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	115	126	134	126	115	107	107	105	109	110	116	113	106	91	76	71
Tue	89	124	138	144	140	122	117	109	108	110	114	115	117	111	101	89	86
Wed	90	126	141	141	131	116	114	111	112	116	120	121	120	114	99	96	87
Thu	90	120	131	138	133	122	118	117	116	116	117	123	126	125	106	99	90
Fri	87	109	118	119	113	111	109	105	111	117	131	135	139	122	110	97	96
Sat	61	68	86	95	96	105	107	112	114	119	117	121	122	118	109	104	103
Sun	59	61	63	85	88	97	102	110	110	119	119	116	112	109	103	95	91

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 71 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (122 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 71 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 71 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to Astoria?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 144 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	115	126	134	126	115	107	107	105	109	110	116	113	106	91	76	71
Tue	89	124	138	144	140	122	117	109	108	110	114	115	117	111	101	89	86
Wed	90	126	141	141	131	116	114	111	112	116	120	121	120	114	99	96	87
Thu	90	120	131	138	133	122	118	117	116	116	117	123	126	125	106	99	90
Fri	87	109	118	119	113	111	109	105	111	117	131	135	139	122	110	97	96
Sat	61	68	86	95	96	105	107	112	114	119	117	121	122	118	109	104	103
Sun	59	61	63	85	88	97	102	110	110	119	119	116	112	109	103	95	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	115	126	134	126	115	107	107	105	109	110	116	113	106	91	76	71
Tue	89	124	138	144	140	122	117	109	108	110	114	115	117	111	101	89	86
Wed	90	126	141	141	131	116	114	111	112	116	120	121	120	114	99	96	87
Thu	90	120	131	138	133	122	118	117	116	116	117	123	126	125	106	99	90
Fri	87	109	118	119	113	111	109	105	111	117	131	135	139	122	110	97	96
Sat	61	68	86	95	96	105	107	112	114	119	117	121	122	118	109	104	103
Sun	59	61	63	85	88	97	102	110	110	119	119	116	112	109	103	95	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	115	126	134	126	115	107	107	105	109	110	116	113	106	91	76	71
Tue	89	124	138	144	140	122	117	109	108	110	114	115	117	111	101	89	86
Wed	90	126	141	141	131	116	114	111	112	116	120	121	120	114	99	96	87
Thu	90	120	131	138	133	122	118	117	116	116	117	123	126	125	106	99	90
Fri	87	109	118	119	113	111	109	105	111	117	131	135	139	122	110	97	96
Sat	61	68	86	95	96	105	107	112	114	119	117	121	122	118	109	104	103
Sun	59	61	63	85	88	97	102	110	110	119	119	116	112	109	103	95	91