Best Time to Drive from Melville 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 Melville 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	48	71	82	77	66	93	102	102	87	79	69	77	81	72	63	51	47
Tue	50	68	67	83	76	103	106	105	94	89	73	64	93	90	68	51	47
Wed	50	87	91	82	75	112	113	94	89	85	77	65	102	102	87	55	48
Thu	50	62	78	75	70	108	111	91	75	88	78	65	106	101	86	57	50
Fri	45	68	77	70	64	92	84	97	87	97	76	84	94	100	104	80	49
Sat	45	46	48	47	66	67	68	63	74	74	71	65	75	74	74	65	67
Sun	42	42	40	44	43	54	60	67	62	60	68	65	64	64	67	75	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Melville to The Bronx (via I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (12 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Melville 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 Melville to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Melville to The Bronx?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 45 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Melville to The Bronx?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	71	82	77	66	93	102	102	87	79	69	77	81	72	63	51	47
Tue	50	68	67	83	76	103	106	105	94	89	73	64	93	90	68	51	47
Wed	50	87	91	82	75	112	113	94	89	85	77	65	102	102	87	55	48
Thu	50	62	78	75	70	108	111	91	75	88	78	65	106	101	86	57	50
Fri	45	68	77	70	64	92	84	97	87	97	76	84	94	100	104	80	49
Sat	45	46	48	47	66	67	68	63	74	74	71	65	75	74	74	65	67
Sun	42	42	40	44	43	54	60	67	62	60	68	65	64	64	67	75	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	71	82	77	66	93	102	102	87	79	69	77	81	72	63	51	47
Tue	50	68	67	83	76	103	106	105	94	89	73	64	93	90	68	51	47
Wed	50	87	91	82	75	112	113	94	89	85	77	65	102	102	87	55	48
Thu	50	62	78	75	70	108	111	91	75	88	78	65	106	101	86	57	50
Fri	45	68	77	70	64	92	84	97	87	97	76	84	94	100	104	80	49
Sat	45	46	48	47	66	67	68	63	74	74	71	65	75	74	74	65	67
Sun	42	42	40	44	43	54	60	67	62	60	68	65	64	64	67	75	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	71	82	77	66	93	102	102	87	79	69	77	81	72	63	51	47
Tue	50	68	67	83	76	103	106	105	94	89	73	64	93	90	68	51	47
Wed	50	87	91	82	75	112	113	94	89	85	77	65	102	102	87	55	48
Thu	50	62	78	75	70	108	111	91	75	88	78	65	106	101	86	57	50
Fri	45	68	77	70	64	92	84	97	87	97	76	84	94	100	104	80	49
Sat	45	46	48	47	66	67	68	63	74	74	71	65	75	74	74	65	67
Sun	42	42	40	44	43	54	60	67	62	60	68	65	64	64	67	75	65