Best Time to Drive from Edison 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 Edison 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	90	125	130	140	129	114	108	105	106	108	112	114	112	105	92	76	72
Tue	89	132	142	144	137	124	115	108	108	109	114	116	116	112	100	87	84
Wed	91	130	145	144	130	116	114	110	111	114	117	117	120	114	99	96	86
Thu	90	123	137	142	137	124	118	117	117	116	117	123	126	124	107	99	92
Fri	87	114	121	120	114	112	112	106	110	117	133	133	130	121	110	97	95
Sat	61	69	86	93	98	103	106	108	111	116	114	119	121	115	110	103	103
Sun	59	61	63	83	87	92	95	105	103	108	115	115	113	110	102	94	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Edison to Astoria (via NY-440 North and I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (121 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (25 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Edison 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 Edison to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 72 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to Astoria?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	125	130	140	129	114	108	105	106	108	112	114	112	105	92	76	72
Tue	89	132	142	144	137	124	115	108	108	109	114	116	116	112	100	87	84
Wed	91	130	145	144	130	116	114	110	111	114	117	117	120	114	99	96	86
Thu	90	123	137	142	137	124	118	117	117	116	117	123	126	124	107	99	92
Fri	87	114	121	120	114	112	112	106	110	117	133	133	130	121	110	97	95
Sat	61	69	86	93	98	103	106	108	111	116	114	119	121	115	110	103	103
Sun	59	61	63	83	87	92	95	105	103	108	115	115	113	110	102	94	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	125	130	140	129	114	108	105	106	108	112	114	112	105	92	76	72
Tue	89	132	142	144	137	124	115	108	108	109	114	116	116	112	100	87	84
Wed	91	130	145	144	130	116	114	110	111	114	117	117	120	114	99	96	86
Thu	90	123	137	142	137	124	118	117	117	116	117	123	126	124	107	99	92
Fri	87	114	121	120	114	112	112	106	110	117	133	133	130	121	110	97	95
Sat	61	69	86	93	98	103	106	108	111	116	114	119	121	115	110	103	103
Sun	59	61	63	83	87	92	95	105	103	108	115	115	113	110	102	94	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	125	130	140	129	114	108	105	106	108	112	114	112	105	92	76	72
Tue	89	132	142	144	137	124	115	108	108	109	114	116	116	112	100	87	84
Wed	91	130	145	144	130	116	114	110	111	114	117	117	120	114	99	96	86
Thu	90	123	137	142	137	124	118	117	117	116	117	123	126	124	107	99	92
Fri	87	114	121	120	114	112	112	106	110	117	133	133	130	121	110	97	95
Sat	61	69	86	93	98	103	106	108	111	116	114	119	121	115	110	103	103
Sun	59	61	63	83	87	92	95	105	103	108	115	115	113	110	102	94	90