Origin
The Bronx, NY
Afternoon in The Bronx on Tuesday
Local time
1:02 PM
EDT
Current temp
48°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
Trip from The Bronx, NY to Woodmere, NY
Pin this tripCompiled and reviewed by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 21, 2026 · Editorial standards
Drive Time
36m
Distance
21.4 mi
34 km
Drive Score
8/10
Great drive
Same Day?
Yes, doable
Fuel Cost
$4
one way
EV Charging
Unknown
Best Time to Leave
4 AM
0h 34m
★
6 AM
0h 37m
8 AM
0h 43m
10 AM
0h 39m
12 PM
0h 38m
3 PM
0h 39m
5 PM
0h 43m
8 PM
0h 35m
Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.
The Bronx, NY
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Woodmere, NY
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Trip Overview
The Bronx, NY to Woodmere, NY is 21.4 miles and takes about 36 minutes via Clearview Expressway and Cross Bronx Expressway, with a fuel budget near $4 and enough daylight to finish in a day. This short trip stays within New York, connecting two points in the Northeast region. The route is a mix of highway and surface roads, making it a straightforward drive. It's a quick hop that doesn't require extensive planning, perfect for a quick errand or a short visit.
Main Roads
| Road | Distance | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Clearview Expressway | 5 mi | 5m |
| Cross Bronx Expressway | 2.6 mi | 3m |
| Throgs Neck Bridge | 2 mi | 3m |
| Mill Road | 1.7 mi | 3m |
| Cross Island Parkway | 1.6 mi | 2m |
| Belt Parkway | 1.3 mi | 1m |
| Sunrise Highway | 1 mi | 1m |
| White Plains Road | 1 mi | 3m |
Longest stretch:
Clearview Expressway
— 5 mi, about 5m
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between The Bronx, NY and Woodmere, NY.
1
Start on Cruger Avenue
398 ft
·
30 sec
·
Cruger Avenue
2
Turn sharp right onto Bronxdale Avenue
384 ft
·
15 sec
·
Bronxdale Avenue
3
Turn right onto Hunt Avenue
0.2 mi
·
38 sec
·
Hunt Avenue
4
At end of road, turn right onto Rhinelander Avenue
165 ft
·
15 sec
·
Rhinelander Avenue
5
Turn left onto White Plains Road
1.0 mi
·
3 min
·
White Plains Road
Use the straight / left / right lanes.
6
Turn left onto Westchester Avenue
364 ft
·
20 sec
·
Westchester Avenue
7
Enter roundabout onto Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road
412 ft
·
19 sec
·
Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road
8
Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road
511 ft
·
17 sec
·
Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road
9
Take the ramp
0.1 mi
·
18 sec
Toward I 95 North: Cross Bronx Expressway, New Haven Connecticut
10
Merge onto I 95
0.7 mi
·
57 sec
·
Cross Bronx Expressway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
11
Keep slight right at fork onto I 295
2.0 mi
·
2 min
·
Cross Bronx Expressway
Exit 6B
Toward I 295 South: Throgs Neck Bridge
Use the straight / slight left lanes.
12
Merge onto I 295
0.6 mi
·
58 sec
·
Throgs Neck Expressway
13
Continue on I 295
2.0 mi
·
3 min
·
Throgs Neck Bridge
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
14
Continue on I 295
5.0 mi
·
5 min
·
Clearview Expressway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
15
Continue on NY 24
0.7 mi
·
1 min
·
Hollis Court Boulevard
Use the straight lane.
16
At end of road, turn left onto NY 24
0.2 mi
·
35 sec
·
Jamaica Avenue
Use the left lane.
17
Turn right onto Hempstead Avenue
0.9 mi
·
2 min
·
Hempstead Avenue
18
Turn right onto 225th Street
228 ft
·
9 sec
·
225th Street
Use the right lane.
