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.

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 56 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. 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).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bay Ridge to Midtown Manhattan

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 7 to 23 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 Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) to central Bay Ridge (82nd Street) 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 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	22	24	27	32	34	40	36	33	33	31	34	48	54	46	33	32	30
Tue	22	24	27	35	34	36	38	35	35	33	36	43	55	47	41	43	34
Wed	21	24	28	31	36	38	39	35	35	34	37	47	53	47	40	37	32
Thu	21	24	27	32	36	41	43	38	37	38	39	45	49	47	42	37	37
Fri	22	23	27	30	32	35	39	39	35	36	38	45	47	41	36	38	35
Sat	28	23	24	27	27	29	28	30	30	31	33	38	43	40	41	41	37
Sun	25	22	22	24	26	26	28	28	30	29	33	38	41	41	38	38	35

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 56 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 56 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 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	24	27	32	34	40	36	33	33	31	34	48	54	46	33	32	30
Tue	22	24	27	35	34	36	38	35	35	33	36	43	55	47	41	43	34
Wed	21	24	28	31	36	38	39	35	35	34	37	47	53	47	40	37	32
Thu	21	24	27	32	36	41	43	38	37	38	39	45	49	47	42	37	37
Fri	22	23	27	30	32	35	39	39	35	36	38	45	47	41	36	38	35
Sat	28	23	24	27	27	29	28	30	30	31	33	38	43	40	41	41	37
Sun	25	22	22	24	26	26	28	28	30	29	33	38	41	41	38	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	24	27	32	34	40	36	33	33	31	34	48	54	46	33	32	30
Tue	22	24	27	35	34	36	38	35	35	33	36	43	55	47	41	43	34
Wed	21	24	28	31	36	38	39	35	35	34	37	47	53	47	40	37	32
Thu	21	24	27	32	36	41	43	38	37	38	39	45	49	47	42	37	37
Fri	22	23	27	30	32	35	39	39	35	36	38	45	47	41	36	38	35
Sat	28	23	24	27	27	29	28	30	30	31	33	38	43	40	41	41	37
Sun	25	22	22	24	26	26	28	28	30	29	33	38	41	41	38	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	24	27	32	34	40	36	33	33	31	34	48	54	46	33	32	30
Tue	22	24	27	35	34	36	38	35	35	33	36	43	55	47	41	43	34
Wed	21	24	28	31	36	38	39	35	35	34	37	47	53	47	40	37	32
Thu	21	24	27	32	36	41	43	38	37	38	39	45	49	47	42	37	37
Fri	22	23	27	30	32	35	39	39	35	36	38	45	47	41	36	38	35
Sat	28	23	24	27	27	29	28	30	30	31	33	38	43	40	41	41	37
Sun	25	22	22	24	26	26	28	28	30	29	33	38	41	41	38	38	35