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Best Time to Drive from Lower Manhattan 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 8-mile drive from Lower Manhattan to Bay Ridge (via I-278 South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 10 minutes and up to 25 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 18 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (20 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bay Ridge to Lower Manhattan

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.1 miles: 3 to 9 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 central Lower Manhattan (Wall Street) 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 Lower Manhattan to Bay Ridge by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1112141616181919171617212323181616
Tue1014151817182119171717202222191817
Wed1112151616171818171718212322191718
Thu1113151618172118181819212423191819
Fri1512151717171818171819212219171716
Sat1211111314151517171717171918191920
Sun1411111112131514161616171819181817

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 Lower Manhattan to Bay Ridge?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 10 minutes then, versus up to 25 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lower Manhattan to Bay Ridge?

The 8-mile drive usually takes 10 to 25 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 18 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lower Manhattan to Bay Ridge?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 25 minutes.

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