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.

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	50	59	62	60	55	58	55	56	57	54	63	67	58	49	46	43
Tue	38	49	61	66	60	56	63	53	53	58	58	60	63	59	49	47	43
Wed	38	52	62	62	60	56	64	56	58	56	61	60	64	64	54	48	44
Thu	39	52	60	62	59	57	62	58	60	61	61	66	67	64	56	52	45
Fri	39	48	58	61	55	49	54	52	53	58	67	70	70	65	59	54	47
Sat	39	38	38	40	42	45	49	52	53	53	59	59	64	64	61	54	48
Sun	40	38	37	38	39	41	46	46	52	53	59	52	55	58	55	56	53

About this drive

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 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 31 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 Bensonhurst 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 Bensonhurst?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 72 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 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Bensonhurst?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 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	50	59	62	60	55	58	55	56	57	54	63	67	58	49	46	43
Tue	38	49	61	66	60	56	63	53	53	58	58	60	63	59	49	47	43
Wed	38	52	62	62	60	56	64	56	58	56	61	60	64	64	54	48	44
Thu	39	52	60	62	59	57	62	58	60	61	61	66	67	64	56	52	45
Fri	39	48	58	61	55	49	54	52	53	58	67	70	70	65	59	54	47
Sat	39	38	38	40	42	45	49	52	53	53	59	59	64	64	61	54	48
Sun	40	38	37	38	39	41	46	46	52	53	59	52	55	58	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	59	62	60	55	58	55	56	57	54	63	67	58	49	46	43
Tue	38	49	61	66	60	56	63	53	53	58	58	60	63	59	49	47	43
Wed	38	52	62	62	60	56	64	56	58	56	61	60	64	64	54	48	44
Thu	39	52	60	62	59	57	62	58	60	61	61	66	67	64	56	52	45
Fri	39	48	58	61	55	49	54	52	53	58	67	70	70	65	59	54	47
Sat	39	38	38	40	42	45	49	52	53	53	59	59	64	64	61	54	48
Sun	40	38	37	38	39	41	46	46	52	53	59	52	55	58	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	50	59	62	60	55	58	55	56	57	54	63	67	58	49	46	43
Tue	38	49	61	66	60	56	63	53	53	58	58	60	63	59	49	47	43
Wed	38	52	62	62	60	56	64	56	58	56	61	60	64	64	54	48	44
Thu	39	52	60	62	59	57	62	58	60	61	61	66	67	64	56	52	45
Fri	39	48	58	61	55	49	54	52	53	58	67	70	70	65	59	54	47
Sat	39	38	38	40	42	45	49	52	53	53	59	59	64	64	61	54	48
Sun	40	38	37	38	39	41	46	46	52	53	59	52	55	58	55	56	53