Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Bayside

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 Manhattan to Bayside (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bayside to Manhattan

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 6 to 13 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 Manhattan to central Bayside 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 Manhattan to Bayside 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	31	34	48	48	51	42	36	42	46	40	57	64	61	45	38	34
Tue	30	31	37	49	43	41	45	45	41	42	49	57	65	58	40	33	30
Wed	32	29	35	49	42	46	45	42	39	42	48	51	64	66	43	44	33
Thu	34	54	44	51	41	45	50	52	39	45	46	61	69	68	52	49	38
Fri	30	27	32	48	47	36	46	45	40	41	47	53	66	57	57	55	50
Sat	26	29	33	33	34	41	40	38	42	48	55	65	60	47	49	45	43
Sun	26	24	28	28	42	32	34	36	39	53	55	57	60	49	39	48	43

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 Manhattan to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to Bayside?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 27 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Bayside?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays 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	30	31	34	48	48	51	42	36	42	46	40	57	64	61	45	38	34
Tue	30	31	37	49	43	41	45	45	41	42	49	57	65	58	40	33	30
Wed	32	29	35	49	42	46	45	42	39	42	48	51	64	66	43	44	33
Thu	34	54	44	51	41	45	50	52	39	45	46	61	69	68	52	49	38
Fri	30	27	32	48	47	36	46	45	40	41	47	53	66	57	57	55	50
Sat	26	29	33	33	34	41	40	38	42	48	55	65	60	47	49	45	43
Sun	26	24	28	28	42	32	34	36	39	53	55	57	60	49	39	48	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	34	48	48	51	42	36	42	46	40	57	64	61	45	38	34
Tue	30	31	37	49	43	41	45	45	41	42	49	57	65	58	40	33	30
Wed	32	29	35	49	42	46	45	42	39	42	48	51	64	66	43	44	33
Thu	34	54	44	51	41	45	50	52	39	45	46	61	69	68	52	49	38
Fri	30	27	32	48	47	36	46	45	40	41	47	53	66	57	57	55	50
Sat	26	29	33	33	34	41	40	38	42	48	55	65	60	47	49	45	43
Sun	26	24	28	28	42	32	34	36	39	53	55	57	60	49	39	48	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	34	48	48	51	42	36	42	46	40	57	64	61	45	38	34
Tue	30	31	37	49	43	41	45	45	41	42	49	57	65	58	40	33	30
Wed	32	29	35	49	42	46	45	42	39	42	48	51	64	66	43	44	33
Thu	34	54	44	51	41	45	50	52	39	45	46	61	69	68	52	49	38
Fri	30	27	32	48	47	36	46	45	40	41	47	53	66	57	57	55	50
Sat	26	29	33	33	34	41	40	38	42	48	55	65	60	47	49	45	43
Sun	26	24	28	28	42	32	34	36	39	53	55	57	60	49	39	48	43