Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Franklin Square

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 Franklin Square 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	43	49	52	55	55	53	52	50	50	53	63	62	55	44	43	39
Tue	39	42	48	55	53	57	57	54	51	51	57	67	65	55	49	44	41
Wed	39	42	49	52	53	54	54	56	53	55	62	71	66	56	52	45	42
Thu	39	42	48	53	52	58	57	58	53	56	62	71	67	64	59	52	46
Fri	38	41	48	51	53	54	57	57	58	56	65	69	62	58	58	54	46
Sat	36	39	37	40	42	45	48	50	51	51	51	50	53	52	52	54	48
Sun	37	36	37	38	38	41	43	45	50	52	54	55	57	54	53	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from The Bronx to Franklin Square (via I-295 South and Cross Island Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 71 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (14 to 30 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 Franklin Square 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 Franklin Square?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to Franklin Square?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 36 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Franklin Square?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 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	43	49	52	55	55	53	52	50	50	53	63	62	55	44	43	39
Tue	39	42	48	55	53	57	57	54	51	51	57	67	65	55	49	44	41
Wed	39	42	49	52	53	54	54	56	53	55	62	71	66	56	52	45	42
Thu	39	42	48	53	52	58	57	58	53	56	62	71	67	64	59	52	46
Fri	38	41	48	51	53	54	57	57	58	56	65	69	62	58	58	54	46
Sat	36	39	37	40	42	45	48	50	51	51	51	50	53	52	52	54	48
Sun	37	36	37	38	38	41	43	45	50	52	54	55	57	54	53	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	49	52	55	55	53	52	50	50	53	63	62	55	44	43	39
Tue	39	42	48	55	53	57	57	54	51	51	57	67	65	55	49	44	41
Wed	39	42	49	52	53	54	54	56	53	55	62	71	66	56	52	45	42
Thu	39	42	48	53	52	58	57	58	53	56	62	71	67	64	59	52	46
Fri	38	41	48	51	53	54	57	57	58	56	65	69	62	58	58	54	46
Sat	36	39	37	40	42	45	48	50	51	51	51	50	53	52	52	54	48
Sun	37	36	37	38	38	41	43	45	50	52	54	55	57	54	53	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	49	52	55	55	53	52	50	50	53	63	62	55	44	43	39
Tue	39	42	48	55	53	57	57	54	51	51	57	67	65	55	49	44	41
Wed	39	42	49	52	53	54	54	56	53	55	62	71	66	56	52	45	42
Thu	39	42	48	53	52	58	57	58	53	56	62	71	67	64	59	52	46
Fri	38	41	48	51	53	54	57	57	58	56	65	69	62	58	58	54	46
Sat	36	39	37	40	42	45	48	50	51	51	51	50	53	52	52	54	48
Sun	37	36	37	38	38	41	43	45	50	52	54	55	57	54	53	52	49