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	33	59	83	63	59	71	71	60	77	91	89	99	85	79	82	83	84
Tue	33	53	69	59	49	67	77	58	79	92	95	96	93	86	79	70	86
Wed	31	48	84	58	52	68	65	60	58	73	89	86	77	75	76	83	72
Thu	39	63	87	68	59	70	76	78	87	88	86	82	91	84	75	70	75
Fri	44	60	82	67	71	75	74	79	86	99	97	97	96	92	91	78	68
Sat	49	47	47	47	51	61	58	62	64	82	89	81	86	80	82	80	79
Sun	44	46	49	48	50	54	49	50	61	73	82	82	76	75	81	72	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Far Rockaway to Astoria (via Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (12 to 36 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 31 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 31 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Astoria?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 104 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	59	83	63	59	71	71	60	77	91	89	99	85	79	82	83	84
Tue	33	53	69	59	49	67	77	58	79	92	95	96	93	86	79	70	86
Wed	31	48	84	58	52	68	65	60	58	73	89	86	77	75	76	83	72
Thu	39	63	87	68	59	70	76	78	87	88	86	82	91	84	75	70	75
Fri	44	60	82	67	71	75	74	79	86	99	97	97	96	92	91	78	68
Sat	49	47	47	47	51	61	58	62	64	82	89	81	86	80	82	80	79
Sun	44	46	49	48	50	54	49	50	61	73	82	82	76	75	81	72	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	59	83	63	59	71	71	60	77	91	89	99	85	79	82	83	84
Tue	33	53	69	59	49	67	77	58	79	92	95	96	93	86	79	70	86
Wed	31	48	84	58	52	68	65	60	58	73	89	86	77	75	76	83	72
Thu	39	63	87	68	59	70	76	78	87	88	86	82	91	84	75	70	75
Fri	44	60	82	67	71	75	74	79	86	99	97	97	96	92	91	78	68
Sat	49	47	47	47	51	61	58	62	64	82	89	81	86	80	82	80	79
Sun	44	46	49	48	50	54	49	50	61	73	82	82	76	75	81	72	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	59	83	63	59	71	71	60	77	91	89	99	85	79	82	83	84
Tue	33	53	69	59	49	67	77	58	79	92	95	96	93	86	79	70	86
Wed	31	48	84	58	52	68	65	60	58	73	89	86	77	75	76	83	72
Thu	39	63	87	68	59	70	76	78	87	88	86	82	91	84	75	70	75
Fri	44	60	82	67	71	75	74	79	86	99	97	97	96	92	91	78	68
Sat	49	47	47	47	51	61	58	62	64	82	89	81	86	80	82	80	79
Sun	44	46	49	48	50	54	49	50	61	73	82	82	76	75	81	72	87