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	39	47	56	81	60	51	54	55	54	70	67	73	67	56	47	44	38
Tue	30	46	62	80	62	52	53	58	52	73	73	57	73	63	54	42	38
Wed	30	58	69	80	65	53	50	55	58	67	73	58	73	67	54	47	44
Thu	40	45	73	73	59	50	51	55	52	59	71	54	69	55	48	40	39
Fri	29	43	66	53	58	60	66	67	69	82	67	70	70	68	59	57	44
Sat	34	30	31	36	36	44	42	46	62	65	58	47	54	54	56	50	49
Sun	31	30	31	38	40	41	44	48	51	51	51	57	51	51	50	41	39

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 29 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (66 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 35 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 29 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rockville Centre to The Bronx?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 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	39	47	56	81	60	51	54	55	54	70	67	73	67	56	47	44	38
Tue	30	46	62	80	62	52	53	58	52	73	73	57	73	63	54	42	38
Wed	30	58	69	80	65	53	50	55	58	67	73	58	73	67	54	47	44
Thu	40	45	73	73	59	50	51	55	52	59	71	54	69	55	48	40	39
Fri	29	43	66	53	58	60	66	67	69	82	67	70	70	68	59	57	44
Sat	34	30	31	36	36	44	42	46	62	65	58	47	54	54	56	50	49
Sun	31	30	31	38	40	41	44	48	51	51	51	57	51	51	50	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	47	56	81	60	51	54	55	54	70	67	73	67	56	47	44	38
Tue	30	46	62	80	62	52	53	58	52	73	73	57	73	63	54	42	38
Wed	30	58	69	80	65	53	50	55	58	67	73	58	73	67	54	47	44
Thu	40	45	73	73	59	50	51	55	52	59	71	54	69	55	48	40	39
Fri	29	43	66	53	58	60	66	67	69	82	67	70	70	68	59	57	44
Sat	34	30	31	36	36	44	42	46	62	65	58	47	54	54	56	50	49
Sun	31	30	31	38	40	41	44	48	51	51	51	57	51	51	50	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	47	56	81	60	51	54	55	54	70	67	73	67	56	47	44	38
Tue	30	46	62	80	62	52	53	58	52	73	73	57	73	63	54	42	38
Wed	30	58	69	80	65	53	50	55	58	67	73	58	73	67	54	47	44
Thu	40	45	73	73	59	50	51	55	52	59	71	54	69	55	48	40	39
Fri	29	43	66	53	58	60	66	67	69	82	67	70	70	68	59	57	44
Sat	34	30	31	36	36	44	42	46	62	65	58	47	54	54	56	50	49
Sun	31	30	31	38	40	41	44	48	51	51	51	57	51	51	50	41	39