Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Valley Stream

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 Valley Stream 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	36	44	47	49	53	52	52	51	50	50	53	60	61	53	45	43	41
Tue	38	42	46	53	49	53	56	51	49	50	53	64	64	54	48	44	42
Wed	39	42	47	51	51	52	53	55	52	54	60	71	67	59	52	46	43
Thu	39	43	46	52	50	58	57	56	54	53	59	66	67	61	57	50	45
Fri	37	40	45	48	49	51	55	58	57	57	62	65	61	56	56	52	45
Sat	35	35	36	39	41	44	47	49	49	51	50	49	52	51	50	54	47
Sun	35	34	37	37	38	40	41	43	49	51	52	53	54	52	50	52	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from The Bronx to Valley Stream (via I-295 South and Cross Island Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 24 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 Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to Valley Stream?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 36 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Valley Stream?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	47	49	53	52	52	51	50	50	53	60	61	53	45	43	41
Tue	38	42	46	53	49	53	56	51	49	50	53	64	64	54	48	44	42
Wed	39	42	47	51	51	52	53	55	52	54	60	71	67	59	52	46	43
Thu	39	43	46	52	50	58	57	56	54	53	59	66	67	61	57	50	45
Fri	37	40	45	48	49	51	55	58	57	57	62	65	61	56	56	52	45
Sat	35	35	36	39	41	44	47	49	49	51	50	49	52	51	50	54	47
Sun	35	34	37	37	38	40	41	43	49	51	52	53	54	52	50	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	47	49	53	52	52	51	50	50	53	60	61	53	45	43	41
Tue	38	42	46	53	49	53	56	51	49	50	53	64	64	54	48	44	42
Wed	39	42	47	51	51	52	53	55	52	54	60	71	67	59	52	46	43
Thu	39	43	46	52	50	58	57	56	54	53	59	66	67	61	57	50	45
Fri	37	40	45	48	49	51	55	58	57	57	62	65	61	56	56	52	45
Sat	35	35	36	39	41	44	47	49	49	51	50	49	52	51	50	54	47
Sun	35	34	37	37	38	40	41	43	49	51	52	53	54	52	50	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	47	49	53	52	52	51	50	50	53	60	61	53	45	43	41
Tue	38	42	46	53	49	53	56	51	49	50	53	64	64	54	48	44	42
Wed	39	42	47	51	51	52	53	55	52	54	60	71	67	59	52	46	43
Thu	39	43	46	52	50	58	57	56	54	53	59	66	67	61	57	50	45
Fri	37	40	45	48	49	51	55	58	57	57	62	65	61	56	56	52	45
Sat	35	35	36	39	41	44	47	49	49	51	50	49	52	51	50	54	47
Sun	35	34	37	37	38	40	41	43	49	51	52	53	54	52	50	52	48