Best Time to Drive from Astoria to Financial District

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 Financial District 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	18	21	25	32	33	36	32	30	29	29	34	46	52	40	31	28	27
Tue	18	21	25	34	35	37	34	33	34	32	35	46	54	48	41	40	33
Wed	18	20	25	31	36	36	35	34	34	34	38	51	55	47	40	34	31
Thu	18	21	26	33	38	41	41	38	36	37	42	49	53	50	44	38	35
Fri	20	21	25	29	32	34	36	36	35	36	41	49	48	42	37	37	33
Sat	23	20	21	24	24	28	28	29	30	31	33	38	42	40	40	39	36
Sun	20	18	20	21	23	24	26	27	29	29	31	37	38	36	37	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Astoria to Financial District (via FDR Drive South) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 5 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (11 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Astoria to central Financial District 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 Financial District?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Astoria to Financial District?

The 10-mile drive usually takes 18 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Astoria to Financial District?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	21	25	32	33	36	32	30	29	29	34	46	52	40	31	28	27
Tue	18	21	25	34	35	37	34	33	34	32	35	46	54	48	41	40	33
Wed	18	20	25	31	36	36	35	34	34	34	38	51	55	47	40	34	31
Thu	18	21	26	33	38	41	41	38	36	37	42	49	53	50	44	38	35
Fri	20	21	25	29	32	34	36	36	35	36	41	49	48	42	37	37	33
Sat	23	20	21	24	24	28	28	29	30	31	33	38	42	40	40	39	36
Sun	20	18	20	21	23	24	26	27	29	29	31	37	38	36	37	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	21	25	32	33	36	32	30	29	29	34	46	52	40	31	28	27
Tue	18	21	25	34	35	37	34	33	34	32	35	46	54	48	41	40	33
Wed	18	20	25	31	36	36	35	34	34	34	38	51	55	47	40	34	31
Thu	18	21	26	33	38	41	41	38	36	37	42	49	53	50	44	38	35
Fri	20	21	25	29	32	34	36	36	35	36	41	49	48	42	37	37	33
Sat	23	20	21	24	24	28	28	29	30	31	33	38	42	40	40	39	36
Sun	20	18	20	21	23	24	26	27	29	29	31	37	38	36	37	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	21	25	32	33	36	32	30	29	29	34	46	52	40	31	28	27
Tue	18	21	25	34	35	37	34	33	34	32	35	46	54	48	41	40	33
Wed	18	20	25	31	36	36	35	34	34	34	38	51	55	47	40	34	31
Thu	18	21	26	33	38	41	41	38	36	37	42	49	53	50	44	38	35
Fri	20	21	25	29	32	34	36	36	35	36	41	49	48	42	37	37	33
Sat	23	20	21	24	24	28	28	29	30	31	33	38	42	40	40	39	36
Sun	20	18	20	21	23	24	26	27	29	29	31	37	38	36	37	35	33