Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Union City

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 Union City 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	24	27	35	40	40	33	35	34	39	38	39	52	56	44	35	30	27
Tue	25	26	35	39	37	33	36	35	39	37	43	54	55	51	36	30	29
Wed	23	26	36	39	38	35	34	34	35	35	44	56	56	58	38	31	29
Thu	25	28	32	39	37	34	35	37	41	42	49	58	63	58	44	35	31
Fri	24	26	33	39	36	33	36	41	43	46	63	65	63	57	47	38	32
Sat	26	25	25	27	28	33	37	45	39	41	42	44	47	47	47	38	34
Sun	26	25	26	25	28	29	36	35	39	36	46	42	42	42	39	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from The Bronx to Union City (via I-95 West and Bronx River Pkwy South and NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 13 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 Union City 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 Union City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to Union City?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 23 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Union City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	35	40	40	33	35	34	39	38	39	52	56	44	35	30	27
Tue	25	26	35	39	37	33	36	35	39	37	43	54	55	51	36	30	29
Wed	23	26	36	39	38	35	34	34	35	35	44	56	56	58	38	31	29
Thu	25	28	32	39	37	34	35	37	41	42	49	58	63	58	44	35	31
Fri	24	26	33	39	36	33	36	41	43	46	63	65	63	57	47	38	32
Sat	26	25	25	27	28	33	37	45	39	41	42	44	47	47	47	38	34
Sun	26	25	26	25	28	29	36	35	39	36	46	42	42	42	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	35	40	40	33	35	34	39	38	39	52	56	44	35	30	27
Tue	25	26	35	39	37	33	36	35	39	37	43	54	55	51	36	30	29
Wed	23	26	36	39	38	35	34	34	35	35	44	56	56	58	38	31	29
Thu	25	28	32	39	37	34	35	37	41	42	49	58	63	58	44	35	31
Fri	24	26	33	39	36	33	36	41	43	46	63	65	63	57	47	38	32
Sat	26	25	25	27	28	33	37	45	39	41	42	44	47	47	47	38	34
Sun	26	25	26	25	28	29	36	35	39	36	46	42	42	42	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	27	35	40	40	33	35	34	39	38	39	52	56	44	35	30	27
Tue	25	26	35	39	37	33	36	35	39	37	43	54	55	51	36	30	29
Wed	23	26	36	39	38	35	34	34	35	35	44	56	56	58	38	31	29
Thu	25	28	32	39	37	34	35	37	41	42	49	58	63	58	44	35	31
Fri	24	26	33	39	36	33	36	41	43	46	63	65	63	57	47	38	32
Sat	26	25	25	27	28	33	37	45	39	41	42	44	47	47	47	38	34
Sun	26	25	26	25	28	29	36	35	39	36	46	42	42	42	39	38	36