Best Time to Drive from Astoria to Long Branch

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 Long Branch 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	92	97	101	106	107	109	113	107	109	111	118	125	127	117	107	104	103
Tue	91	96	102	109	108	109	114	109	109	115	125	129	131	124	113	108	105
Wed	91	97	102	107	107	110	115	110	113	119	127	135	134	124	113	108	106
Thu	92	97	103	107	110	110	117	110	115	126	135	137	140	131	119	112	110
Fri	92	96	103	105	105	109	114	113	118	133	142	143	141	124	114	108	105
Sat	94	92	94	98	101	108	109	109	109	109	107	109	109	110	111	110	108
Sun	93	91	91	94	98	99	104	106	107	108	106	108	110	109	107	108	107

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Astoria to Long Branch (via NY-440 South and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (38 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Astoria to central Long Branch 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 Long Branch?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Astoria to Long Branch?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 91 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Astoria to Long Branch?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	97	101	106	107	109	113	107	109	111	118	125	127	117	107	104	103
Tue	91	96	102	109	108	109	114	109	109	115	125	129	131	124	113	108	105
Wed	91	97	102	107	107	110	115	110	113	119	127	135	134	124	113	108	106
Thu	92	97	103	107	110	110	117	110	115	126	135	137	140	131	119	112	110
Fri	92	96	103	105	105	109	114	113	118	133	142	143	141	124	114	108	105
Sat	94	92	94	98	101	108	109	109	109	109	107	109	109	110	111	110	108
Sun	93	91	91	94	98	99	104	106	107	108	106	108	110	109	107	108	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	97	101	106	107	109	113	107	109	111	118	125	127	117	107	104	103
Tue	91	96	102	109	108	109	114	109	109	115	125	129	131	124	113	108	105
Wed	91	97	102	107	107	110	115	110	113	119	127	135	134	124	113	108	106
Thu	92	97	103	107	110	110	117	110	115	126	135	137	140	131	119	112	110
Fri	92	96	103	105	105	109	114	113	118	133	142	143	141	124	114	108	105
Sat	94	92	94	98	101	108	109	109	109	109	107	109	109	110	111	110	108
Sun	93	91	91	94	98	99	104	106	107	108	106	108	110	109	107	108	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	97	101	106	107	109	113	107	109	111	118	125	127	117	107	104	103
Tue	91	96	102	109	108	109	114	109	109	115	125	129	131	124	113	108	105
Wed	91	97	102	107	107	110	115	110	113	119	127	135	134	124	113	108	106
Thu	92	97	103	107	110	110	117	110	115	126	135	137	140	131	119	112	110
Fri	92	96	103	105	105	109	114	113	118	133	142	143	141	124	114	108	105
Sat	94	92	94	98	101	108	109	109	109	109	107	109	109	110	111	110	108
Sun	93	91	91	94	98	99	104	106	107	108	106	108	110	109	107	108	107