Best Time to Drive from Chinatown to Parkchester

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 Chinatown to Parkchester 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	27	38	46	64	57	57	47	40	46	50	51	77	78	66	48	36	38
Tue	26	32	44	56	46	47	48	53	53	49	57	75	81	67	50	39	37
Wed	26	31	45	57	50	52	49	53	49	55	63	83	92	79	50	45	39
Thu	43	43	49	61	52	56	56	56	51	60	65	89	93	85	70	52	45
Fri	28	29	39	54	48	50	56	56	55	54	72	88	87	73	65	57	50
Sat	32	27	29	36	35	45	45	43	53	53	59	70	64	61	58	49	51
Sun	29	26	28	30	36	33	36	40	48	58	60	65	64	54	47	51	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Chinatown to Parkchester (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (13 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chinatown to central Parkchester 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 Chinatown to Parkchester?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chinatown to Parkchester?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 25 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to Parkchester?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	38	46	64	57	57	47	40	46	50	51	77	78	66	48	36	38
Tue	26	32	44	56	46	47	48	53	53	49	57	75	81	67	50	39	37
Wed	26	31	45	57	50	52	49	53	49	55	63	83	92	79	50	45	39
Thu	43	43	49	61	52	56	56	56	51	60	65	89	93	85	70	52	45
Fri	28	29	39	54	48	50	56	56	55	54	72	88	87	73	65	57	50
Sat	32	27	29	36	35	45	45	43	53	53	59	70	64	61	58	49	51
Sun	29	26	28	30	36	33	36	40	48	58	60	65	64	54	47	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	38	46	64	57	57	47	40	46	50	51	77	78	66	48	36	38
Tue	26	32	44	56	46	47	48	53	53	49	57	75	81	67	50	39	37
Wed	26	31	45	57	50	52	49	53	49	55	63	83	92	79	50	45	39
Thu	43	43	49	61	52	56	56	56	51	60	65	89	93	85	70	52	45
Fri	28	29	39	54	48	50	56	56	55	54	72	88	87	73	65	57	50
Sat	32	27	29	36	35	45	45	43	53	53	59	70	64	61	58	49	51
Sun	29	26	28	30	36	33	36	40	48	58	60	65	64	54	47	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	38	46	64	57	57	47	40	46	50	51	77	78	66	48	36	38
Tue	26	32	44	56	46	47	48	53	53	49	57	75	81	67	50	39	37
Wed	26	31	45	57	50	52	49	53	49	55	63	83	92	79	50	45	39
Thu	43	43	49	61	52	56	56	56	51	60	65	89	93	85	70	52	45
Fri	28	29	39	54	48	50	56	56	55	54	72	88	87	73	65	57	50
Sat	32	27	29	36	35	45	45	43	53	53	59	70	64	61	58	49	51
Sun	29	26	28	30	36	33	36	40	48	58	60	65	64	54	47	51	45