Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Coney Island

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 31-mile drive from The Bronx to Coney Island (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 21 to 62 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 Coney Island 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 Coney Island 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	43	68	73	78	79	69	74	75	77	76	78	87	89	83	72	55	54
Tue	46	63	71	79	75	79	81	81	77	78	86	92	93	82	72	61	57
Wed	49	61	73	79	72	72	70	77	78	78	86	107	98	89	75	63	53
Thu	68	62	68	78	57	79	85	79	73	84	93	100	99	93	88	70	55
Fri	67	62	73	76	75	69	81	85	82	87	92	102	96	98	90	85	70
Sat	47	42	51	59	61	61	67	65	67	76	81	80	77	77	73	79	71
Sun	43	42	45	60	46	50	53	56	68	70	78	83	81	86	76	74	65

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 Coney Island?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to Coney Island?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 43 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Coney Island?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	68	73	78	79	69	74	75	77	76	78	87	89	83	72	55	54
Tue	46	63	71	79	75	79	81	81	77	78	86	92	93	82	72	61	57
Wed	49	61	73	79	72	72	70	77	78	78	86	107	98	89	75	63	53
Thu	68	62	68	78	57	79	85	79	73	84	93	100	99	93	88	70	55
Fri	67	62	73	76	75	69	81	85	82	87	92	102	96	98	90	85	70
Sat	47	42	51	59	61	61	67	65	67	76	81	80	77	77	73	79	71
Sun	43	42	45	60	46	50	53	56	68	70	78	83	81	86	76	74	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	68	73	78	79	69	74	75	77	76	78	87	89	83	72	55	54
Tue	46	63	71	79	75	79	81	81	77	78	86	92	93	82	72	61	57
Wed	49	61	73	79	72	72	70	77	78	78	86	107	98	89	75	63	53
Thu	68	62	68	78	57	79	85	79	73	84	93	100	99	93	88	70	55
Fri	67	62	73	76	75	69	81	85	82	87	92	102	96	98	90	85	70
Sat	47	42	51	59	61	61	67	65	67	76	81	80	77	77	73	79	71
Sun	43	42	45	60	46	50	53	56	68	70	78	83	81	86	76	74	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	68	73	78	79	69	74	75	77	76	78	87	89	83	72	55	54
Tue	46	63	71	79	75	79	81	81	77	78	86	92	93	82	72	61	57
Wed	49	61	73	79	72	72	70	77	78	78	86	107	98	89	75	63	53
Thu	68	62	68	78	57	79	85	79	73	84	93	100	99	93	88	70	55
Fri	67	62	73	76	75	69	81	85	82	87	92	102	96	98	90	85	70
Sat	47	42	51	59	61	61	67	65	67	76	81	80	77	77	73	79	71
Sun	43	42	45	60	46	50	53	56	68	70	78	83	81	86	76	74	65