19
Take the ramp
0.2 mi
·
28 sec
Toward Cross Island Parkway South, Verrazano Bridge
20
Merge onto CI
1.6 mi
·
2 min
·
Cross Island Parkway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
21
Continue on BP
1.3 mi
·
1 min
·
Belt Parkway
22
Keep slight right at fork onto BP
279 ft
·
3 sec
·
Belt Parkway
Use the slight right lane.
23
Take the exit
248 ft
·
11 sec
Exit 24A
Toward Francis Lewis Boulevard
Use the straight / right lanes.
24
At end of road, turn right onto Laurelton Parkway
152 ft
·
4 sec
·
Laurelton Parkway
25
Turn right onto Francis Lewis Boulevard
0.3 mi
·
1 min
·
Francis Lewis Boulevard
26
Turn left onto NY 27
0.4 mi
·
28 sec
·
South Conduit Avenue
Use the left lane.
27
Continue on NY 27
1.0 mi
·
1 min
·
Sunrise Highway
28
Turn right onto Mill Road
1.7 mi
·
3 min
·
Mill Road
Use the straight lane.
29
At end of road, turn right onto West Broadway
0.7 mi
·
1 min
·
West Broadway
Use the right lane.
30
Turn left onto Woodmere Boulevard
0.1 mi
·
19 sec
·
Woodmere Boulevard
31
Arrive at destination
Woodmere Boulevard
Heads-up: tricky spots
5 of 235 decision points cluster between mile 0.1 and 17.1 — GPS handles the exact turns, but know they're coming. Your lane choice matters more than the turn itself.
6
0.1 mi into trip
|
~0m in
|
Bronxdale Avenue
Turn sharp right onto Bronxdale Avenue
Sharp turn - reduce speed on approach
6
0.4 mi into trip
|
~1m in
|
White Plains Road
Turn left onto White Plains Road
Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight / left / right lanes.
6
1.5 mi into trip
|
~5m in
|
Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road
Enter roundabout onto Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road
Roundabout - know your exit number before entering
8
2.5 mi into trip
|
~7m in
|
I 295 / Cross Bronx Expressway
Keep slight right at fork onto I 295 / Cross Bronx Expressway toward I 295 South: Throgs Neck Bridge
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight / slight left lanes.
Exit 6B
Toward I 295 South: Throgs Neck Bridge
9
17.1 mi into trip
|
~27m in
Take the exit toward Francis Lewis Boulevard
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight / right lanes.
Exit 24A
Toward Francis Lewis Boulevard
Fuel & Cost
Regular Gas
$3.52 one way
$7.05 round trip
$4.18/gal
25.4 MPG avg
8 kg CO2
| Fuel Type | $/gal | One Way | Round Trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| midgrade | $4.52 | $3.81 | $7.62 |
| premium | $4.92 | $4.15 | $8.30 |
| diesel | $5.61 | $4.72 | $9.45 |
Estimated Tolls: $6.55
Throgs Neck Bridge
$6.55
Toll estimates based on average 2024-2025 rates. EZ-Pass/SunPass discounts may lower the actual cost.
Drive Cost (one way)
Fuel
$4
Tolls
$7
Total
$10
Estimated CO2 emission: 7.5 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.
Driving Electric?
About $2 in charging · 0 stops · 57% less CO2
| Vehicle Type | kWh | Stops | DC Fast | Home Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average EV | 6.4 | 0 | $2.25 | $1.03 |
| Efficient EV | 5.4 | 0 | $1.87 | $0.86 |
| EV Truck/SUV | 8.6 | 0 | $3.00 | $1.37 |
Gas CO2
7 kg
EV CO2
3 kg (57% less)
This trip is well within single-charge range for most EVs. No charging stops needed if you start fully charged.
DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.
Travel Intel
Current conditions at both ends of the drive.
Destination
Woodmere, NY
Afternoon in Woodmere on Tuesday
Local time
1:02 PM
EDT
Current temp
47°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
Time zone
Same local time
Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.
Temperature spread
1 degrees cooler at arrival
A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.
Road read
36m on the road
Use the two city cards together: check the sky where you start, then compare it with the local time and temperature at arrival.
Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.
What kind of drive is this?
This drive features 53% highway, with your longest continuous stretch on the Clearview Expressway covering 5 miles. You'll encounter mixed highway and surface driving, so expect to transition between faster speeds and more local traffic. The route involves navigating through urban areas, which can mean frequent exits and merging traffic. The total trip is just over 21 miles.
53% highway, the rest on surface roads — varied driving throughout.
31 navigation steps total — most of the decisions cluster near the start and finish.
Longest single stretch: 5 mi on Clearview Expressway.
How Hard Is This Drive?
9/10
This route mixes highway mileage with some local-road sections near the start or finish. This route has several spots where lane changes, forks, or exits need your full attention. The trickiest moment comes around 0.1 miles in near Bronxdale Avenue.
Driving Effort
9/10
Focused - lots of decisions in a short distance, but it is over quickly
Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.
This is a short but busy drive. With 23 decision points packed into just 21.4 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 36m.
Where does it get tricky?
The main spots that need attention: at 0.1 miles (Bronxdale Avenue): Sharp turn - reduce speed on approach; at 0.4 miles (White Plains Road): Lane positioning matters here; at 1.5 miles (Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road): Roundabout - know your exit number before entering.
Towns Mentioned on Route Signs
Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.
Towns Mentioned on Route Signs
Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.
Between The Bronx, NY and Woodmere, NY, road signs point toward New Haven Connecticut and Cross Island Parkway South.
New Haven Connecticut
1.7 mi in
|
~6m
Cross Island Parkway South
13.9 mi in
|
~23m
About the Cities
Starting in The Bronx, NY
Full guide →“The Boogie Down” · Founded 1898
The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York. Known for Yankee Stadium, the home field of the New York Yankees baseball team, it has been a borough of New York City since 1898. The vast Bronx Zoo houses hundreds of species of animals. Nearby, the sprawling New York Botanical Garden features a landmark greenhouse with rainforest and cactus displays. By the Hudson River, Wave Hill is a landscaped public garden with wooded paths and a cultural center.
Top landmarks
- • New York Botanical Garden — botanical garden in the Bronx, New York City
- • Woodlawn Cemetery — cemetery in the Bronx, New York City
- • Hall of Fame for Great Americans — architectural structure
Arriving in Woodmere, NY
Full guide →City content from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).
Who Is This Route For?
Weekend Trip
Doable as a same-day drive at 36m. Total distance: 21.4 miles.
Family Friendly
Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.
Solo Traveler
36m drive, comfortable solo distance.
EV Driver
0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.
First-Time Driver
Mostly highway driving (53%). Some complex stretches to watch for.
Frequently Asked Questions
The longest stretch is about 5 miles on Clearview Expressway. The full list of main roads is in the Roads section above.
Expect about $6.55 in tolls one way, starting with Throgs Neck Bridge. Most Northeast and Midwest toll agencies accept E-ZPass; in the West and Texas, transponders like TxTag or FasTrak apply. If you do not have a transponder, cashless tolling plates will mail a bill to the vehicle's registered address — usually with a surcharge, so a rental-car toll pass is often cheaper than paying by mail.
It helps. This route has a higher-than-average number of complex decision points, which get harder in the dark. If the last hour of the trip is on surface roads or mountain grades, aim to arrive at Woodmere, NY before sunset when you can. Check the Trip Plan for departure windows that land you in daylight.
Yes. At under 2 hours behind the wheel, this works well for families — plan one quick stop if you have younger kids.
The main spots that need attention: at 0.1 miles (Bronxdale Avenue): Sharp turn - reduce speed on approach; at 0.4 miles (White Plains Road): Lane positioning matters here; at 1.5 miles (Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road): Roundabout - know your exit number before entering.
Yes. A round trip is manageable in a single day if you plan a break at Woodmere, NY before heading back.
How this page is built
Compiled by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy from open government datasets — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for geometry, and EIA for fuel prices. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.
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