Best Time to Drive from Colonia 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Colonia 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	58	82	101	91	83	79	75	73	66	63	73	76	79	80	67	60	57
Tue	58	88	119	109	93	79	77	69	63	65	67	71	74	78	69	61	58
Wed	56	87	111	106	95	81	75	64	63	62	72	73	75	82	70	61	58
Thu	58	86	107	99	88	84	79	71	68	66	71	74	81	83	79	65	60
Fri	57	77	94	73	65	63	67	69	67	73	88	91	90	84	76	64	60
Sat	54	54	54	57	60	65	73	76	72	72	72	71	77	76	71	68	65
Sun	53	54	53	54	55	59	66	76	76	77	76	80	82	85	83	78	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Colonia to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (29 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Colonia to central Queens 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 Colonia to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 56 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Colonia to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	82	101	91	83	79	75	73	66	63	73	76	79	80	67	60	57
Tue	58	88	119	109	93	79	77	69	63	65	67	71	74	78	69	61	58
Wed	56	87	111	106	95	81	75	64	63	62	72	73	75	82	70	61	58
Thu	58	86	107	99	88	84	79	71	68	66	71	74	81	83	79	65	60
Fri	57	77	94	73	65	63	67	69	67	73	88	91	90	84	76	64	60
Sat	54	54	54	57	60	65	73	76	72	72	72	71	77	76	71	68	65
Sun	53	54	53	54	55	59	66	76	76	77	76	80	82	85	83	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	82	101	91	83	79	75	73	66	63	73	76	79	80	67	60	57
Tue	58	88	119	109	93	79	77	69	63	65	67	71	74	78	69	61	58
Wed	56	87	111	106	95	81	75	64	63	62	72	73	75	82	70	61	58
Thu	58	86	107	99	88	84	79	71	68	66	71	74	81	83	79	65	60
Fri	57	77	94	73	65	63	67	69	67	73	88	91	90	84	76	64	60
Sat	54	54	54	57	60	65	73	76	72	72	72	71	77	76	71	68	65
Sun	53	54	53	54	55	59	66	76	76	77	76	80	82	85	83	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	82	101	91	83	79	75	73	66	63	73	76	79	80	67	60	57
Tue	58	88	119	109	93	79	77	69	63	65	67	71	74	78	69	61	58
Wed	56	87	111	106	95	81	75	64	63	62	72	73	75	82	70	61	58
Thu	58	86	107	99	88	84	79	71	68	66	71	74	81	83	79	65	60
Fri	57	77	94	73	65	63	67	69	67	73	88	91	90	84	76	64	60
Sat	54	54	54	57	60	65	73	76	72	72	72	71	77	76	71	68	65
Sun	53	54	53	54	55	59	66	76	76	77	76	80	82	85	83	78	74