Best Time to Drive from Midtown 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Midtown Manhattan to Bay Ridge 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	21	25	27	32	35	41	36	33	33	31	34	49	54	45	34	32	31
Tue	22	24	27	34	34	36	38	34	35	34	37	46	58	49	41	39	33
Wed	22	24	28	32	37	38	40	36	36	34	37	48	56	49	40	37	33
Thu	22	25	28	32	37	40	42	38	37	37	39	45	51	47	42	39	35
Fri	22	24	27	30	32	34	37	37	35	35	39	46	47	41	37	37	34
Sat	27	23	23	26	26	29	29	30	30	31	33	39	43	41	41	40	37
Sun	25	22	23	24	26	26	28	29	30	31	33	38	41	42	40	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Midtown Manhattan to Bay Ridge (via FDR Drive South and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (7 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) to central Bay Ridge (82nd Street) 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 Midtown Manhattan to Bay Ridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 21 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Midtown Manhattan to Bay Ridge?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	27	32	35	41	36	33	33	31	34	49	54	45	34	32	31
Tue	22	24	27	34	34	36	38	34	35	34	37	46	58	49	41	39	33
Wed	22	24	28	32	37	38	40	36	36	34	37	48	56	49	40	37	33
Thu	22	25	28	32	37	40	42	38	37	37	39	45	51	47	42	39	35
Fri	22	24	27	30	32	34	37	37	35	35	39	46	47	41	37	37	34
Sat	27	23	23	26	26	29	29	30	30	31	33	39	43	41	41	40	37
Sun	25	22	23	24	26	26	28	29	30	31	33	38	41	42	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	27	32	35	41	36	33	33	31	34	49	54	45	34	32	31
Tue	22	24	27	34	34	36	38	34	35	34	37	46	58	49	41	39	33
Wed	22	24	28	32	37	38	40	36	36	34	37	48	56	49	40	37	33
Thu	22	25	28	32	37	40	42	38	37	37	39	45	51	47	42	39	35
Fri	22	24	27	30	32	34	37	37	35	35	39	46	47	41	37	37	34
Sat	27	23	23	26	26	29	29	30	30	31	33	39	43	41	41	40	37
Sun	25	22	23	24	26	26	28	29	30	31	33	38	41	42	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	27	32	35	41	36	33	33	31	34	49	54	45	34	32	31
Tue	22	24	27	34	34	36	38	34	35	34	37	46	58	49	41	39	33
Wed	22	24	28	32	37	38	40	36	36	34	37	48	56	49	40	37	33
Thu	22	25	28	32	37	40	42	38	37	37	39	45	51	47	42	39	35
Fri	22	24	27	30	32	34	37	37	35	35	39	46	47	41	37	37	34
Sat	27	23	23	26	26	29	29	30	30	31	33	39	43	41	41	40	37
Sun	25	22	23	24	26	26	28	29	30	31	33	38	41	42	40	38	35