Best Time to Drive from Edison 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 Edison 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	70	87	93	90	86	83	81	79	73	69	74	75	77	76	71	68	66
Tue	70	98	111	105	92	82	82	76	69	70	69	69	72	71	70	70	67
Wed	68	95	104	100	89	81	81	70	68	68	70	70	71	71	70	69	67
Thu	70	88	93	88	87	83	80	73	72	70	69	70	75	75	72	71	68
Fri	66	82	84	74	71	71	73	72	69	69	76	81	88	78	71	70	69
Sat	64	62	63	65	66	70	70	72	69	69	70	70	74	73	72	72	69
Sun	62	63	62	63	65	68	70	74	71	73	73	74	71	75	73	75	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Edison to Queens (via I-278 East and NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (26 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Edison 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 Edison to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 66 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	87	93	90	86	83	81	79	73	69	74	75	77	76	71	68	66
Tue	70	98	111	105	92	82	82	76	69	70	69	69	72	71	70	70	67
Wed	68	95	104	100	89	81	81	70	68	68	70	70	71	71	70	69	67
Thu	70	88	93	88	87	83	80	73	72	70	69	70	75	75	72	71	68
Fri	66	82	84	74	71	71	73	72	69	69	76	81	88	78	71	70	69
Sat	64	62	63	65	66	70	70	72	69	69	70	70	74	73	72	72	69
Sun	62	63	62	63	65	68	70	74	71	73	73	74	71	75	73	75	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	87	93	90	86	83	81	79	73	69	74	75	77	76	71	68	66
Tue	70	98	111	105	92	82	82	76	69	70	69	69	72	71	70	70	67
Wed	68	95	104	100	89	81	81	70	68	68	70	70	71	71	70	69	67
Thu	70	88	93	88	87	83	80	73	72	70	69	70	75	75	72	71	68
Fri	66	82	84	74	71	71	73	72	69	69	76	81	88	78	71	70	69
Sat	64	62	63	65	66	70	70	72	69	69	70	70	74	73	72	72	69
Sun	62	63	62	63	65	68	70	74	71	73	73	74	71	75	73	75	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	87	93	90	86	83	81	79	73	69	74	75	77	76	71	68	66
Tue	70	98	111	105	92	82	82	76	69	70	69	69	72	71	70	70	67
Wed	68	95	104	100	89	81	81	70	68	68	70	70	71	71	70	69	67
Thu	70	88	93	88	87	83	80	73	72	70	69	70	75	75	72	71	68
Fri	66	82	84	74	71	71	73	72	69	69	76	81	88	78	71	70	69
Sat	64	62	63	65	66	70	70	72	69	69	70	70	74	73	72	72	69
Sun	62	63	62	63	65	68	70	74	71	73	73	74	71	75	73	75	77