Best Time to Drive from Astoria to Edison

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 Astoria to Edison 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	51	55	60	64	63	65	70	65	67	74	80	87	86	76	64	61	60
Tue	50	54	60	68	65	66	70	66	67	78	90	92	92	83	69	64	61
Wed	50	56	60	64	64	67	70	67	73	82	92	99	97	83	70	65	62
Thu	51	55	62	64	66	67	76	67	76	90	100	102	104	93	78	68	65
Fri	51	54	60	62	63	67	74	76	82	98	105	108	104	87	73	67	63
Sat	52	50	53	58	64	71	73	75	75	74	67	65	66	65	66	66	64
Sun	52	50	50	52	56	59	64	68	67	69	66	64	64	63	62	64	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Astoria to Edison (via NY-440 South and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (14 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Astoria to central Edison 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 Astoria to Edison?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Astoria to Edison?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 50 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Astoria to Edison?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	55	60	64	63	65	70	65	67	74	80	87	86	76	64	61	60
Tue	50	54	60	68	65	66	70	66	67	78	90	92	92	83	69	64	61
Wed	50	56	60	64	64	67	70	67	73	82	92	99	97	83	70	65	62
Thu	51	55	62	64	66	67	76	67	76	90	100	102	104	93	78	68	65
Fri	51	54	60	62	63	67	74	76	82	98	105	108	104	87	73	67	63
Sat	52	50	53	58	64	71	73	75	75	74	67	65	66	65	66	66	64
Sun	52	50	50	52	56	59	64	68	67	69	66	64	64	63	62	64	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	55	60	64	63	65	70	65	67	74	80	87	86	76	64	61	60
Tue	50	54	60	68	65	66	70	66	67	78	90	92	92	83	69	64	61
Wed	50	56	60	64	64	67	70	67	73	82	92	99	97	83	70	65	62
Thu	51	55	62	64	66	67	76	67	76	90	100	102	104	93	78	68	65
Fri	51	54	60	62	63	67	74	76	82	98	105	108	104	87	73	67	63
Sat	52	50	53	58	64	71	73	75	75	74	67	65	66	65	66	66	64
Sun	52	50	50	52	56	59	64	68	67	69	66	64	64	63	62	64	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	55	60	64	63	65	70	65	67	74	80	87	86	76	64	61	60
Tue	50	54	60	68	65	66	70	66	67	78	90	92	92	83	69	64	61
Wed	50	56	60	64	64	67	70	67	73	82	92	99	97	83	70	65	62
Thu	51	55	62	64	66	67	76	67	76	90	100	102	104	93	78	68	65
Fri	51	54	60	62	63	67	74	76	82	98	105	108	104	87	73	67	63
Sat	52	50	53	58	64	71	73	75	75	74	67	65	66	65	66	66	64
Sun	52	50	50	52	56	59	64	68	67	69	66	64	64	63	62	64	63