Best Time to Drive from Far Rockaway to Edison

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 Edison 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	69	78	90	92	86	82	84	79	78	84	97	110	109	97	79	75	77
Tue	69	77	96	96	94	85	86	79	77	85	114	117	111	102	83	77	73
Wed	71	77	98	97	93	87	84	79	81	104	139	147	129	106	81	76	108
Thu	70	79	92	93	95	89	85	83	83	100	135	138	141	124	93	80	77
Fri	71	77	93	88	81	79	81	90	104	141	141	146	133	109	91	80	75
Sat	68	68	69	72	75	78	81	83	82	81	78	76	77	78	79	79	75
Sun	68	67	67	68	70	73	78	80	81	80	77	76	78	77	76	77	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Far Rockaway to Edison (via NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (37 to 76 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 Edison 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 Edison?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 69 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Edison?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	78	90	92	86	82	84	79	78	84	97	110	109	97	79	75	77
Tue	69	77	96	96	94	85	86	79	77	85	114	117	111	102	83	77	73
Wed	71	77	98	97	93	87	84	79	81	104	139	147	129	106	81	76	108
Thu	70	79	92	93	95	89	85	83	83	100	135	138	141	124	93	80	77
Fri	71	77	93	88	81	79	81	90	104	141	141	146	133	109	91	80	75
Sat	68	68	69	72	75	78	81	83	82	81	78	76	77	78	79	79	75
Sun	68	67	67	68	70	73	78	80	81	80	77	76	78	77	76	77	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	78	90	92	86	82	84	79	78	84	97	110	109	97	79	75	77
Tue	69	77	96	96	94	85	86	79	77	85	114	117	111	102	83	77	73
Wed	71	77	98	97	93	87	84	79	81	104	139	147	129	106	81	76	108
Thu	70	79	92	93	95	89	85	83	83	100	135	138	141	124	93	80	77
Fri	71	77	93	88	81	79	81	90	104	141	141	146	133	109	91	80	75
Sat	68	68	69	72	75	78	81	83	82	81	78	76	77	78	79	79	75
Sun	68	67	67	68	70	73	78	80	81	80	77	76	78	77	76	77	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	78	90	92	86	82	84	79	78	84	97	110	109	97	79	75	77
Tue	69	77	96	96	94	85	86	79	77	85	114	117	111	102	83	77	73
Wed	71	77	98	97	93	87	84	79	81	104	139	147	129	106	81	76	108
Thu	70	79	92	93	95	89	85	83	83	100	135	138	141	124	93	80	77
Fri	71	77	93	88	81	79	81	90	104	141	141	146	133	109	91	80	75
Sat	68	68	69	72	75	78	81	83	82	81	78	76	77	78	79	79	75
Sun	68	67	67	68	70	73	78	80	81	80	77	76	78	77	76	77	77