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	37	44	49	51	53	54	53	51	50	50	53	62	62	55	45	44	40
Tue	39	43	46	54	51	55	55	53	50	50	55	66	65	56	50	45	42
Wed	39	44	47	52	52	52	52	55	52	53	61	69	66	57	52	46	43
Thu	40	44	47	52	51	57	56	56	53	54	61	68	67	63	58	51	46
Fri	38	41	46	50	50	53	56	56	57	55	63	67	61	58	57	54	46
Sat	36	39	37	40	42	44	47	49	50	50	50	49	51	52	52	54	48
Sun	36	35	37	37	38	40	42	45	49	51	53	55	55	53	53	52	49

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 37 minutes and up to 69 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 4:30 pm on Sundays (55 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 37 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 37 to 69 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 69 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	49	51	53	54	53	51	50	50	53	62	62	55	45	44	40
Tue	39	43	46	54	51	55	55	53	50	50	55	66	65	56	50	45	42
Wed	39	44	47	52	52	52	52	55	52	53	61	69	66	57	52	46	43
Thu	40	44	47	52	51	57	56	56	53	54	61	68	67	63	58	51	46
Fri	38	41	46	50	50	53	56	56	57	55	63	67	61	58	57	54	46
Sat	36	39	37	40	42	44	47	49	50	50	50	49	51	52	52	54	48
Sun	36	35	37	37	38	40	42	45	49	51	53	55	55	53	53	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	49	51	53	54	53	51	50	50	53	62	62	55	45	44	40
Tue	39	43	46	54	51	55	55	53	50	50	55	66	65	56	50	45	42
Wed	39	44	47	52	52	52	52	55	52	53	61	69	66	57	52	46	43
Thu	40	44	47	52	51	57	56	56	53	54	61	68	67	63	58	51	46
Fri	38	41	46	50	50	53	56	56	57	55	63	67	61	58	57	54	46
Sat	36	39	37	40	42	44	47	49	50	50	50	49	51	52	52	54	48
Sun	36	35	37	37	38	40	42	45	49	51	53	55	55	53	53	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	49	51	53	54	53	51	50	50	53	62	62	55	45	44	40
Tue	39	43	46	54	51	55	55	53	50	50	55	66	65	56	50	45	42
Wed	39	44	47	52	52	52	52	55	52	53	61	69	66	57	52	46	43
Thu	40	44	47	52	51	57	56	56	53	54	61	68	67	63	58	51	46
Fri	38	41	46	50	50	53	56	56	57	55	63	67	61	58	57	54	46
Sat	36	39	37	40	42	44	47	49	50	50	50	49	51	52	52	54	48
Sun	36	35	37	37	38	40	42	45	49	51	53	55	55	53	53	52	49