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	23	29	36	60	45	40	39	46	43	51	51	53	48	39	28	29	26
Tue	23	37	58	59	45	43	40	41	47	51	55	50	37	43	34	29	26
Wed	22	38	45	54	46	42	48	47	45	53	59	40	53	51	34	30	28
Thu	23	30	42	61	47	41	42	49	44	43	56	38	40	41	38	29	29
Fri	22	29	48	43	43	40	49	47	57	45	62	50	49	46	41	42	33
Sat	22	22	23	26	27	36	34	34	34	47	32	33	34	46	36	32	30
Sun	22	22	23	22	25	25	28	30	31	32	33	37	39	30	29	30	34

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 22 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (49 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 14 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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 22 to 62 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 62 minutes.

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The Bronx to Valley Stream (return trip) · Valley Stream to Manhattan

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	29	36	60	45	40	39	46	43	51	51	53	48	39	28	29	26
Tue	23	37	58	59	45	43	40	41	47	51	55	50	37	43	34	29	26
Wed	22	38	45	54	46	42	48	47	45	53	59	40	53	51	34	30	28
Thu	23	30	42	61	47	41	42	49	44	43	56	38	40	41	38	29	29
Fri	22	29	48	43	43	40	49	47	57	45	62	50	49	46	41	42	33
Sat	22	22	23	26	27	36	34	34	34	47	32	33	34	46	36	32	30
Sun	22	22	23	22	25	25	28	30	31	32	33	37	39	30	29	30	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	29	36	60	45	40	39	46	43	51	51	53	48	39	28	29	26
Tue	23	37	58	59	45	43	40	41	47	51	55	50	37	43	34	29	26
Wed	22	38	45	54	46	42	48	47	45	53	59	40	53	51	34	30	28
Thu	23	30	42	61	47	41	42	49	44	43	56	38	40	41	38	29	29
Fri	22	29	48	43	43	40	49	47	57	45	62	50	49	46	41	42	33
Sat	22	22	23	26	27	36	34	34	34	47	32	33	34	46	36	32	30
Sun	22	22	23	22	25	25	28	30	31	32	33	37	39	30	29	30	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	29	36	60	45	40	39	46	43	51	51	53	48	39	28	29	26
Tue	23	37	58	59	45	43	40	41	47	51	55	50	37	43	34	29	26
Wed	22	38	45	54	46	42	48	47	45	53	59	40	53	51	34	30	28
Thu	23	30	42	61	47	41	42	49	44	43	56	38	40	41	38	29	29
Fri	22	29	48	43	43	40	49	47	57	45	62	50	49	46	41	42	33
Sat	22	22	23	26	27	36	34	34	34	47	32	33	34	46	36	32	30
Sun	22	22	23	22	25	25	28	30	31	32	33	37	39	30	29	30	34