Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth 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.

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Elizabeth to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 22 to 51 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth to central Queens along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Elizabeth 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	41	58	71	64	57	56	56	60	53	50	52	57	58	58	52	46	43
Tue	41	63	92	81	71	60	60	56	49	48	48	51	51	53	52	47	43
Wed	42	58	72	68	65	58	61	50	47	45	52	51	50	55	51	46	44
Thu	42	55	71	65	61	58	55	55	52	49	50	51	52	58	56	48	45
Fri	41	51	62	55	50	47	51	52	50	50	58	64	63	59	54	49	45
Sat	40	40	39	41	44	48	53	54	54	55	51	50	54	55	52	51	48
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	43	49	57	54	57	56	58	55	58	58	56	54

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 Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 41 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Queens?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	58	71	64	57	56	56	60	53	50	52	57	58	58	52	46	43
Tue	41	63	92	81	71	60	60	56	49	48	48	51	51	53	52	47	43
Wed	42	58	72	68	65	58	61	50	47	45	52	51	50	55	51	46	44
Thu	42	55	71	65	61	58	55	55	52	49	50	51	52	58	56	48	45
Fri	41	51	62	55	50	47	51	52	50	50	58	64	63	59	54	49	45
Sat	40	40	39	41	44	48	53	54	54	55	51	50	54	55	52	51	48
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	43	49	57	54	57	56	58	55	58	58	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	58	71	64	57	56	56	60	53	50	52	57	58	58	52	46	43
Tue	41	63	92	81	71	60	60	56	49	48	48	51	51	53	52	47	43
Wed	42	58	72	68	65	58	61	50	47	45	52	51	50	55	51	46	44
Thu	42	55	71	65	61	58	55	55	52	49	50	51	52	58	56	48	45
Fri	41	51	62	55	50	47	51	52	50	50	58	64	63	59	54	49	45
Sat	40	40	39	41	44	48	53	54	54	55	51	50	54	55	52	51	48
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	43	49	57	54	57	56	58	55	58	58	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	58	71	64	57	56	56	60	53	50	52	57	58	58	52	46	43
Tue	41	63	92	81	71	60	60	56	49	48	48	51	51	53	52	47	43
Wed	42	58	72	68	65	58	61	50	47	45	52	51	50	55	51	46	44
Thu	42	55	71	65	61	58	55	55	52	49	50	51	52	58	56	48	45
Fri	41	51	62	55	50	47	51	52	50	50	58	64	63	59	54	49	45
Sat	40	40	39	41	44	48	53	54	54	55	51	50	54	55	52	51	48
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	43	49	57	54	57	56	58	55	58	58	56	54