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	48	52	55	58	62	54	57	52	54	64	66	62	54	46	46
Tue	32	43	49	55	55	58	64	58	57	56	57	62	69	66	61	56	54
Wed	33	45	49	53	55	57	64	59	61	58	56	65	68	69	60	57	56
Thu	33	44	49	54	59	59	66	59	60	61	59	65	67	67	64	60	59
Fri	32	43	50	51	53	55	61	56	55	56	58	63	65	60	57	55	54
Sat	33	30	36	45	45	51	50	50	50	52	52	55	59	60	60	57	57
Sun	31	30	31	36	44	46	48	50	52	53	52	55	59	58	55	56	53

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 71 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (61 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 56 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 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 32 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Astoria to Gravesend?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 71 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	48	52	55	58	62	54	57	52	54	64	66	62	54	46	46
Tue	32	43	49	55	55	58	64	58	57	56	57	62	69	66	61	56	54
Wed	33	45	49	53	55	57	64	59	61	58	56	65	68	69	60	57	56
Thu	33	44	49	54	59	59	66	59	60	61	59	65	67	67	64	60	59
Fri	32	43	50	51	53	55	61	56	55	56	58	63	65	60	57	55	54
Sat	33	30	36	45	45	51	50	50	50	52	52	55	59	60	60	57	57
Sun	31	30	31	36	44	46	48	50	52	53	52	55	59	58	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	44	48	52	55	58	62	54	57	52	54	64	66	62	54	46	46
Tue	32	43	49	55	55	58	64	58	57	56	57	62	69	66	61	56	54
Wed	33	45	49	53	55	57	64	59	61	58	56	65	68	69	60	57	56
Thu	33	44	49	54	59	59	66	59	60	61	59	65	67	67	64	60	59
Fri	32	43	50	51	53	55	61	56	55	56	58	63	65	60	57	55	54
Sat	33	30	36	45	45	51	50	50	50	52	52	55	59	60	60	57	57
Sun	31	30	31	36	44	46	48	50	52	53	52	55	59	58	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	44	48	52	55	58	62	54	57	52	54	64	66	62	54	46	46
Tue	32	43	49	55	55	58	64	58	57	56	57	62	69	66	61	56	54
Wed	33	45	49	53	55	57	64	59	61	58	56	65	68	69	60	57	56
Thu	33	44	49	54	59	59	66	59	60	61	59	65	67	67	64	60	59
Fri	32	43	50	51	53	55	61	56	55	56	58	63	65	60	57	55	54
Sat	33	30	36	45	45	51	50	50	50	52	52	55	59	60	60	57	57
Sun	31	30	31	36	44	46	48	50	52	53	52	55	59	58	55	56	53