Best Time to Drive from Astoria to Gravesend

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 Gravesend 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	33	44	47	53	54	57	63	55	57	53	55	63	66	63	54	47	45
Tue	32	44	49	56	55	57	63	59	58	58	57	61	70	65	60	56	55
Wed	33	45	49	52	55	57	64	60	60	59	56	65	69	67	60	57	55
Thu	32	45	49	53	58	60	65	61	61	61	60	65	67	67	64	60	59
Fri	34	43	50	51	53	56	60	56	54	56	59	63	64	61	56	56	55
Sat	32	31	35	45	46	49	51	51	51	53	53	55	61	58	59	57	57
Sun	31	30	31	35	45	46	47	49	51	51	52	56	58	58	55	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Astoria to Gravesend (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (22 to 57 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Astoria to central Gravesend 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 Gravesend?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 32 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Astoria to Gravesend?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	44	47	53	54	57	63	55	57	53	55	63	66	63	54	47	45
Tue	32	44	49	56	55	57	63	59	58	58	57	61	70	65	60	56	55
Wed	33	45	49	52	55	57	64	60	60	59	56	65	69	67	60	57	55
Thu	32	45	49	53	58	60	65	61	61	61	60	65	67	67	64	60	59
Fri	34	43	50	51	53	56	60	56	54	56	59	63	64	61	56	56	55
Sat	32	31	35	45	46	49	51	51	51	53	53	55	61	58	59	57	57
Sun	31	30	31	35	45	46	47	49	51	51	52	56	58	58	55	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	44	47	53	54	57	63	55	57	53	55	63	66	63	54	47	45
Tue	32	44	49	56	55	57	63	59	58	58	57	61	70	65	60	56	55
Wed	33	45	49	52	55	57	64	60	60	59	56	65	69	67	60	57	55
Thu	32	45	49	53	58	60	65	61	61	61	60	65	67	67	64	60	59
Fri	34	43	50	51	53	56	60	56	54	56	59	63	64	61	56	56	55
Sat	32	31	35	45	46	49	51	51	51	53	53	55	61	58	59	57	57
Sun	31	30	31	35	45	46	47	49	51	51	52	56	58	58	55	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	44	47	53	54	57	63	55	57	53	55	63	66	63	54	47	45
Tue	32	44	49	56	55	57	63	59	58	58	57	61	70	65	60	56	55
Wed	33	45	49	52	55	57	64	60	60	59	56	65	69	67	60	57	55
Thu	32	45	49	53	58	60	65	61	61	61	60	65	67	67	64	60	59
Fri	34	43	50	51	53	56	60	56	54	56	59	63	64	61	56	56	55
Sat	32	31	35	45	46	49	51	51	51	53	53	55	61	58	59	57	57
Sun	31	30	31	35	45	46	47	49	51	51	52	56	58	58	55	56	54