Best Time to Drive from Clifton to Astoria

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 Clifton to Astoria 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	51	144	143	128	117	120	100	97	108	93	107	110	116	102	84	54	59
Tue	43	113	140	119	142	126	125	119	110	102	107	110	125	105	66	59	76
Wed	45	109	130	124	130	115	104	91	101	98	105	107	121	100	96	73	58
Thu	53	114	133	123	130	123	124	101	100	89	119	121	131	120	101	78	74
Fri	44	97	125	117	112	123	102	85	83	103	133	143	134	137	135	116	74
Sat	45	40	53	60	74	117	125	145	148	156	158	140	143	137	130	130	131
Sun	47	45	48	50	51	83	126	145	151	152	159	146	136	144	138	132	120

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Clifton to Astoria (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (159 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (24 to 92 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Clifton to central Astoria 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 Clifton to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 43 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Clifton to Astoria?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	144	143	128	117	120	100	97	108	93	107	110	116	102	84	54	59
Tue	43	113	140	119	142	126	125	119	110	102	107	110	125	105	66	59	76
Wed	45	109	130	124	130	115	104	91	101	98	105	107	121	100	96	73	58
Thu	53	114	133	123	130	123	124	101	100	89	119	121	131	120	101	78	74
Fri	44	97	125	117	112	123	102	85	83	103	133	143	134	137	135	116	74
Sat	45	40	53	60	74	117	125	145	148	156	158	140	143	137	130	130	131
Sun	47	45	48	50	51	83	126	145	151	152	159	146	136	144	138	132	120

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	144	143	128	117	120	100	97	108	93	107	110	116	102	84	54	59
Tue	43	113	140	119	142	126	125	119	110	102	107	110	125	105	66	59	76
Wed	45	109	130	124	130	115	104	91	101	98	105	107	121	100	96	73	58
Thu	53	114	133	123	130	123	124	101	100	89	119	121	131	120	101	78	74
Fri	44	97	125	117	112	123	102	85	83	103	133	143	134	137	135	116	74
Sat	45	40	53	60	74	117	125	145	148	156	158	140	143	137	130	130	131
Sun	47	45	48	50	51	83	126	145	151	152	159	146	136	144	138	132	120

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	144	143	128	117	120	100	97	108	93	107	110	116	102	84	54	59
Tue	43	113	140	119	142	126	125	119	110	102	107	110	125	105	66	59	76
Wed	45	109	130	124	130	115	104	91	101	98	105	107	121	100	96	73	58
Thu	53	114	133	123	130	123	124	101	100	89	119	121	131	120	101	78	74
Fri	44	97	125	117	112	123	102	85	83	103	133	143	134	137	135	116	74
Sat	45	40	53	60	74	117	125	145	148	156	158	140	143	137	130	130	131
Sun	47	45	48	50	51	83	126	145	151	152	159	146	136	144	138	132	120