Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Flatlands

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 27-mile drive from The Bronx to Flatlands (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Flatlands to The Bronx

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 14 to 41 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 Flatlands 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 Flatlands 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	36	48	56	60	60	54	57	53	59	58	61	69	70	64	55	46	45
Tue	37	49	55	60	58	61	63	62	59	59	67	74	74	64	56	47	45
Wed	40	47	56	61	56	56	55	60	60	60	67	88	80	71	59	51	45
Thu	52	49	54	60	47	62	65	61	57	65	73	83	79	72	68	55	47
Fri	51	48	54	58	58	53	62	65	63	68	72	82	75	76	72	67	55
Sat	38	35	41	46	48	53	53	51	52	58	63	62	60	60	57	61	55
Sun	36	35	38	47	38	41	43	44	48	55	60	63	64	68	59	60	51

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 Flatlands?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 36 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Flatlands?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	56	60	60	54	57	53	59	58	61	69	70	64	55	46	45
Tue	37	49	55	60	58	61	63	62	59	59	67	74	74	64	56	47	45
Wed	40	47	56	61	56	56	55	60	60	60	67	88	80	71	59	51	45
Thu	52	49	54	60	47	62	65	61	57	65	73	83	79	72	68	55	47
Fri	51	48	54	58	58	53	62	65	63	68	72	82	75	76	72	67	55
Sat	38	35	41	46	48	53	53	51	52	58	63	62	60	60	57	61	55
Sun	36	35	38	47	38	41	43	44	48	55	60	63	64	68	59	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	56	60	60	54	57	53	59	58	61	69	70	64	55	46	45
Tue	37	49	55	60	58	61	63	62	59	59	67	74	74	64	56	47	45
Wed	40	47	56	61	56	56	55	60	60	60	67	88	80	71	59	51	45
Thu	52	49	54	60	47	62	65	61	57	65	73	83	79	72	68	55	47
Fri	51	48	54	58	58	53	62	65	63	68	72	82	75	76	72	67	55
Sat	38	35	41	46	48	53	53	51	52	58	63	62	60	60	57	61	55
Sun	36	35	38	47	38	41	43	44	48	55	60	63	64	68	59	60	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	48	56	60	60	54	57	53	59	58	61	69	70	64	55	46	45
Tue	37	49	55	60	58	61	63	62	59	59	67	74	74	64	56	47	45
Wed	40	47	56	61	56	56	55	60	60	60	67	88	80	71	59	51	45
Thu	52	49	54	60	47	62	65	61	57	65	73	83	79	72	68	55	47
Fri	51	48	54	58	58	53	62	65	63	68	72	82	75	76	72	67	55
Sat	38	35	41	46	48	53	53	51	52	58	63	62	60	60	57	61	55
Sun	36	35	38	47	38	41	43	44	48	55	60	63	64	68	59	60	51