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.

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	37	51	59	54	57	54	57	53	61	59	66	72	69	63	53	52	51
Tue	38	50	57	60	58	61	62	62	60	59	68	80	77	65	58	48	47
Wed	40	50	59	61	58	58	57	59	59	59	67	91	79	70	60	52	46
Thu	51	52	57	61	48	61	65	63	55	58	72	76	74	70	64	52	44
Fri	39	56	56	53	53	54	63	62	59	68	74	84	79	77	76	66	58
Sat	42	38	41	44	44	50	50	56	50	60	60	61	63	64	62	61	55
Sun	38	36	38	45	40	44	44	49	52	58	62	63	65	69	62	61	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from The Bronx to Flatlands (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 91 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 (69 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 43 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 Flatlands 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 Flatlands?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 37 to 91 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 91 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	51	59	54	57	54	57	53	61	59	66	72	69	63	53	52	51
Tue	38	50	57	60	58	61	62	62	60	59	68	80	77	65	58	48	47
Wed	40	50	59	61	58	58	57	59	59	59	67	91	79	70	60	52	46
Thu	51	52	57	61	48	61	65	63	55	58	72	76	74	70	64	52	44
Fri	39	56	56	53	53	54	63	62	59	68	74	84	79	77	76	66	58
Sat	42	38	41	44	44	50	50	56	50	60	60	61	63	64	62	61	55
Sun	38	36	38	45	40	44	44	49	52	58	62	63	65	69	62	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	51	59	54	57	54	57	53	61	59	66	72	69	63	53	52	51
Tue	38	50	57	60	58	61	62	62	60	59	68	80	77	65	58	48	47
Wed	40	50	59	61	58	58	57	59	59	59	67	91	79	70	60	52	46
Thu	51	52	57	61	48	61	65	63	55	58	72	76	74	70	64	52	44
Fri	39	56	56	53	53	54	63	62	59	68	74	84	79	77	76	66	58
Sat	42	38	41	44	44	50	50	56	50	60	60	61	63	64	62	61	55
Sun	38	36	38	45	40	44	44	49	52	58	62	63	65	69	62	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	51	59	54	57	54	57	53	61	59	66	72	69	63	53	52	51
Tue	38	50	57	60	58	61	62	62	60	59	68	80	77	65	58	48	47
Wed	40	50	59	61	58	58	57	59	59	59	67	91	79	70	60	52	46
Thu	51	52	57	61	48	61	65	63	55	58	72	76	74	70	64	52	44
Fri	39	56	56	53	53	54	63	62	59	68	74	84	79	77	76	66	58
Sat	42	38	41	44	44	50	50	56	50	60	60	61	63	64	62	61	55
Sun	38	36	38	45	40	44	44	49	52	58	62	63	65	69	62	61	58