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	46	53	62	64	69	68	66	65	62	64	70	80	78	68	55	54	49
Tue	48	52	61	68	66	70	71	66	62	65	73	85	82	69	61	55	51
Wed	49	52	61	65	66	67	66	69	66	69	80	87	82	70	65	55	53
Thu	49	52	60	65	65	72	71	72	66	71	79	89	85	80	72	64	56
Fri	47	51	61	63	66	68	71	71	72	71	84	87	77	71	71	66	58
Sat	47	49	47	51	52	56	59	63	63	63	63	63	65	65	65	66	60
Sun	45	43	46	46	47	50	53	56	62	65	67	69	69	67	67	65	62

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 46 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (24 to 48 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 6 am. The drive usually takes about 46 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 46 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Hempstead?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays 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	46	53	62	64	69	68	66	65	62	64	70	80	78	68	55	54	49
Tue	48	52	61	68	66	70	71	66	62	65	73	85	82	69	61	55	51
Wed	49	52	61	65	66	67	66	69	66	69	80	87	82	70	65	55	53
Thu	49	52	60	65	65	72	71	72	66	71	79	89	85	80	72	64	56
Fri	47	51	61	63	66	68	71	71	72	71	84	87	77	71	71	66	58
Sat	47	49	47	51	52	56	59	63	63	63	63	63	65	65	65	66	60
Sun	45	43	46	46	47	50	53	56	62	65	67	69	69	67	67	65	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	62	64	69	68	66	65	62	64	70	80	78	68	55	54	49
Tue	48	52	61	68	66	70	71	66	62	65	73	85	82	69	61	55	51
Wed	49	52	61	65	66	67	66	69	66	69	80	87	82	70	65	55	53
Thu	49	52	60	65	65	72	71	72	66	71	79	89	85	80	72	64	56
Fri	47	51	61	63	66	68	71	71	72	71	84	87	77	71	71	66	58
Sat	47	49	47	51	52	56	59	63	63	63	63	63	65	65	65	66	60
Sun	45	43	46	46	47	50	53	56	62	65	67	69	69	67	67	65	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	62	64	69	68	66	65	62	64	70	80	78	68	55	54	49
Tue	48	52	61	68	66	70	71	66	62	65	73	85	82	69	61	55	51
Wed	49	52	61	65	66	67	66	69	66	69	80	87	82	70	65	55	53
Thu	49	52	60	65	65	72	71	72	66	71	79	89	85	80	72	64	56
Fri	47	51	61	63	66	68	71	71	72	71	84	87	77	71	71	66	58
Sat	47	49	47	51	52	56	59	63	63	63	63	63	65	65	65	66	60
Sun	45	43	46	46	47	50	53	56	62	65	67	69	69	67	67	65	62