Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to North Bergen

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 North Bergen 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	19	31	38	46	43	34	32	30	32	40	36	49	47	42	31	22	24
Tue	17	27	37	44	37	33	39	33	33	35	39	48	50	48	30	24	21
Wed	18	27	41	43	36	33	32	30	30	32	42	48	52	54	36	29	23
Thu	17	31	37	45	36	35	39	36	34	40	45	55	59	53	44	35	26
Fri	18	26	34	41	37	30	34	32	34	37	55	57	57	51	53	41	32
Sat	17	17	21	22	22	31	33	35	40	39	48	50	51	51	51	41	36
Sun	18	18	18	20	28	23	31	30	36	39	50	46	47	49	42	43	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from The Bronx to North Bergen (via I-95 West and Bronx River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (9 to 30 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 North Bergen 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 North Bergen?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to North Bergen?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 17 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to North Bergen?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	31	38	46	43	34	32	30	32	40	36	49	47	42	31	22	24
Tue	17	27	37	44	37	33	39	33	33	35	39	48	50	48	30	24	21
Wed	18	27	41	43	36	33	32	30	30	32	42	48	52	54	36	29	23
Thu	17	31	37	45	36	35	39	36	34	40	45	55	59	53	44	35	26
Fri	18	26	34	41	37	30	34	32	34	37	55	57	57	51	53	41	32
Sat	17	17	21	22	22	31	33	35	40	39	48	50	51	51	51	41	36
Sun	18	18	18	20	28	23	31	30	36	39	50	46	47	49	42	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	31	38	46	43	34	32	30	32	40	36	49	47	42	31	22	24
Tue	17	27	37	44	37	33	39	33	33	35	39	48	50	48	30	24	21
Wed	18	27	41	43	36	33	32	30	30	32	42	48	52	54	36	29	23
Thu	17	31	37	45	36	35	39	36	34	40	45	55	59	53	44	35	26
Fri	18	26	34	41	37	30	34	32	34	37	55	57	57	51	53	41	32
Sat	17	17	21	22	22	31	33	35	40	39	48	50	51	51	51	41	36
Sun	18	18	18	20	28	23	31	30	36	39	50	46	47	49	42	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	31	38	46	43	34	32	30	32	40	36	49	47	42	31	22	24
Tue	17	27	37	44	37	33	39	33	33	35	39	48	50	48	30	24	21
Wed	18	27	41	43	36	33	32	30	30	32	42	48	52	54	36	29	23
Thu	17	31	37	45	36	35	39	36	34	40	45	55	59	53	44	35	26
Fri	18	26	34	41	37	30	34	32	34	37	55	57	57	51	53	41	32
Sat	17	17	21	22	22	31	33	35	40	39	48	50	51	51	51	41	36
Sun	18	18	18	20	28	23	31	30	36	39	50	46	47	49	42	43	40