Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Elmont

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 Elmont 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	32	38	43	44	49	47	47	46	45	45	48	55	56	49	39	38	37
Tue	35	37	41	48	45	49	51	47	44	45	48	58	59	49	43	39	37
Wed	35	37	42	46	47	47	49	50	48	50	55	66	62	52	47	42	39
Thu	35	38	42	48	45	53	52	52	49	48	54	61	61	56	52	45	41
Fri	33	36	41	44	45	46	50	53	52	52	57	59	56	51	51	47	41
Sat	32	32	33	35	37	40	43	45	45	46	46	44	47	46	45	49	42
Sun	32	31	33	34	34	36	37	39	43	47	47	48	49	47	45	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from The Bronx to Elmont (via I-295 South and Cross Island Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 66 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 23 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 Elmont 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 Elmont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 32 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Elmont?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	43	44	49	47	47	46	45	45	48	55	56	49	39	38	37
Tue	35	37	41	48	45	49	51	47	44	45	48	58	59	49	43	39	37
Wed	35	37	42	46	47	47	49	50	48	50	55	66	62	52	47	42	39
Thu	35	38	42	48	45	53	52	52	49	48	54	61	61	56	52	45	41
Fri	33	36	41	44	45	46	50	53	52	52	57	59	56	51	51	47	41
Sat	32	32	33	35	37	40	43	45	45	46	46	44	47	46	45	49	42
Sun	32	31	33	34	34	36	37	39	43	47	47	48	49	47	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	43	44	49	47	47	46	45	45	48	55	56	49	39	38	37
Tue	35	37	41	48	45	49	51	47	44	45	48	58	59	49	43	39	37
Wed	35	37	42	46	47	47	49	50	48	50	55	66	62	52	47	42	39
Thu	35	38	42	48	45	53	52	52	49	48	54	61	61	56	52	45	41
Fri	33	36	41	44	45	46	50	53	52	52	57	59	56	51	51	47	41
Sat	32	32	33	35	37	40	43	45	45	46	46	44	47	46	45	49	42
Sun	32	31	33	34	34	36	37	39	43	47	47	48	49	47	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	43	44	49	47	47	46	45	45	48	55	56	49	39	38	37
Tue	35	37	41	48	45	49	51	47	44	45	48	58	59	49	43	39	37
Wed	35	37	42	46	47	47	49	50	48	50	55	66	62	52	47	42	39
Thu	35	38	42	48	45	53	52	52	49	48	54	61	61	56	52	45	41
Fri	33	36	41	44	45	46	50	53	52	52	57	59	56	51	51	47	41
Sat	32	32	33	35	37	40	43	45	45	46	46	44	47	46	45	49	42
Sun	32	31	33	34	34	36	37	39	43	47	47	48	49	47	45	46	43