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.

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	63	80	71	63	60	56	56	51	49	51	55	57	58	52	45	43
Tue	41	64	92	86	70	63	58	54	48	48	48	51	51	55	51	46	43
Wed	42	67	86	80	74	63	60	49	46	46	52	51	51	57	52	46	43
Thu	42	65	82	76	68	63	59	56	53	49	50	52	54	59	57	48	45
Fri	41	55	71	61	50	47	51	52	48	50	60	66	65	61	54	49	45
Sat	40	40	40	42	44	48	51	54	53	54	51	51	55	56	54	51	49
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	43	49	57	58	57	56	58	58	61	60	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Elizabeth to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 93 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (22 to 52 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 41 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Queens?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	63	80	71	63	60	56	56	51	49	51	55	57	58	52	45	43
Tue	41	64	92	86	70	63	58	54	48	48	48	51	51	55	51	46	43
Wed	42	67	86	80	74	63	60	49	46	46	52	51	51	57	52	46	43
Thu	42	65	82	76	68	63	59	56	53	49	50	52	54	59	57	48	45
Fri	41	55	71	61	50	47	51	52	48	50	60	66	65	61	54	49	45
Sat	40	40	40	42	44	48	51	54	53	54	51	51	55	56	54	51	49
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	43	49	57	58	57	56	58	58	61	60	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	63	80	71	63	60	56	56	51	49	51	55	57	58	52	45	43
Tue	41	64	92	86	70	63	58	54	48	48	48	51	51	55	51	46	43
Wed	42	67	86	80	74	63	60	49	46	46	52	51	51	57	52	46	43
Thu	42	65	82	76	68	63	59	56	53	49	50	52	54	59	57	48	45
Fri	41	55	71	61	50	47	51	52	48	50	60	66	65	61	54	49	45
Sat	40	40	40	42	44	48	51	54	53	54	51	51	55	56	54	51	49
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	43	49	57	58	57	56	58	58	61	60	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	63	80	71	63	60	56	56	51	49	51	55	57	58	52	45	43
Tue	41	64	92	86	70	63	58	54	48	48	48	51	51	55	51	46	43
Wed	42	67	86	80	74	63	60	49	46	46	52	51	51	57	52	46	43
Thu	42	65	82	76	68	63	59	56	53	49	50	52	54	59	57	48	45
Fri	41	55	71	61	50	47	51	52	48	50	60	66	65	61	54	49	45
Sat	40	40	40	42	44	48	51	54	53	54	51	51	55	56	54	51	49
Sun	39	39	39	39	41	43	49	57	58	57	56	58	58	61	60	58	55