The Worst Commutes: Where Rush Hour Costs the Most Time

The drive rush hour slows most is Queens to Wayne: 1 h 43 min at the best time to leave, but 4 h 15 min leaving at 3:30 pm on a Friday, 152 minutes more.

The 25 worst

#	Drive	Quickest	Slowest time	Extra
1	Queens to Wayne 41 miles	1 h 43 min (5 am)	4 h 15 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+152 min
2	Arcadia to Long Beach 39 miles	36 min (5:30 am)	2 h 57 min (Fri 3 pm)	+140 min
3	Arcadia to LGB 34 miles	34 min (5:30 am)	2 h 53 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+139 min
4	Brooklyn to Montclair 28 miles	43 min (5 am)	3 h 1 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+138 min
5	LAX to Simi Valley 45 miles	44 min (5 am)	2 h 57 min (Tue 3:30 pm)	+133 min
6	Queens to Paterson 34 miles	1 h 20 min (5 am)	3 h 23 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+123 min
7	Wayne to Queens 42 miles	1 h 8 min (5 am)	3 h 12 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+123 min
8	LAX to Santa Clarita 37 miles	39 min (5 am)	2 h 41 min (Tue 3:30 pm)	+122 min
9	Torrance to Porter Ranch 39 miles	39 min (5 am)	2 h 40 min (Tue 3:30 pm)	+121 min
10	LAX to Thousand Oaks 41 miles	40 min (5 am)	2 h 39 min (Tue 3:30 pm)	+120 min
11	Brooklyn to Union 26 miles	36 min (5 am)	2 h 35 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+119 min
12	Brooklyn to West Orange 25 miles	36 min (5 am)	2 h 33 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+118 min
13	Brooklyn to Bloomfield 25 miles	36 min (5 am)	2 h 33 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+118 min
14	Santa Monica to Simi Valley 41 miles	38 min (5 am)	2 h 32 min (Tue 4 pm)	+114 min
15	Culver City to Simi Valley 40 miles	37 min (5 am)	2 h 30 min (Tue 3:30 pm)	+113 min
16	Brooklyn to North Brunswick 41 miles	1 h 2 min (5 am)	2 h 54 min (Fri 4 pm)	+112 min
17	LGB to Van Nuys 39 miles	36 min (5 am)	2 h 28 min (Tue 4 pm)	+111 min
18	Brooklyn to Irvington 24 miles	33 min (5 am)	2 h 24 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+111 min
19	Long Beach to Van Nuys 40 miles	38 min (6 am)	2 h 28 min (Tue 4 pm)	+111 min
20	Brooklyn to East Brunswick 40 miles	1 h 0 min (5 am)	2 h 50 min (Fri 4 pm)	+109 min
21	Coney Island to Fordham 31 miles	52 min (5 am)	2 h 39 min (Fri 2:30 pm)	+107 min
22	LAX to Porter Ranch 31 miles	34 min (5 am)	2 h 20 min (Tue 4 pm)	+106 min
23	Garfield to Brooklyn 28 miles	54 min (5 am)	2 h 40 min (Thu 4:30 pm)	+106 min
24	Los Angeles to Simi Valley 42 miles	37 min (5 am)	2 h 23 min (Fri 3 pm)	+106 min
25	Brooklyn to Hackensack 24 miles	44 min (5 am)	2 h 28 min (Fri 4:30 pm)	+104 min

Southern California

#	Drive	Quickest	Slowest time	Extra
1	Arcadia to Long Beach 39 miles	36 min (5:30 am)	2 h 57 min (Fri 3 pm)	+140 min
2	Arcadia to LGB 34 miles	34 min (5:30 am)	2 h 53 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+139 min
3	LAX to Simi Valley 45 miles	44 min (5 am)	2 h 57 min (Tue 3:30 pm)	+133 min
4	LAX to Santa Clarita 37 miles	39 min (5 am)	2 h 41 min (Tue 3:30 pm)	+122 min
5	Torrance to Porter Ranch 39 miles	39 min (5 am)	2 h 40 min (Tue 3:30 pm)	+121 min
6	LAX to Thousand Oaks 41 miles	40 min (5 am)	2 h 39 min (Tue 3:30 pm)	+120 min
7	Santa Monica to Simi Valley 41 miles	38 min (5 am)	2 h 32 min (Tue 4 pm)	+114 min
8	Culver City to Simi Valley 40 miles	37 min (5 am)	2 h 30 min (Tue 3:30 pm)	+113 min
9	LGB to Van Nuys 39 miles	36 min (5 am)	2 h 28 min (Tue 4 pm)	+111 min
10	Long Beach to Van Nuys 40 miles	38 min (6 am)	2 h 28 min (Tue 4 pm)	+111 min
11	LAX to Porter Ranch 31 miles	34 min (5 am)	2 h 20 min (Tue 4 pm)	+106 min
12	Los Angeles to Simi Valley 42 miles	37 min (5 am)	2 h 23 min (Fri 3 pm)	+106 min
13	Torrance to Downey 19 miles	22 min (5 am)	2 h 6 min (Tue 4 pm)	+104 min
14	LAX to BUR 27 miles	32 min (5 am)	2 h 15 min (Tue 4 pm)	+103 min
15	Santa Monica to Santa Clarita 33 miles	33 min (5 am)	2 h 15 min (Tue 4 pm)	+103 min
16	Culver City to Santa Clarita 33 miles	32 min (5 am)	2 h 14 min (Tue 4 pm)	+102 min
17	Culver City to Thousand Oaks 36 miles	33 min (5 am)	2 h 15 min (Tue 4 pm)	+101 min
18	Santa Monica to Thousand Oaks 37 miles	34 min (5 am)	2 h 15 min (Tue 4 pm)	+101 min
19	Arcadia to Downey 24 miles	23 min (5:30 am)	2 h 1 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+98 min
20	Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks 40 miles	35 min (5 am)	2 h 12 min (Fri 3 pm)	+97 min

