Best Time to Drive from Emerson Hill 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 Emerson Hill 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	33	41	47	46	43	42	45	44	40	39	37	41	40	42	39	36	34
Tue	33	44	54	61	53	44	43	43	38	37	36	36	35	38	36	36	34
Wed	34	44	53	57	50	44	46	38	35	34	36	36	35	35	35	36	35
Thu	34	42	52	51	46	42	42	43	40	37	35	36	36	38	36	36	36
Fri	34	40	45	43	37	35	37	38	35	35	36	41	39	39	36	36	35
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	35	37	34	34	34	38	37	36	36
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	37	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	37	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Emerson Hill to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (39 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Emerson Hill 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 Emerson Hill to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Emerson Hill to Queens?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 33 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Emerson Hill to Queens?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	47	46	43	42	45	44	40	39	37	41	40	42	39	36	34
Tue	33	44	54	61	53	44	43	43	38	37	36	36	35	38	36	36	34
Wed	34	44	53	57	50	44	46	38	35	34	36	36	35	35	35	36	35
Thu	34	42	52	51	46	42	42	43	40	37	35	36	36	38	36	36	36
Fri	34	40	45	43	37	35	37	38	35	35	36	41	39	39	36	36	35
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	35	37	34	34	34	38	37	36	36
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	37	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	37	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	47	46	43	42	45	44	40	39	37	41	40	42	39	36	34
Tue	33	44	54	61	53	44	43	43	38	37	36	36	35	38	36	36	34
Wed	34	44	53	57	50	44	46	38	35	34	36	36	35	35	35	36	35
Thu	34	42	52	51	46	42	42	43	40	37	35	36	36	38	36	36	36
Fri	34	40	45	43	37	35	37	38	35	35	36	41	39	39	36	36	35
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	35	37	34	34	34	38	37	36	36
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	37	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	37	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	47	46	43	42	45	44	40	39	37	41	40	42	39	36	34
Tue	33	44	54	61	53	44	43	43	38	37	36	36	35	38	36	36	34
Wed	34	44	53	57	50	44	46	38	35	34	36	36	35	35	35	36	35
Thu	34	42	52	51	46	42	42	43	40	37	35	36	36	38	36	36	36
Fri	34	40	45	43	37	35	37	38	35	35	36	41	39	39	36	36	35
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	35	37	34	34	34	38	37	36	36
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	37	36	37	36	36	36	35	35	37	39