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.

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	28	31	36	50	52	45	40	34	41	44	37	54	61	57	47	38	33
Tue	28	30	37	50	41	39	45	43	37	40	48	56	64	59	37	29	28
Wed	29	29	35	49	41	45	43	40	36	38	46	49	64	66	41	42	32
Thu	31	56	43	51	39	43	51	51	37	44	47	65	73	70	56	51	35
Fri	28	28	33	49	48	37	47	43	36	39	49	54	66	58	57	52	47
Sat	27	28	28	30	31	39	37	36	41	45	55	64	61	48	51	42	42
Sun	25	26	27	27	43	30	32	34	40	51	55	56	60	53	42	49	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Manhattan to Bayside (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 73 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Bayside 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 Manhattan to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 26 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Bayside?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	36	50	52	45	40	34	41	44	37	54	61	57	47	38	33
Tue	28	30	37	50	41	39	45	43	37	40	48	56	64	59	37	29	28
Wed	29	29	35	49	41	45	43	40	36	38	46	49	64	66	41	42	32
Thu	31	56	43	51	39	43	51	51	37	44	47	65	73	70	56	51	35
Fri	28	28	33	49	48	37	47	43	36	39	49	54	66	58	57	52	47
Sat	27	28	28	30	31	39	37	36	41	45	55	64	61	48	51	42	42
Sun	25	26	27	27	43	30	32	34	40	51	55	56	60	53	42	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	36	50	52	45	40	34	41	44	37	54	61	57	47	38	33
Tue	28	30	37	50	41	39	45	43	37	40	48	56	64	59	37	29	28
Wed	29	29	35	49	41	45	43	40	36	38	46	49	64	66	41	42	32
Thu	31	56	43	51	39	43	51	51	37	44	47	65	73	70	56	51	35
Fri	28	28	33	49	48	37	47	43	36	39	49	54	66	58	57	52	47
Sat	27	28	28	30	31	39	37	36	41	45	55	64	61	48	51	42	42
Sun	25	26	27	27	43	30	32	34	40	51	55	56	60	53	42	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	36	50	52	45	40	34	41	44	37	54	61	57	47	38	33
Tue	28	30	37	50	41	39	45	43	37	40	48	56	64	59	37	29	28
Wed	29	29	35	49	41	45	43	40	36	38	46	49	64	66	41	42	32
Thu	31	56	43	51	39	43	51	51	37	44	47	65	73	70	56	51	35
Fri	28	28	33	49	48	37	47	43	36	39	49	54	66	58	57	52	47
Sat	27	28	28	30	31	39	37	36	41	45	55	64	61	48	51	42	42
Sun	25	26	27	27	43	30	32	34	40	51	55	56	60	53	42	49	42