Best Time to Drive from Westbury 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 Westbury 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	35	47	56	66	58	79	88	86	76	69	58	66	71	58	51	41	37
Tue	35	57	58	70	61	89	89	92	81	80	62	52	79	77	58	40	36
Wed	34	71	75	72	62	94	101	79	76	73	67	53	87	88	74	44	37
Thu	37	51	50	63	57	92	98	79	64	76	67	53	92	87	76	44	39
Fri	32	55	65	46	52	73	72	83	75	85	63	70	81	88	76	69	40
Sat	34	35	36	38	52	52	57	52	62	64	57	53	52	70	62	52	56
Sun	32	31	32	33	35	45	49	54	51	48	48	57	53	54	56	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Westbury to The Bronx (via I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westbury 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 Westbury to The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Westbury to The Bronx?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 32 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westbury to The Bronx?

Leaving around 11 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

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The Bronx to Westbury (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	47	56	66	58	79	88	86	76	69	58	66	71	58	51	41	37
Tue	35	57	58	70	61	89	89	92	81	80	62	52	79	77	58	40	36
Wed	34	71	75	72	62	94	101	79	76	73	67	53	87	88	74	44	37
Thu	37	51	50	63	57	92	98	79	64	76	67	53	92	87	76	44	39
Fri	32	55	65	46	52	73	72	83	75	85	63	70	81	88	76	69	40
Sat	34	35	36	38	52	52	57	52	62	64	57	53	52	70	62	52	56
Sun	32	31	32	33	35	45	49	54	51	48	48	57	53	54	56	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	47	56	66	58	79	88	86	76	69	58	66	71	58	51	41	37
Tue	35	57	58	70	61	89	89	92	81	80	62	52	79	77	58	40	36
Wed	34	71	75	72	62	94	101	79	76	73	67	53	87	88	74	44	37
Thu	37	51	50	63	57	92	98	79	64	76	67	53	92	87	76	44	39
Fri	32	55	65	46	52	73	72	83	75	85	63	70	81	88	76	69	40
Sat	34	35	36	38	52	52	57	52	62	64	57	53	52	70	62	52	56
Sun	32	31	32	33	35	45	49	54	51	48	48	57	53	54	56	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	47	56	66	58	79	88	86	76	69	58	66	71	58	51	41	37
Tue	35	57	58	70	61	89	89	92	81	80	62	52	79	77	58	40	36
Wed	34	71	75	72	62	94	101	79	76	73	67	53	87	88	74	44	37
Thu	37	51	50	63	57	92	98	79	64	76	67	53	92	87	76	44	39
Fri	32	55	65	46	52	73	72	83	75	85	63	70	81	88	76	69	40
Sat	34	35	36	38	52	52	57	52	62	64	57	53	52	70	62	52	56
Sun	32	31	32	33	35	45	49	54	51	48	48	57	53	54	56	57	53