Best Time to Drive from North Bergen 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 North Bergen 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	23	55	65	69	60	60	53	47	48	48	43	53	57	51	38	26	29
Tue	21	47	59	63	54	56	55	56	49	51	50	53	60	59	38	31	28
Wed	21	45	62	60	55	56	49	42	45	49	49	52	61	62	40	36	30
Thu	22	52	60	61	54	59	55	54	48	49	55	65	75	67	53	43	37
Fri	21	41	62	58	54	50	56	46	46	51	59	71	69	60	63	56	39
Sat	21	20	26	28	31	46	57	56	63	65	73	72	68	67	61	58	56
Sun	24	22	23	24	26	34	52	56	62	65	66	70	66	61	65	61	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from North Bergen to The Bronx (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 75 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (12 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Bergen 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 North Bergen to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Bergen to The Bronx?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 21 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Bergen to The Bronx?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

More drives

The Bronx to North Bergen (return trip) · North Bergen to Brooklyn · North Bergen to Yonkers · North Bergen to Corona

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	55	65	69	60	60	53	47	48	48	43	53	57	51	38	26	29
Tue	21	47	59	63	54	56	55	56	49	51	50	53	60	59	38	31	28
Wed	21	45	62	60	55	56	49	42	45	49	49	52	61	62	40	36	30
Thu	22	52	60	61	54	59	55	54	48	49	55	65	75	67	53	43	37
Fri	21	41	62	58	54	50	56	46	46	51	59	71	69	60	63	56	39
Sat	21	20	26	28	31	46	57	56	63	65	73	72	68	67	61	58	56
Sun	24	22	23	24	26	34	52	56	62	65	66	70	66	61	65	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	55	65	69	60	60	53	47	48	48	43	53	57	51	38	26	29
Tue	21	47	59	63	54	56	55	56	49	51	50	53	60	59	38	31	28
Wed	21	45	62	60	55	56	49	42	45	49	49	52	61	62	40	36	30
Thu	22	52	60	61	54	59	55	54	48	49	55	65	75	67	53	43	37
Fri	21	41	62	58	54	50	56	46	46	51	59	71	69	60	63	56	39
Sat	21	20	26	28	31	46	57	56	63	65	73	72	68	67	61	58	56
Sun	24	22	23	24	26	34	52	56	62	65	66	70	66	61	65	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	55	65	69	60	60	53	47	48	48	43	53	57	51	38	26	29
Tue	21	47	59	63	54	56	55	56	49	51	50	53	60	59	38	31	28
Wed	21	45	62	60	55	56	49	42	45	49	49	52	61	62	40	36	30
Thu	22	52	60	61	54	59	55	54	48	49	55	65	75	67	53	43	37
Fri	21	41	62	58	54	50	56	46	46	51	59	71	69	60	63	56	39
Sat	21	20	26	28	31	46	57	56	63	65	73	72	68	67	61	58	56
Sun	24	22	23	24	26	34	52	56	62	65	66	70	66	61	65	61	58