Best Time to Drive from Cranford 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 Cranford 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	57	74	87	81	74	72	72	75	66	64	73	74	77	76	67	60	57
Tue	57	82	110	103	86	76	75	71	62	64	65	68	71	72	66	62	57
Wed	56	81	96	92	86	79	80	63	62	61	70	70	70	74	67	61	58
Thu	59	80	96	87	80	76	73	72	68	66	68	71	75	76	74	64	60
Fri	56	72	84	72	63	62	66	69	65	68	81	83	83	78	72	63	60
Sat	54	53	53	55	59	66	70	73	70	72	69	67	71	71	68	67	64
Sun	53	53	52	53	55	60	65	74	74	75	75	77	71	76	75	72	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Cranford to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 4 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (31 to 65 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cranford 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 Cranford 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 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 56 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cranford to Queens?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	74	87	81	74	72	72	75	66	64	73	74	77	76	67	60	57
Tue	57	82	110	103	86	76	75	71	62	64	65	68	71	72	66	62	57
Wed	56	81	96	92	86	79	80	63	62	61	70	70	70	74	67	61	58
Thu	59	80	96	87	80	76	73	72	68	66	68	71	75	76	74	64	60
Fri	56	72	84	72	63	62	66	69	65	68	81	83	83	78	72	63	60
Sat	54	53	53	55	59	66	70	73	70	72	69	67	71	71	68	67	64
Sun	53	53	52	53	55	60	65	74	74	75	75	77	71	76	75	72	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	74	87	81	74	72	72	75	66	64	73	74	77	76	67	60	57
Tue	57	82	110	103	86	76	75	71	62	64	65	68	71	72	66	62	57
Wed	56	81	96	92	86	79	80	63	62	61	70	70	70	74	67	61	58
Thu	59	80	96	87	80	76	73	72	68	66	68	71	75	76	74	64	60
Fri	56	72	84	72	63	62	66	69	65	68	81	83	83	78	72	63	60
Sat	54	53	53	55	59	66	70	73	70	72	69	67	71	71	68	67	64
Sun	53	53	52	53	55	60	65	74	74	75	75	77	71	76	75	72	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	74	87	81	74	72	72	75	66	64	73	74	77	76	67	60	57
Tue	57	82	110	103	86	76	75	71	62	64	65	68	71	72	66	62	57
Wed	56	81	96	92	86	79	80	63	62	61	70	70	70	74	67	61	58
Thu	59	80	96	87	80	76	73	72	68	66	68	71	75	76	74	64	60
Fri	56	72	84	72	63	62	66	69	65	68	81	83	83	78	72	63	60
Sat	54	53	53	55	59	66	70	73	70	72	69	67	71	71	68	67	64
Sun	53	53	52	53	55	60	65	74	74	75	75	77	71	76	75	72	71