Best Time to Drive from Bayonne to Queens

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.

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Bayonne to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 20 to 45 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Bayonne to central Queens along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Bayonne to Queens 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	39	48	60	56	53	51	51	55	49	47	47	52	52	51	47	43	40
Tue	38	52	71	70	62	54	53	51	46	45	45	47	46	49	44	44	41
Wed	39	51	64	60	58	51	53	46	43	43	48	47	45	46	44	43	41
Thu	40	49	63	58	54	52	51	50	48	46	46	47	46	50	47	45	43
Fri	39	47	56	51	46	43	47	47	45	45	53	54	52	50	46	45	43
Sat	37	37	37	38	41	45	47	47	46	48	43	42	44	46	46	45	44
Sun	36	37	37	37	38	40	45	46	45	48	47	47	45	46	47	48	48

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 Bayonne to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bayonne to Queens?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 38 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayonne to Queens?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	60	56	53	51	51	55	49	47	47	52	52	51	47	43	40
Tue	38	52	71	70	62	54	53	51	46	45	45	47	46	49	44	44	41
Wed	39	51	64	60	58	51	53	46	43	43	48	47	45	46	44	43	41
Thu	40	49	63	58	54	52	51	50	48	46	46	47	46	50	47	45	43
Fri	39	47	56	51	46	43	47	47	45	45	53	54	52	50	46	45	43
Sat	37	37	37	38	41	45	47	47	46	48	43	42	44	46	46	45	44
Sun	36	37	37	37	38	40	45	46	45	48	47	47	45	46	47	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	60	56	53	51	51	55	49	47	47	52	52	51	47	43	40
Tue	38	52	71	70	62	54	53	51	46	45	45	47	46	49	44	44	41
Wed	39	51	64	60	58	51	53	46	43	43	48	47	45	46	44	43	41
Thu	40	49	63	58	54	52	51	50	48	46	46	47	46	50	47	45	43
Fri	39	47	56	51	46	43	47	47	45	45	53	54	52	50	46	45	43
Sat	37	37	37	38	41	45	47	47	46	48	43	42	44	46	46	45	44
Sun	36	37	37	37	38	40	45	46	45	48	47	47	45	46	47	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	60	56	53	51	51	55	49	47	47	52	52	51	47	43	40
Tue	38	52	71	70	62	54	53	51	46	45	45	47	46	49	44	44	41
Wed	39	51	64	60	58	51	53	46	43	43	48	47	45	46	44	43	41
Thu	40	49	63	58	54	52	51	50	48	46	46	47	46	50	47	45	43
Fri	39	47	56	51	46	43	47	47	45	45	53	54	52	50	46	45	43
Sat	37	37	37	38	41	45	47	47	46	48	43	42	44	46	46	45	44
Sun	36	37	37	37	38	40	45	46	45	48	47	47	45	46	47	48	48