Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth to Far Rockaway

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 Elizabeth to Far Rockaway 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	49	76	93	83	74	71	66	66	60	58	63	66	68	68	61	53	51
Tue	49	80	111	107	87	75	69	62	56	58	57	60	61	65	60	55	51
Wed	50	84	105	98	90	73	70	59	55	55	61	62	61	67	61	54	51
Thu	50	80	101	95	84	75	71	65	63	58	59	61	65	70	67	56	53
Fri	49	71	84	72	57	55	59	62	57	60	72	79	78	71	64	56	53
Sat	48	47	47	49	52	57	61	63	63	63	60	60	64	65	63	60	56
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	51	58	67	68	66	65	68	67	70	69	67	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Elizabeth to Far Rockaway (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (30 to 70 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth to central Far Rockaway 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 Elizabeth to Far Rockaway?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elizabeth to Far Rockaway?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 49 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Far Rockaway?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	76	93	83	74	71	66	66	60	58	63	66	68	68	61	53	51
Tue	49	80	111	107	87	75	69	62	56	58	57	60	61	65	60	55	51
Wed	50	84	105	98	90	73	70	59	55	55	61	62	61	67	61	54	51
Thu	50	80	101	95	84	75	71	65	63	58	59	61	65	70	67	56	53
Fri	49	71	84	72	57	55	59	62	57	60	72	79	78	71	64	56	53
Sat	48	47	47	49	52	57	61	63	63	63	60	60	64	65	63	60	56
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	51	58	67	68	66	65	68	67	70	69	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	76	93	83	74	71	66	66	60	58	63	66	68	68	61	53	51
Tue	49	80	111	107	87	75	69	62	56	58	57	60	61	65	60	55	51
Wed	50	84	105	98	90	73	70	59	55	55	61	62	61	67	61	54	51
Thu	50	80	101	95	84	75	71	65	63	58	59	61	65	70	67	56	53
Fri	49	71	84	72	57	55	59	62	57	60	72	79	78	71	64	56	53
Sat	48	47	47	49	52	57	61	63	63	63	60	60	64	65	63	60	56
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	51	58	67	68	66	65	68	67	70	69	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	76	93	83	74	71	66	66	60	58	63	66	68	68	61	53	51
Tue	49	80	111	107	87	75	69	62	56	58	57	60	61	65	60	55	51
Wed	50	84	105	98	90	73	70	59	55	55	61	62	61	67	61	54	51
Thu	50	80	101	95	84	75	71	65	63	58	59	61	65	70	67	56	53
Fri	49	71	84	72	57	55	59	62	57	60	72	79	78	71	64	56	53
Sat	48	47	47	49	52	57	61	63	63	63	60	60	64	65	63	60	56
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	51	58	67	68	66	65	68	67	70	69	67	64