Best Time to Drive from Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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	96	106	101	95	90	80	78	81	75	80	85	88	82	60	46	48
Tue	37	84	104	96	92	100	93	91	82	78	78	87	90	87	56	47	58
Wed	36	80	99	94	93	91	81	72	77	80	79	82	95	87	76	60	48
Thu	42	84	102	100	97	99	94	84	80	72	90	102	112	97	84	62	59
Fri	35	70	102	94	91	83	81	70	71	78	97	110	103	99	101	92	58
Sat	38	35	44	47	51	84	99	99	100	110	115	112	102	101	100	96	94
Sun	39	37	39	40	40	65	93	99	103	105	110	111	103	102	103	94	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Rutherford to The Bronx (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (115 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (18 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rutherford 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 Rutherford to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rutherford to The Bronx?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 35 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rutherford to The Bronx?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	96	106	101	95	90	80	78	81	75	80	85	88	82	60	46	48
Tue	37	84	104	96	92	100	93	91	82	78	78	87	90	87	56	47	58
Wed	36	80	99	94	93	91	81	72	77	80	79	82	95	87	76	60	48
Thu	42	84	102	100	97	99	94	84	80	72	90	102	112	97	84	62	59
Fri	35	70	102	94	91	83	81	70	71	78	97	110	103	99	101	92	58
Sat	38	35	44	47	51	84	99	99	100	110	115	112	102	101	100	96	94
Sun	39	37	39	40	40	65	93	99	103	105	110	111	103	102	103	94	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	96	106	101	95	90	80	78	81	75	80	85	88	82	60	46	48
Tue	37	84	104	96	92	100	93	91	82	78	78	87	90	87	56	47	58
Wed	36	80	99	94	93	91	81	72	77	80	79	82	95	87	76	60	48
Thu	42	84	102	100	97	99	94	84	80	72	90	102	112	97	84	62	59
Fri	35	70	102	94	91	83	81	70	71	78	97	110	103	99	101	92	58
Sat	38	35	44	47	51	84	99	99	100	110	115	112	102	101	100	96	94
Sun	39	37	39	40	40	65	93	99	103	105	110	111	103	102	103	94	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	96	106	101	95	90	80	78	81	75	80	85	88	82	60	46	48
Tue	37	84	104	96	92	100	93	91	82	78	78	87	90	87	56	47	58
Wed	36	80	99	94	93	91	81	72	77	80	79	82	95	87	76	60	48
Thu	42	84	102	100	97	99	94	84	80	72	90	102	112	97	84	62	59
Fri	35	70	102	94	91	83	81	70	71	78	97	110	103	99	101	92	58
Sat	38	35	44	47	51	84	99	99	100	110	115	112	102	101	100	96	94
Sun	39	37	39	40	40	65	93	99	103	105	110	111	103	102	103	94	94