Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Bensonhurst

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.

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from The Bronx to Bensonhurst (via Bronx River Pkwy South and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

Freeway, about 21 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 13 to 31 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central The Bronx to central Bensonhurst along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from The Bronx to Bensonhurst 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	38	49	58	60	58	52	57	55	56	58	54	63	66	57	49	46	44
Tue	38	48	60	65	60	56	63	54	53	58	58	59	62	58	48	47	43
Wed	38	50	61	60	58	56	62	55	55	56	62	58	62	62	51	48	44
Thu	39	50	58	60	58	57	62	58	58	60	61	65	66	63	54	51	47
Fri	39	46	55	57	52	47	54	51	52	56	65	69	67	64	60	55	47
Sat	38	38	37	40	41	45	49	53	54	50	61	59	60	60	58	54	48
Sun	41	38	37	38	39	40	45	45	45	51	57	53	52	57	51	55	50

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 Bensonhurst?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 38 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Bensonhurst?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	58	60	58	52	57	55	56	58	54	63	66	57	49	46	44
Tue	38	48	60	65	60	56	63	54	53	58	58	59	62	58	48	47	43
Wed	38	50	61	60	58	56	62	55	55	56	62	58	62	62	51	48	44
Thu	39	50	58	60	58	57	62	58	58	60	61	65	66	63	54	51	47
Fri	39	46	55	57	52	47	54	51	52	56	65	69	67	64	60	55	47
Sat	38	38	37	40	41	45	49	53	54	50	61	59	60	60	58	54	48
Sun	41	38	37	38	39	40	45	45	45	51	57	53	52	57	51	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	58	60	58	52	57	55	56	58	54	63	66	57	49	46	44
Tue	38	48	60	65	60	56	63	54	53	58	58	59	62	58	48	47	43
Wed	38	50	61	60	58	56	62	55	55	56	62	58	62	62	51	48	44
Thu	39	50	58	60	58	57	62	58	58	60	61	65	66	63	54	51	47
Fri	39	46	55	57	52	47	54	51	52	56	65	69	67	64	60	55	47
Sat	38	38	37	40	41	45	49	53	54	50	61	59	60	60	58	54	48
Sun	41	38	37	38	39	40	45	45	45	51	57	53	52	57	51	55	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	58	60	58	52	57	55	56	58	54	63	66	57	49	46	44
Tue	38	48	60	65	60	56	63	54	53	58	58	59	62	58	48	47	43
Wed	38	50	61	60	58	56	62	55	55	56	62	58	62	62	51	48	44
Thu	39	50	58	60	58	57	62	58	58	60	61	65	66	63	54	51	47
Fri	39	46	55	57	52	47	54	51	52	56	65	69	67	64	60	55	47
Sat	38	38	37	40	41	45	49	53	54	50	61	59	60	60	58	54	48
Sun	41	38	37	38	39	40	45	45	45	51	57	53	52	57	51	55	50