Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Brownsville

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 Brownsville 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	27	31	37	35	37	35	34	32	34	33	39	46	47	41	34	31	30
Tue	26	30	33	37	34	38	39	39	36	33	44	54	51	41	35	31	31
Wed	27	30	34	36	35	36	37	38	36	36	45	65	55	47	38	35	31
Thu	29	34	36	37	36	39	40	40	36	41	49	57	56	50	45	38	32
Fri	27	30	32	35	37	35	37	38	37	41	53	60	55	52	50	43	35
Sat	26	26	27	27	29	31	32	33	33	34	37	39	42	44	41	39	37
Sun	27	26	26	26	29	28	29	30	33	37	39	41	45	48	42	42	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from The Bronx to Brownsville (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 25 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 Brownsville 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 Brownsville?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 26 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Brownsville?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	37	35	37	35	34	32	34	33	39	46	47	41	34	31	30
Tue	26	30	33	37	34	38	39	39	36	33	44	54	51	41	35	31	31
Wed	27	30	34	36	35	36	37	38	36	36	45	65	55	47	38	35	31
Thu	29	34	36	37	36	39	40	40	36	41	49	57	56	50	45	38	32
Fri	27	30	32	35	37	35	37	38	37	41	53	60	55	52	50	43	35
Sat	26	26	27	27	29	31	32	33	33	34	37	39	42	44	41	39	37
Sun	27	26	26	26	29	28	29	30	33	37	39	41	45	48	42	42	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	37	35	37	35	34	32	34	33	39	46	47	41	34	31	30
Tue	26	30	33	37	34	38	39	39	36	33	44	54	51	41	35	31	31
Wed	27	30	34	36	35	36	37	38	36	36	45	65	55	47	38	35	31
Thu	29	34	36	37	36	39	40	40	36	41	49	57	56	50	45	38	32
Fri	27	30	32	35	37	35	37	38	37	41	53	60	55	52	50	43	35
Sat	26	26	27	27	29	31	32	33	33	34	37	39	42	44	41	39	37
Sun	27	26	26	26	29	28	29	30	33	37	39	41	45	48	42	42	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	37	35	37	35	34	32	34	33	39	46	47	41	34	31	30
Tue	26	30	33	37	34	38	39	39	36	33	44	54	51	41	35	31	31
Wed	27	30	34	36	35	36	37	38	36	36	45	65	55	47	38	35	31
Thu	29	34	36	37	36	39	40	40	36	41	49	57	56	50	45	38	32
Fri	27	30	32	35	37	35	37	38	37	41	53	60	55	52	50	43	35
Sat	26	26	27	27	29	31	32	33	33	34	37	39	42	44	41	39	37
Sun	27	26	26	26	29	28	29	30	33	37	39	41	45	48	42	42	37