Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Montclair

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 Montclair 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	80	94	108	138	146	134	131	141	145	141	148	149	148	124	100	82	82
Tue	82	97	120	131	138	143	138	142	140	145	151	152	153	134	116	91	89
Wed	74	91	126	131	137	135	137	138	140	147	154	152	154	145	131	99	79
Thu	82	108	127	133	140	147	143	140	150	147	157	156	154	147	138	124	95
Fri	77	96	120	133	134	139	138	137	141	153	161	157	150	157	153	140	126
Sat	94	126	120	107	129	134	134	143	143	145	151	149	146	146	133	121	112
Sun	73	75	76	72	86	119	131	133	142	144	152	147	142	135	124	121	119

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from The Bronx to Montclair (via I-95 West and Bronx River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 142 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (153 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (35 to 78 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 Montclair 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 Montclair?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 74 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 142 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Montclair?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	94	108	138	146	134	131	141	145	141	148	149	148	124	100	82	82
Tue	82	97	120	131	138	143	138	142	140	145	151	152	153	134	116	91	89
Wed	74	91	126	131	137	135	137	138	140	147	154	152	154	145	131	99	79
Thu	82	108	127	133	140	147	143	140	150	147	157	156	154	147	138	124	95
Fri	77	96	120	133	134	139	138	137	141	153	161	157	150	157	153	140	126
Sat	94	126	120	107	129	134	134	143	143	145	151	149	146	146	133	121	112
Sun	73	75	76	72	86	119	131	133	142	144	152	147	142	135	124	121	119

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	94	108	138	146	134	131	141	145	141	148	149	148	124	100	82	82
Tue	82	97	120	131	138	143	138	142	140	145	151	152	153	134	116	91	89
Wed	74	91	126	131	137	135	137	138	140	147	154	152	154	145	131	99	79
Thu	82	108	127	133	140	147	143	140	150	147	157	156	154	147	138	124	95
Fri	77	96	120	133	134	139	138	137	141	153	161	157	150	157	153	140	126
Sat	94	126	120	107	129	134	134	143	143	145	151	149	146	146	133	121	112
Sun	73	75	76	72	86	119	131	133	142	144	152	147	142	135	124	121	119

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	94	108	138	146	134	131	141	145	141	148	149	148	124	100	82	82
Tue	82	97	120	131	138	143	138	142	140	145	151	152	153	134	116	91	89
Wed	74	91	126	131	137	135	137	138	140	147	154	152	154	145	131	99	79
Thu	82	108	127	133	140	147	143	140	150	147	157	156	154	147	138	124	95
Fri	77	96	120	133	134	139	138	137	141	153	161	157	150	157	153	140	126
Sat	94	126	120	107	129	134	134	143	143	145	151	149	146	146	133	121	112
Sun	73	75	76	72	86	119	131	133	142	144	152	147	142	135	124	121	119