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San Diego County

#	Drive	Quickest	Slowest time	Extra
1	Los Angeles to Cerritos 20 miles	19 min (5:30 am)	1 h 38 min (Tue 4 pm)	+80 min
2	Los Angeles to Bellflower 18 miles	16 min (5:30 am)	1 h 23 min (Tue 4 pm)	+67 min
3	Los Angeles to La Mirada 19 miles	19 min (5:30 am)	1 h 23 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+64 min
4	Escondido to Carlsbad 20 miles	21 min (5 am)	1 h 23 min (Thu 7:30 am)	+62 min
5	Los Angeles to Norwalk 17 miles	16 min (5:30 am)	1 h 17 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+61 min
6	Los Angeles to Fountain Valley 35 miles	31 min (5 am)	1 h 28 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+57 min
7	Los Angeles to Westminster 30 miles	27 min (5 am)	1 h 23 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+56 min
8	Los Angeles to Cypress 24 miles	23 min (5:30 am)	1 h 19 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+56 min
9	Los Angeles to Seal Beach 29 miles	27 min (5 am)	1 h 22 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+55 min
10	Monterey Park to South Whittier 19 miles	19 min (5:30 am)	1 h 12 min (Fri 3 pm)	+52 min
11	Los Angeles to Newport Beach 44 miles	38 min (5 am)	1 h 22 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+44 min
12	Los Angeles to West Whittier-Los Nietos 16 miles	15 min (5 am)	59 min (Tue 4 pm)	+44 min
13	Los Angeles to Costa Mesa 42 miles	36 min (5 am)	1 h 19 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+43 min
14	Chino Hills to Los Angeles 32 miles	31 min (5 am)	1 h 14 min (Wed 8 am)	+43 min
15	Los Angeles to Woodbridge 40 miles	36 min (5 am)	1 h 19 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+43 min
16	Los Angeles to Northwood 39 miles	34 min (5 am)	1 h 17 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+43 min
17	Los Angeles to Yorba Linda 36 miles	32 min (5 am)	1 h 14 min (Tue 4 pm)	+42 min
18	Los Angeles to North Tustin 36 miles	32 min (5:30 am)	1 h 14 min (Thu 4:30 pm)	+42 min
19	Escondido to Oceanside 21 miles	20 min (5 am)	1 h 2 min (Thu 7:30 am)	+41 min
20	Brea to Los Angeles 34 miles	32 min (5 am)	1 h 14 min (Wed 8 am)	+41 min

