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	72	77	85	90	89	92	97	91	95	110	119	130	118	105	89	85	83
Tue	70	76	87	95	92	93	97	93	95	122	133	136	131	114	96	89	85
Wed	71	77	86	91	91	94	98	95	104	126	137	143	133	115	98	90	86
Thu	71	77	87	91	93	94	103	96	115	137	144	146	147	127	108	95	90
Fri	72	76	87	88	90	96	106	110	123	141	148	149	145	122	104	92	87
Sat	72	71	76	83	95	104	106	107	106	105	96	93	93	91	94	92	89
Sun	72	70	71	74	79	84	94	98	99	98	94	92	91	88	89	90	89

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 150 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (109 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 78 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 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 70 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Astoria to Middletown?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	77	85	90	89	92	97	91	95	110	119	130	118	105	89	85	83
Tue	70	76	87	95	92	93	97	93	95	122	133	136	131	114	96	89	85
Wed	71	77	86	91	91	94	98	95	104	126	137	143	133	115	98	90	86
Thu	71	77	87	91	93	94	103	96	115	137	144	146	147	127	108	95	90
Fri	72	76	87	88	90	96	106	110	123	141	148	149	145	122	104	92	87
Sat	72	71	76	83	95	104	106	107	106	105	96	93	93	91	94	92	89
Sun	72	70	71	74	79	84	94	98	99	98	94	92	91	88	89	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	77	85	90	89	92	97	91	95	110	119	130	118	105	89	85	83
Tue	70	76	87	95	92	93	97	93	95	122	133	136	131	114	96	89	85
Wed	71	77	86	91	91	94	98	95	104	126	137	143	133	115	98	90	86
Thu	71	77	87	91	93	94	103	96	115	137	144	146	147	127	108	95	90
Fri	72	76	87	88	90	96	106	110	123	141	148	149	145	122	104	92	87
Sat	72	71	76	83	95	104	106	107	106	105	96	93	93	91	94	92	89
Sun	72	70	71	74	79	84	94	98	99	98	94	92	91	88	89	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	77	85	90	89	92	97	91	95	110	119	130	118	105	89	85	83
Tue	70	76	87	95	92	93	97	93	95	122	133	136	131	114	96	89	85
Wed	71	77	86	91	91	94	98	95	104	126	137	143	133	115	98	90	86
Thu	71	77	87	91	93	94	103	96	115	137	144	146	147	127	108	95	90
Fri	72	76	87	88	90	96	106	110	123	141	148	149	145	122	104	92	87
Sat	72	71	76	83	95	104	106	107	106	105	96	93	93	91	94	92	89
Sun	72	70	71	74	79	84	94	98	99	98	94	92	91	88	89	90	89