Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Bayside

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 The Bronx to Bayside 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	28	32	34	36	37	36	34	32	31	31	32	32	32	28	27	25
Tue	26	27	30	35	33	37	37	34	32	31	32	34	33	33	30	27	26
Wed	26	27	31	34	35	35	36	36	33	34	35	38	34	33	33	30	28
Thu	26	27	30	34	33	37	38	38	34	34	37	38	36	37	37	33	30
Fri	24	26	31	33	34	36	37	38	37	36	38	38	37	36	36	34	29
Sat	22	24	23	26	26	29	31	32	32	32	32	31	33	34	33	35	31
Sun	23	22	23	24	24	26	27	29	31	34	35	36	37	35	34	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from The Bronx to Bayside (via I-295 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central The Bronx to central Bayside 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 The Bronx to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 10-mile drive usually takes 23 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Bayside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	32	34	36	37	36	34	32	31	31	32	32	32	28	27	25
Tue	26	27	30	35	33	37	37	34	32	31	32	34	33	33	30	27	26
Wed	26	27	31	34	35	35	36	36	33	34	35	38	34	33	33	30	28
Thu	26	27	30	34	33	37	38	38	34	34	37	38	36	37	37	33	30
Fri	24	26	31	33	34	36	37	38	37	36	38	38	37	36	36	34	29
Sat	22	24	23	26	26	29	31	32	32	32	32	31	33	34	33	35	31
Sun	23	22	23	24	24	26	27	29	31	34	35	36	37	35	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	32	34	36	37	36	34	32	31	31	32	32	32	28	27	25
Tue	26	27	30	35	33	37	37	34	32	31	32	34	33	33	30	27	26
Wed	26	27	31	34	35	35	36	36	33	34	35	38	34	33	33	30	28
Thu	26	27	30	34	33	37	38	38	34	34	37	38	36	37	37	33	30
Fri	24	26	31	33	34	36	37	38	37	36	38	38	37	36	36	34	29
Sat	22	24	23	26	26	29	31	32	32	32	32	31	33	34	33	35	31
Sun	23	22	23	24	24	26	27	29	31	34	35	36	37	35	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	32	34	36	37	36	34	32	31	31	32	32	32	28	27	25
Tue	26	27	30	35	33	37	37	34	32	31	32	34	33	33	30	27	26
Wed	26	27	31	34	35	35	36	36	33	34	35	38	34	33	33	30	28
Thu	26	27	30	34	33	37	38	38	34	34	37	38	36	37	37	33	30
Fri	24	26	31	33	34	36	37	38	37	36	38	38	37	36	36	34	29
Sat	22	24	23	26	26	29	31	32	32	32	32	31	33	34	33	35	31
Sun	23	22	23	24	24	26	27	29	31	34	35	36	37	35	34	34	32