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	77	90	76	65	101	106	91	90	85	76	81	87	76	64	51	47
Tue	50	79	82	85	76	106	110	109	98	93	76	64	94	94	70	52	47
Wed	51	91	88	88	74	112	114	102	98	92	85	68	103	102	83	53	48
Thu	51	65	83	76	69	114	111	93	79	93	82	66	109	100	85	58	49
Fri	45	68	82	70	64	93	91	103	91	101	79	88	92	97	101	76	48
Sat	44	45	46	46	59	63	67	62	70	72	70	65	70	75	75	64	60
Sun	42	42	40	44	44	54	61	63	62	59	70	66	67	67	69	67	57

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 122 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 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (77 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 122 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 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Melville to The Bronx?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 122 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	77	90	76	65	101	106	91	90	85	76	81	87	76	64	51	47
Tue	50	79	82	85	76	106	110	109	98	93	76	64	94	94	70	52	47
Wed	51	91	88	88	74	112	114	102	98	92	85	68	103	102	83	53	48
Thu	51	65	83	76	69	114	111	93	79	93	82	66	109	100	85	58	49
Fri	45	68	82	70	64	93	91	103	91	101	79	88	92	97	101	76	48
Sat	44	45	46	46	59	63	67	62	70	72	70	65	70	75	75	64	60
Sun	42	42	40	44	44	54	61	63	62	59	70	66	67	67	69	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	77	90	76	65	101	106	91	90	85	76	81	87	76	64	51	47
Tue	50	79	82	85	76	106	110	109	98	93	76	64	94	94	70	52	47
Wed	51	91	88	88	74	112	114	102	98	92	85	68	103	102	83	53	48
Thu	51	65	83	76	69	114	111	93	79	93	82	66	109	100	85	58	49
Fri	45	68	82	70	64	93	91	103	91	101	79	88	92	97	101	76	48
Sat	44	45	46	46	59	63	67	62	70	72	70	65	70	75	75	64	60
Sun	42	42	40	44	44	54	61	63	62	59	70	66	67	67	69	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	77	90	76	65	101	106	91	90	85	76	81	87	76	64	51	47
Tue	50	79	82	85	76	106	110	109	98	93	76	64	94	94	70	52	47
Wed	51	91	88	88	74	112	114	102	98	92	85	68	103	102	83	53	48
Thu	51	65	83	76	69	114	111	93	79	93	82	66	109	100	85	58	49
Fri	45	68	82	70	64	93	91	103	91	101	79	88	92	97	101	76	48
Sat	44	45	46	46	59	63	67	62	70	72	70	65	70	75	75	64	60
Sun	42	42	40	44	44	54	61	63	62	59	70	66	67	67	69	67	57