Best Time to Drive from Rockville Centre 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 Rockville Centre 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	30	42	49	74	57	49	52	57	58	65	64	69	64	52	39	38	36
Tue	30	44	60	75	57	54	48	57	49	65	67	52	70	60	46	42	36
Wed	30	53	53	75	61	54	59	55	60	66	71	55	69	63	47	40	37
Thu	30	43	51	76	60	51	53	60	53	60	68	52	71	57	47	40	40
Fri	28	41	61	50	51	51	61	61	66	74	62	65	65	67	55	52	38
Sat	29	30	31	34	36	45	45	44	54	58	52	44	46	48	52	44	44
Sun	30	29	30	31	33	34	37	39	43	43	43	49	44	42	41	43	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Rockville Centre to The Bronx (via Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rockville Centre 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 Rockville Centre to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rockville Centre to The Bronx?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 28 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rockville Centre to The Bronx?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

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The Bronx to Rockville Centre (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	42	49	74	57	49	52	57	58	65	64	69	64	52	39	38	36
Tue	30	44	60	75	57	54	48	57	49	65	67	52	70	60	46	42	36
Wed	30	53	53	75	61	54	59	55	60	66	71	55	69	63	47	40	37
Thu	30	43	51	76	60	51	53	60	53	60	68	52	71	57	47	40	40
Fri	28	41	61	50	51	51	61	61	66	74	62	65	65	67	55	52	38
Sat	29	30	31	34	36	45	45	44	54	58	52	44	46	48	52	44	44
Sun	30	29	30	31	33	34	37	39	43	43	43	49	44	42	41	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	42	49	74	57	49	52	57	58	65	64	69	64	52	39	38	36
Tue	30	44	60	75	57	54	48	57	49	65	67	52	70	60	46	42	36
Wed	30	53	53	75	61	54	59	55	60	66	71	55	69	63	47	40	37
Thu	30	43	51	76	60	51	53	60	53	60	68	52	71	57	47	40	40
Fri	28	41	61	50	51	51	61	61	66	74	62	65	65	67	55	52	38
Sat	29	30	31	34	36	45	45	44	54	58	52	44	46	48	52	44	44
Sun	30	29	30	31	33	34	37	39	43	43	43	49	44	42	41	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	42	49	74	57	49	52	57	58	65	64	69	64	52	39	38	36
Tue	30	44	60	75	57	54	48	57	49	65	67	52	70	60	46	42	36
Wed	30	53	53	75	61	54	59	55	60	66	71	55	69	63	47	40	37
Thu	30	43	51	76	60	51	53	60	53	60	68	52	71	57	47	40	40
Fri	28	41	61	50	51	51	61	61	66	74	62	65	65	67	55	52	38
Sat	29	30	31	34	36	45	45	44	54	58	52	44	46	48	52	44	44
Sun	30	29	30	31	33	34	37	39	43	43	43	49	44	42	41	43	42