Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Ridgewood

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 Ridgewood 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	25	29	35	34	35	34	32	30	32	32	35	42	43	40	32	29	28
Tue	24	28	32	35	33	36	37	37	33	32	40	49	45	39	33	29	29
Wed	25	28	32	34	33	34	35	36	34	34	42	58	50	45	36	33	29
Thu	27	32	34	36	35	38	38	39	34	39	47	53	51	48	43	36	30
Fri	25	28	30	34	35	33	35	37	35	40	52	56	54	50	48	42	33
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	29	31	31	32	33	35	37	40	42	39	37	35
Sun	25	24	24	24	27	26	27	28	31	36	38	39	43	46	40	41	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from The Bronx to Ridgewood (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (46 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 28 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 Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 24 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Ridgewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	29	35	34	35	34	32	30	32	32	35	42	43	40	32	29	28
Tue	24	28	32	35	33	36	37	37	33	32	40	49	45	39	33	29	29
Wed	25	28	32	34	33	34	35	36	34	34	42	58	50	45	36	33	29
Thu	27	32	34	36	35	38	38	39	34	39	47	53	51	48	43	36	30
Fri	25	28	30	34	35	33	35	37	35	40	52	56	54	50	48	42	33
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	29	31	31	32	33	35	37	40	42	39	37	35
Sun	25	24	24	24	27	26	27	28	31	36	38	39	43	46	40	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	29	35	34	35	34	32	30	32	32	35	42	43	40	32	29	28
Tue	24	28	32	35	33	36	37	37	33	32	40	49	45	39	33	29	29
Wed	25	28	32	34	33	34	35	36	34	34	42	58	50	45	36	33	29
Thu	27	32	34	36	35	38	38	39	34	39	47	53	51	48	43	36	30
Fri	25	28	30	34	35	33	35	37	35	40	52	56	54	50	48	42	33
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	29	31	31	32	33	35	37	40	42	39	37	35
Sun	25	24	24	24	27	26	27	28	31	36	38	39	43	46	40	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	29	35	34	35	34	32	30	32	32	35	42	43	40	32	29	28
Tue	24	28	32	35	33	36	37	37	33	32	40	49	45	39	33	29	29
Wed	25	28	32	34	33	34	35	36	34	34	42	58	50	45	36	33	29
Thu	27	32	34	36	35	38	38	39	34	39	47	53	51	48	43	36	30
Fri	25	28	30	34	35	33	35	37	35	40	52	56	54	50	48	42	33
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	29	31	31	32	33	35	37	40	42	39	37	35
Sun	25	24	24	24	27	26	27	28	31	36	38	39	43	46	40	41	35