Best Time to Drive from East New York to Whitestone

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 East New York to Whitestone 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	19	23	43	46	39	31	36	33	41	44	49	44	41	35	35	30	30
Tue	21	24	36	37	33	34	33	35	38	39	36	44	40	34	33	31	30
Wed	18	24	39	34	34	33	30	34	29	31	44	47	39	37	34	32	28
Thu	24	31	40	42	34	35	32	35	29	36	41	46	39	40	35	30	25
Fri	23	28	37	36	31	30	32	29	32	42	53	51	45	41	43	33	33
Sat	21	20	24	28	27	27	33	26	27	29	35	32	32	35	33	32	31
Sun	19	20	22	20	23	23	23	26	31	32	33	37	37	36	34	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from East New York to Whitestone (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (41 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York to central Whitestone 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 East New York to Whitestone?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East New York to Whitestone?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 18 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Whitestone?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	23	43	46	39	31	36	33	41	44	49	44	41	35	35	30	30
Tue	21	24	36	37	33	34	33	35	38	39	36	44	40	34	33	31	30
Wed	18	24	39	34	34	33	30	34	29	31	44	47	39	37	34	32	28
Thu	24	31	40	42	34	35	32	35	29	36	41	46	39	40	35	30	25
Fri	23	28	37	36	31	30	32	29	32	42	53	51	45	41	43	33	33
Sat	21	20	24	28	27	27	33	26	27	29	35	32	32	35	33	32	31
Sun	19	20	22	20	23	23	23	26	31	32	33	37	37	36	34	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	23	43	46	39	31	36	33	41	44	49	44	41	35	35	30	30
Tue	21	24	36	37	33	34	33	35	38	39	36	44	40	34	33	31	30
Wed	18	24	39	34	34	33	30	34	29	31	44	47	39	37	34	32	28
Thu	24	31	40	42	34	35	32	35	29	36	41	46	39	40	35	30	25
Fri	23	28	37	36	31	30	32	29	32	42	53	51	45	41	43	33	33
Sat	21	20	24	28	27	27	33	26	27	29	35	32	32	35	33	32	31
Sun	19	20	22	20	23	23	23	26	31	32	33	37	37	36	34	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	23	43	46	39	31	36	33	41	44	49	44	41	35	35	30	30
Tue	21	24	36	37	33	34	33	35	38	39	36	44	40	34	33	31	30
Wed	18	24	39	34	34	33	30	34	29	31	44	47	39	37	34	32	28
Thu	24	31	40	42	34	35	32	35	29	36	41	46	39	40	35	30	25
Fri	23	28	37	36	31	30	32	29	32	42	53	51	45	41	43	33	33
Sat	21	20	24	28	27	27	33	26	27	29	35	32	32	35	33	32	31
Sun	19	20	22	20	23	23	23	26	31	32	33	37	37	36	34	32	31