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Bay Area

#	Drive	Quickest	Slowest time	Extra
1	OAK to Santa Clara 35 miles	35 min (5 am)	1 h 26 min (Tue 8 am)	+50 min
2	Berkeley to SJC 44 miles	42 min (5 am)	1 h 32 min (Tue 8 am)	+50 min
3	OAK to San Jose 36 miles	33 min (5 am)	1 h 23 min (Tue 8 am)	+49 min
4	OAK to SJC 34 miles	33 min (5 am)	1 h 21 min (Tue 8 am)	+49 min
5	Oakland to Santa Clara 41 miles	38 min (5 am)	1 h 27 min (Tue 8 am)	+48 min
6	Oakland to San Jose 41 miles	37 min (5 am)	1 h 24 min (Tue 8 am)	+47 min
7	Richmond to Hayward 27 miles	28 min (5 am)	1 h 15 min (Tue 8 am)	+47 min
8	Oakland to SJC 39 miles	36 min (5 am)	1 h 22 min (Tue 8 am)	+47 min
9	Richmond to Pleasanton 40 miles	39 min (5 am)	1 h 25 min (Tue 8 am)	+47 min
10	Richmond to Fremont 39 miles	35 min (5 am)	1 h 22 min (Tue 8 am)	+46 min
11	San Mateo to Walnut Creek 44 miles	46 min (5 am)	1 h 32 min (Tue 4 pm)	+46 min
12	Mountain View to Pleasanton 30 miles	33 min (5 am)	1 h 19 min (Wed 5 pm)	+46 min
13	Pleasanton to San Mateo 33 miles	38 min (5:30 am)	1 h 24 min (Tue 7:30 am)	+46 min
14	San Leandro to San Jose 35 miles	31 min (5 am)	1 h 16 min (Tue 8 am)	+46 min
15	Pleasanton to SFO 39 miles	42 min (5:30 am)	1 h 28 min (Tue 7:30 am)	+46 min
16	Mountain View to Fremont 21 miles	24 min (5 am)	1 h 7 min (Wed 5 pm)	+44 min
17	Hayward to Santa Clara 27 miles	28 min (5 am)	1 h 12 min (Tue 8:30 am)	+43 min
18	Palo Alto to Pleasanton 34 miles	34 min (5 am)	1 h 17 min (Wed 5 pm)	+43 min
19	Hayward to San Jose 27 miles	26 min (5 am)	1 h 9 min (Thu 8 am)	+43 min
20	Hayward to SJC 26 miles	26 min (5 am)	1 h 8 min (Tue 8:30 am)	+42 min

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Sacramento area

#	Drive	Quickest	Slowest time	Extra
1	SMF to Folsom 35 miles	34 min (5 am)	1 h 23 min (Tue 8 am)	+49 min
2	Folsom to SMF 34 miles	34 min (5 am)	1 h 21 min (Fri 4:30 pm)	+47 min
3	Davis to Sacramento 15 miles	15 min (5:30 am)	58 min (Thu 4:30 pm)	+43 min
4	Roseville to Davis 33 miles	36 min (6:30 pm)	1 h 16 min (Tue 7 am)	+40 min
5	SMF to Davis 22 miles	22 min (5 am)	1 h 2 min (Tue 8 am)	+40 min
6	Davis to SMF 23 miles	22 min (5 am)	57 min (Wed 5:30 pm)	+34 min
7	Elk Grove to Davis 28 miles	26 min (5 am)	59 min (Tue 8 am)	+34 min
8	Davis to Folsom 36 miles	34 min (5:30 am)	1 h 6 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+33 min
9	Roseville to Sacramento 19 miles	22 min (5 am)	53 min (Tue 7:30 am)	+31 min
10	SMF to Elk Grove 27 miles	26 min (5:30 am)	54 min (Tue 8 am)	+29 min
11	Elk Grove to SMF 27 miles	26 min (5 am)	54 min (Tue 8 am)	+28 min
12	Elk Grove to Roseville 32 miles	30 min (5 am)	57 min (Tue 8 am)	+27 min
13	Orinda to San Francisco 18 miles	16 min (5 am)	42 min (Thu 5:30 pm)	+27 min
14	Elk Grove to Sacramento 16 miles	16 min (5:30 am)	42 min (Tue 8 am)	+26 min
15	Roseville to Elk Grove 31 miles	31 min (5 am)	56 min (Tue 7:30 am)	+26 min
16	SMF to Sacramento 12 miles	13 min (5:30 am)	38 min (Tue 8:30 am)	+25 min
17	Davis to Roseville 34 miles	32 min (9 pm)	57 min (Thu 4:30 pm)	+25 min
18	Stockton to Livermore 41 miles	43 min (5:30 am)	1 h 6 min (Mon 4 pm)	+23 min
19	Folsom to Davis 36 miles	34 min (5 am)	56 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+22 min
20	Sacramento to Roseville 20 miles	24 min (5 am)	45 min (Tue 5 pm)	+21 min

