Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Hempstead

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 Hempstead 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	44	52	60	62	69	66	65	63	62	64	70	77	76	66	54	52	50
Tue	47	51	58	66	63	68	70	64	61	64	69	81	81	67	59	53	51
Wed	49	51	60	63	65	67	66	69	66	71	80	89	84	73	65	56	53
Thu	49	51	59	65	64	73	73	72	67	68	76	85	84	78	72	62	56
Fri	46	49	58	61	63	65	69	72	72	74	82	84	76	70	69	64	56
Sat	43	45	45	49	51	56	60	62	61	64	63	61	65	64	62	66	59
Sun	43	41	45	46	47	49	51	54	60	65	66	67	67	64	62	63	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from The Bronx to Hempstead (via I-295 South and Cross Island Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (22 to 47 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 44 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Hempstead?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	60	62	69	66	65	63	62	64	70	77	76	66	54	52	50
Tue	47	51	58	66	63	68	70	64	61	64	69	81	81	67	59	53	51
Wed	49	51	60	63	65	67	66	69	66	71	80	89	84	73	65	56	53
Thu	49	51	59	65	64	73	73	72	67	68	76	85	84	78	72	62	56
Fri	46	49	58	61	63	65	69	72	72	74	82	84	76	70	69	64	56
Sat	43	45	45	49	51	56	60	62	61	64	63	61	65	64	62	66	59
Sun	43	41	45	46	47	49	51	54	60	65	66	67	67	64	62	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	60	62	69	66	65	63	62	64	70	77	76	66	54	52	50
Tue	47	51	58	66	63	68	70	64	61	64	69	81	81	67	59	53	51
Wed	49	51	60	63	65	67	66	69	66	71	80	89	84	73	65	56	53
Thu	49	51	59	65	64	73	73	72	67	68	76	85	84	78	72	62	56
Fri	46	49	58	61	63	65	69	72	72	74	82	84	76	70	69	64	56
Sat	43	45	45	49	51	56	60	62	61	64	63	61	65	64	62	66	59
Sun	43	41	45	46	47	49	51	54	60	65	66	67	67	64	62	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	60	62	69	66	65	63	62	64	70	77	76	66	54	52	50
Tue	47	51	58	66	63	68	70	64	61	64	69	81	81	67	59	53	51
Wed	49	51	60	63	65	67	66	69	66	71	80	89	84	73	65	56	53
Thu	49	51	59	65	64	73	73	72	67	68	76	85	84	78	72	62	56
Fri	46	49	58	61	63	65	69	72	72	74	82	84	76	70	69	64	56
Sat	43	45	45	49	51	56	60	62	61	64	63	61	65	64	62	66	59
Sun	43	41	45	46	47	49	51	54	60	65	66	67	67	64	62	63	59