Best Time to Drive from Far Rockaway to Astoria

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 Far Rockaway to Astoria 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	30	31	34	38	33	31	32	34	33	36	38	39	38	38	38	32	29
Tue	27	29	35	38	37	34	37	37	36	39	43	41	41	40	39	36	35
Wed	27	34	39	37	37	37	34	34	32	35	40	42	42	40	39	36	34
Thu	28	35	34	38	35	30	33	34	31	37	41	39	36	37	35	32	29
Fri	39	72	73	57	73	70	65	69	80	82	58	66	90	81	93	83	79
Sat	50	47	51	53	43	61	57	86	69	87	90	85	81	78	64	71	61
Sun	34	36	41	57	48	53	50	57	58	74	76	78	79	35	34	34	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Far Rockaway to Astoria (via Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (13 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Far Rockaway to central Astoria 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 Far Rockaway to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 25 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Astoria?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	34	38	33	31	32	34	33	36	38	39	38	38	38	32	29
Tue	27	29	35	38	37	34	37	37	36	39	43	41	41	40	39	36	35
Wed	27	34	39	37	37	37	34	34	32	35	40	42	42	40	39	36	34
Thu	28	35	34	38	35	30	33	34	31	37	41	39	36	37	35	32	29
Fri	39	72	73	57	73	70	65	69	80	82	58	66	90	81	93	83	79
Sat	50	47	51	53	43	61	57	86	69	87	90	85	81	78	64	71	61
Sun	34	36	41	57	48	53	50	57	58	74	76	78	79	35	34	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	34	38	33	31	32	34	33	36	38	39	38	38	38	32	29
Tue	27	29	35	38	37	34	37	37	36	39	43	41	41	40	39	36	35
Wed	27	34	39	37	37	37	34	34	32	35	40	42	42	40	39	36	34
Thu	28	35	34	38	35	30	33	34	31	37	41	39	36	37	35	32	29
Fri	39	72	73	57	73	70	65	69	80	82	58	66	90	81	93	83	79
Sat	50	47	51	53	43	61	57	86	69	87	90	85	81	78	64	71	61
Sun	34	36	41	57	48	53	50	57	58	74	76	78	79	35	34	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	34	38	33	31	32	34	33	36	38	39	38	38	38	32	29
Tue	27	29	35	38	37	34	37	37	36	39	43	41	41	40	39	36	35
Wed	27	34	39	37	37	37	34	34	32	35	40	42	42	40	39	36	34
Thu	28	35	34	38	35	30	33	34	31	37	41	39	36	37	35	32	29
Fri	39	72	73	57	73	70	65	69	80	82	58	66	90	81	93	83	79
Sat	50	47	51	53	43	61	57	86	69	87	90	85	81	78	64	71	61
Sun	34	36	41	57	48	53	50	57	58	74	76	78	79	35	34	34	31