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.

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 30 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (66 minutes).

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 5 to 13 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central The Bronx to central Union City along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	31	34	39	50	56	56	59	73	72	72	73	77	78	64	43	36	33
Tue	35	34	43	48	55	55	57	70	70	71	74	78	78	66	50	40	35
Wed	30	32	44	50	53	59	63	65	67	69	79	78	79	73	54	43	34
Thu	36	35	43	52	52	54	65	73	77	83	84	81	83	76	60	50	42
Fri	31	34	42	48	53	63	72	81	82	87	98	84	83	77	68	55	47
Sat	36	40	43	37	43	49	58	64	57	55	57	57	62	59	57	46	42
Sun	32	32	33	30	38	39	50	51	62	56	62	60	61	53	46	46	44

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 30 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 30 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Union City?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	39	50	56	56	59	73	72	72	73	77	78	64	43	36	33
Tue	35	34	43	48	55	55	57	70	70	71	74	78	78	66	50	40	35
Wed	30	32	44	50	53	59	63	65	67	69	79	78	79	73	54	43	34
Thu	36	35	43	52	52	54	65	73	77	83	84	81	83	76	60	50	42
Fri	31	34	42	48	53	63	72	81	82	87	98	84	83	77	68	55	47
Sat	36	40	43	37	43	49	58	64	57	55	57	57	62	59	57	46	42
Sun	32	32	33	30	38	39	50	51	62	56	62	60	61	53	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	39	50	56	56	59	73	72	72	73	77	78	64	43	36	33
Tue	35	34	43	48	55	55	57	70	70	71	74	78	78	66	50	40	35
Wed	30	32	44	50	53	59	63	65	67	69	79	78	79	73	54	43	34
Thu	36	35	43	52	52	54	65	73	77	83	84	81	83	76	60	50	42
Fri	31	34	42	48	53	63	72	81	82	87	98	84	83	77	68	55	47
Sat	36	40	43	37	43	49	58	64	57	55	57	57	62	59	57	46	42
Sun	32	32	33	30	38	39	50	51	62	56	62	60	61	53	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	39	50	56	56	59	73	72	72	73	77	78	64	43	36	33
Tue	35	34	43	48	55	55	57	70	70	71	74	78	78	66	50	40	35
Wed	30	32	44	50	53	59	63	65	67	69	79	78	79	73	54	43	34
Thu	36	35	43	52	52	54	65	73	77	83	84	81	83	76	60	50	42
Fri	31	34	42	48	53	63	72	81	82	87	98	84	83	77	68	55	47
Sat	36	40	43	37	43	49	58	64	57	55	57	57	62	59	57	46	42
Sun	32	32	33	30	38	39	50	51	62	56	62	60	61	53	46	46	44