Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Howard Beach

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 Howard Beach 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	27	34	39	40	42	38	39	37	40	40	41	48	49	46	38	33	32
Tue	27	34	40	43	41	43	45	45	41	41	46	51	52	46	41	33	33
Wed	28	34	39	43	40	40	38	42	42	42	47	64	55	52	42	37	32
Thu	35	35	40	43	36	44	46	45	42	46	52	59	57	54	48	41	34
Fri	34	34	38	41	42	38	43	46	45	49	55	61	57	57	55	50	42
Sat	28	26	29	31	35	37	38	37	39	40	43	43	45	45	42	44	40
Sun	26	26	27	32	29	29	31	32	35	39	43	45	47	51	42	44	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from The Bronx to Howard Beach (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 29 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 Howard Beach 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 Howard Beach?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to Howard Beach?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 27 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Howard Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	39	40	42	38	39	37	40	40	41	48	49	46	38	33	32
Tue	27	34	40	43	41	43	45	45	41	41	46	51	52	46	41	33	33
Wed	28	34	39	43	40	40	38	42	42	42	47	64	55	52	42	37	32
Thu	35	35	40	43	36	44	46	45	42	46	52	59	57	54	48	41	34
Fri	34	34	38	41	42	38	43	46	45	49	55	61	57	57	55	50	42
Sat	28	26	29	31	35	37	38	37	39	40	43	43	45	45	42	44	40
Sun	26	26	27	32	29	29	31	32	35	39	43	45	47	51	42	44	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	39	40	42	38	39	37	40	40	41	48	49	46	38	33	32
Tue	27	34	40	43	41	43	45	45	41	41	46	51	52	46	41	33	33
Wed	28	34	39	43	40	40	38	42	42	42	47	64	55	52	42	37	32
Thu	35	35	40	43	36	44	46	45	42	46	52	59	57	54	48	41	34
Fri	34	34	38	41	42	38	43	46	45	49	55	61	57	57	55	50	42
Sat	28	26	29	31	35	37	38	37	39	40	43	43	45	45	42	44	40
Sun	26	26	27	32	29	29	31	32	35	39	43	45	47	51	42	44	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	39	40	42	38	39	37	40	40	41	48	49	46	38	33	32
Tue	27	34	40	43	41	43	45	45	41	41	46	51	52	46	41	33	33
Wed	28	34	39	43	40	40	38	42	42	42	47	64	55	52	42	37	32
Thu	35	35	40	43	36	44	46	45	42	46	52	59	57	54	48	41	34
Fri	34	34	38	41	42	38	43	46	45	49	55	61	57	57	55	50	42
Sat	28	26	29	31	35	37	38	37	39	40	43	43	45	45	42	44	40
Sun	26	26	27	32	29	29	31	32	35	39	43	45	47	51	42	44	38