Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream to The Bronx

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 Valley Stream to The Bronx 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	26	32	40	63	46	40	41	45	38	54	53	56	51	41	31	32	27
Tue	22	38	61	62	47	41	42	43	48	55	57	52	39	45	38	30	27
Wed	23	40	46	61	50	41	39	46	43	54	60	40	54	51	38	33	31
Thu	26	30	44	66	47	40	41	46	44	43	56	39	38	52	38	29	30
Fri	21	30	52	44	44	45	50	50	57	48	53	52	51	57	43	43	35
Sat	24	22	23	27	27	37	33	34	36	48	34	34	37	42	39	35	32
Sun	23	22	23	26	30	27	31	32	34	36	36	41	41	32	31	30	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Valley Stream to The Bronx (via Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valley Stream to central The Bronx 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 Valley Stream to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 21 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to The Bronx?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

More drives

The Bronx to Valley Stream (return trip) · Valley Stream to Manhattan · Valley Stream to Newark · Valley Stream to Jersey City · Valley Stream to Yonkers · Valley Stream to Washington Heights · Valley Stream to Astoria · Valley Stream to Paterson · Valley Stream to Elizabeth · Valley Stream to Stamford · Valley Stream to Sheepshead Bay

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	32	40	63	46	40	41	45	38	54	53	56	51	41	31	32	27
Tue	22	38	61	62	47	41	42	43	48	55	57	52	39	45	38	30	27
Wed	23	40	46	61	50	41	39	46	43	54	60	40	54	51	38	33	31
Thu	26	30	44	66	47	40	41	46	44	43	56	39	38	52	38	29	30
Fri	21	30	52	44	44	45	50	50	57	48	53	52	51	57	43	43	35
Sat	24	22	23	27	27	37	33	34	36	48	34	34	37	42	39	35	32
Sun	23	22	23	26	30	27	31	32	34	36	36	41	41	32	31	30	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	32	40	63	46	40	41	45	38	54	53	56	51	41	31	32	27
Tue	22	38	61	62	47	41	42	43	48	55	57	52	39	45	38	30	27
Wed	23	40	46	61	50	41	39	46	43	54	60	40	54	51	38	33	31
Thu	26	30	44	66	47	40	41	46	44	43	56	39	38	52	38	29	30
Fri	21	30	52	44	44	45	50	50	57	48	53	52	51	57	43	43	35
Sat	24	22	23	27	27	37	33	34	36	48	34	34	37	42	39	35	32
Sun	23	22	23	26	30	27	31	32	34	36	36	41	41	32	31	30	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	32	40	63	46	40	41	45	38	54	53	56	51	41	31	32	27
Tue	22	38	61	62	47	41	42	43	48	55	57	52	39	45	38	30	27
Wed	23	40	46	61	50	41	39	46	43	54	60	40	54	51	38	33	31
Thu	26	30	44	66	47	40	41	46	44	43	56	39	38	52	38	29	30
Fri	21	30	52	44	44	45	50	50	57	48	53	52	51	57	43	43	35
Sat	24	22	23	27	27	37	33	34	36	48	34	34	37	42	39	35	32
Sun	23	22	23	26	30	27	31	32	34	36	36	41	41	32	31	30	33