Best Time to Drive from Astoria to Middletown

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 Middletown 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	71	78	87	92	91	93	97	90	94	109	124	136	126	106	89	85	83
Tue	70	76	87	94	92	92	99	93	95	117	132	136	130	105	96	89	85
Wed	74	76	83	87	88	90	95	90	102	127	138	144	134	114	94	89	86
Thu	71	83	83	88	92	93	97	91	112	136	118	121	148	139	100	93	90
Fri	71	79	88	86	87	90	106	99	102	142	125	128	126	108	97	92	87
Sat	73	71	73	78	81	88	88	104	104	102	94	93	92	92	94	92	89
Sun	73	70	71	74	78	83	93	97	98	96	90	91	93	90	90	89	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Astoria to Middletown (via NY-440 South and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (29 to 94 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Astoria to central Middletown 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 Middletown?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 70 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Astoria to Middletown?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	87	92	91	93	97	90	94	109	124	136	126	106	89	85	83
Tue	70	76	87	94	92	92	99	93	95	117	132	136	130	105	96	89	85
Wed	74	76	83	87	88	90	95	90	102	127	138	144	134	114	94	89	86
Thu	71	83	83	88	92	93	97	91	112	136	118	121	148	139	100	93	90
Fri	71	79	88	86	87	90	106	99	102	142	125	128	126	108	97	92	87
Sat	73	71	73	78	81	88	88	104	104	102	94	93	92	92	94	92	89
Sun	73	70	71	74	78	83	93	97	98	96	90	91	93	90	90	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	87	92	91	93	97	90	94	109	124	136	126	106	89	85	83
Tue	70	76	87	94	92	92	99	93	95	117	132	136	130	105	96	89	85
Wed	74	76	83	87	88	90	95	90	102	127	138	144	134	114	94	89	86
Thu	71	83	83	88	92	93	97	91	112	136	118	121	148	139	100	93	90
Fri	71	79	88	86	87	90	106	99	102	142	125	128	126	108	97	92	87
Sat	73	71	73	78	81	88	88	104	104	102	94	93	92	92	94	92	89
Sun	73	70	71	74	78	83	93	97	98	96	90	91	93	90	90	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	87	92	91	93	97	90	94	109	124	136	126	106	89	85	83
Tue	70	76	87	94	92	92	99	93	95	117	132	136	130	105	96	89	85
Wed	74	76	83	87	88	90	95	90	102	127	138	144	134	114	94	89	86
Thu	71	83	83	88	92	93	97	91	112	136	118	121	148	139	100	93	90
Fri	71	79	88	86	87	90	106	99	102	142	125	128	126	108	97	92	87
Sat	73	71	73	78	81	88	88	104	104	102	94	93	92	92	94	92	89
Sun	73	70	71	74	78	83	93	97	98	96	90	91	93	90	90	89	87