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New York City

#	Drive	Quickest	Slowest time	Extra
1	Queens to Wayne 41 miles	1 h 43 min (5 am)	4 h 15 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+152 min
2	Brooklyn to Montclair 28 miles	43 min (5 am)	3 h 1 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+138 min
3	Queens to Paterson 34 miles	1 h 20 min (5 am)	3 h 23 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+123 min
4	Wayne to Queens 42 miles	1 h 8 min (5 am)	3 h 12 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+123 min
5	Brooklyn to Union 26 miles	36 min (5 am)	2 h 35 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+119 min
6	Brooklyn to West Orange 25 miles	36 min (5 am)	2 h 33 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+118 min
7	Brooklyn to Bloomfield 25 miles	36 min (5 am)	2 h 33 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+118 min
8	Brooklyn to North Brunswick 41 miles	1 h 2 min (5 am)	2 h 54 min (Fri 4 pm)	+112 min
9	Brooklyn to Irvington 24 miles	33 min (5 am)	2 h 24 min (Tue 4:30 pm)	+111 min
10	Brooklyn to East Brunswick 40 miles	1 h 0 min (5 am)	2 h 50 min (Fri 4 pm)	+109 min
11	Coney Island to Fordham 31 miles	52 min (5 am)	2 h 39 min (Fri 2:30 pm)	+107 min
12	Garfield to Brooklyn 28 miles	54 min (5 am)	2 h 40 min (Thu 4:30 pm)	+106 min
13	Brooklyn to Hackensack 24 miles	44 min (5 am)	2 h 28 min (Fri 4:30 pm)	+104 min
14	Queens to Montclair 27 miles	51 min (5 am)	2 h 34 min (Fri 3 pm)	+103 min
15	Brooklyn to New Brunswick 38 miles	57 min (5 am)	2 h 39 min (Fri 4 pm)	+102 min
16	Staten Island to Fordham 32 miles	1 h 10 min (5:30 am)	2 h 51 min (Thu 5 pm)	+101 min
17	Brooklyn to Garfield 24 miles	46 min (5 am)	2 h 26 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+100 min
18	Paterson to Queens 35 miles	55 min (5 am)	2 h 35 min (Thu 4:30 pm)	+100 min
19	Bay Ridge to Fordham 28 miles	43 min (5 am)	2 h 23 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+100 min
20	The Bronx to Wayne 27 miles	1 h 18 min (5 am)	2 h 58 min (Fri 3 pm)	+100 min

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Boston area

#	Drive	Quickest	Slowest time	Extra
1	Brockton to Peabody 42 miles	58 min (5 am)	2 h 21 min (Tue 7:30 am)	+83 min
2	Braintree to Peabody 31 miles	48 min (5 am)	2 h 10 min (Tue 8 am)	+82 min
3	Burlington MA to Quincy 23 miles	34 min (5 am)	1 h 47 min (Tue 8 am)	+73 min
4	Woburn to Brockton 34 miles	46 min (5 am)	1 h 59 min (Tue 7:30 am)	+73 min
5	Natick to Peabody 36 miles	44 min (5:30 am)	1 h 51 min (Thu 4 pm)	+68 min
6	Quincy to Burlington MA 23 miles	37 min (5 am)	1 h 45 min (Tue 8:30 am)	+67 min
7	Cambridge to Brockton 27 miles	40 min (5 am)	1 h 47 min (Thu 4:30 pm)	+67 min
8	Burlington MA to Braintree 26 miles	34 min (5 am)	1 h 41 min (Tue 8 am)	+67 min
9	Peabody to Natick 36 miles	44 min (5 am)	1 h 50 min (Tue 7:30 am)	+66 min
10	BOS to Brockton 25 miles	41 min (5 am)	1 h 47 min (Tue 7:30 am)	+66 min
11	Braintree to Framingham 33 miles	37 min (5 am)	1 h 41 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+64 min
12	Peabody to Brockton 40 miles	59 min (5 am)	2 h 3 min (Tue 7 am)	+64 min
13	BOS to Natick 21 miles	30 min (5 am)	1 h 34 min (Thu 4:30 pm)	+64 min
14	BOS to Framingham 25 miles	29 min (6 am)	1 h 31 min (Thu 4 pm)	+63 min
15	Boston to Brockton 22 miles	37 min (5 am)	1 h 40 min (Tue 7:30 am)	+63 min
16	Lowell to Braintree 40 miles	41 min (5 am)	1 h 43 min (Thu 3 pm)	+62 min
17	Burlington MA to BOS 17 miles	24 min (5 am)	1 h 23 min (Tue 8 am)	+59 min
18	Braintree to Burlington MA 26 miles	30 min (5 am)	1 h 29 min (Fri 3:30 pm)	+59 min
19	Quincy to Framingham 29 miles	38 min (5 am)	1 h 34 min (Thu 4 pm)	+57 min
20	Quincy to Lowell 36 miles	44 min (5 am)	1 h 40 min (Tue 8 am)	+57 min

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How this is measured

For every drive we track, we simulate the trip for each departure time from 5 am to 9 pm on each weekday (drives of 8 to 45 miles, the range most people commute), using the typical speed road sensors recorded at every point of the route for the moment you would reach it. "Quickest" is the fastest departure in that window, "rush hour" the slowest, and "extra" the difference: the time rush hour adds to the same drive. Holidays are left out. Use the traffic estimator to check your own drive.

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