121	118	110	93	88
Sat	48	44	51	63	64	73	79	78	76	87	95	96	91	90	83	81	77
Sun	45	44	49	51	53	59	62	70	85	85	94	97	93	90	87	83	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	76	100	98	93	90	94	97	105	103	106	105	99	95	85	68	62
Tue	51	70	94	110	108	100	96	99	104	105	106	103	100	96	91	77	67
Wed	53	73	91	93	77	83	81	76	106	109	110	105	102	97	91	76	63
Thu	64	67	87	103	85	86	96	98	102	108	111	112	106	103	96	85	72
Fri	62	75	90	95	103	76	109	108	114	128	129	122	121	118	110	93	88
Sat	48	44	51	63	64	73	79	78	76	87	95	96	91	90	83	81	77
Sun	45	44	49	51	53	59	62	70	85	85	94	97	93	90	87	83	76