Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Long 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 Long 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	51	68	79	83	80	75	77	75	82	81	82	90	91	88	75	63	61
Tue	46	67	77	84	76	79	84	83	80	83	88	93	94	88	80	69	63
Wed	46	60	77	84	73	72	70	75	79	82	88	109	99	95	80	68	60
Thu	59	64	74	83	71	82	89	84	81	88	98	103	104	96	90	78	70
Fri	60	67	74	80	78	72	79	85	87	92	101	107	104	104	97	88	74
Sat	47	45	49	54	62	66	67	70	71	77	81	83	81	81	77	81	74
Sun	47	45	48	56	51	55	59	63	72	78	84	87	90	92	79	79	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from The Bronx to Long Beach (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (92 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (28 to 72 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central The Bronx to downtown Long 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 46 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 109 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	51	68	79	83	80	75	77	75	82	81	82	90	91	88	75	63	61
Tue	46	67	77	84	76	79	84	83	80	83	88	93	94	88	80	69	63
Wed	46	60	77	84	73	72	70	75	79	82	88	109	99	95	80	68	60
Thu	59	64	74	83	71	82	89	84	81	88	98	103	104	96	90	78	70
Fri	60	67	74	80	78	72	79	85	87	92	101	107	104	104	97	88	74
Sat	47	45	49	54	62	66	67	70	71	77	81	83	81	81	77	81	74
Sun	47	45	48	56	51	55	59	63	72	78	84	87	90	92	79	79	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	68	79	83	80	75	77	75	82	81	82	90	91	88	75	63	61
Tue	46	67	77	84	76	79	84	83	80	83	88	93	94	88	80	69	63
Wed	46	60	77	84	73	72	70	75	79	82	88	109	99	95	80	68	60
Thu	59	64	74	83	71	82	89	84	81	88	98	103	104	96	90	78	70
Fri	60	67	74	80	78	72	79	85	87	92	101	107	104	104	97	88	74
Sat	47	45	49	54	62	66	67	70	71	77	81	83	81	81	77	81	74
Sun	47	45	48	56	51	55	59	63	72	78	84	87	90	92	79	79	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	68	79	83	80	75	77	75	82	81	82	90	91	88	75	63	61
Tue	46	67	77	84	76	79	84	83	80	83	88	93	94	88	80	69	63
Wed	46	60	77	84	73	72	70	75	79	82	88	109	99	95	80	68	60
Thu	59	64	74	83	71	82	89	84	81	88	98	103	104	96	90	78	70
Fri	60	67	74	80	78	72	79	85	87	92	101	107	104	104	97	88	74
Sat	47	45	49	54	62	66	67	70	71	77	81	83	81	81	77	81	74
Sun	47	45	48	56	51	55	59	63	72	78	84	87	90	92	79	79	72