Best Time to Drive from Flushing to Midtown Manhattan

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.

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Flushing to Midtown Manhattan (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (64 minutes).

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 12 to 35 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Flushing (41st Avenue) to central Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Flushing to Midtown Manhattan 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	21	29	44	56	50	45	43	42	40	50	56	60	58	51	43	34	29
Tue	21	43	61	62	62	55	48	41	50	48	57	62	58	47	40	51	31
Wed	26	37	51	61	62	53	57	48	46	45	58	63	57	56	38	41	33
Thu	21	42	52	60	59	55	51	48	44	47	53	60	51	49	39	37	31
Fri	21	36	49	54	56	53	43	47	51	56	63	66	58	58	44	35	33
Sat	31	25	24	25	30	28	29	29	34	41	40	52	51	50	54	61	59
Sun	64	39	25	23	22	23	26	29	31	36	40	55	52	49	46	52	53

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 Flushing to Midtown Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Flushing to Midtown Manhattan?

The 10-mile drive usually takes 21 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Flushing to Midtown Manhattan?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	29	44	56	50	45	43	42	40	50	56	60	58	51	43	34	29
Tue	21	43	61	62	62	55	48	41	50	48	57	62	58	47	40	51	31
Wed	26	37	51	61	62	53	57	48	46	45	58	63	57	56	38	41	33
Thu	21	42	52	60	59	55	51	48	44	47	53	60	51	49	39	37	31
Fri	21	36	49	54	56	53	43	47	51	56	63	66	58	58	44	35	33
Sat	31	25	24	25	30	28	29	29	34	41	40	52	51	50	54	61	59
Sun	64	39	25	23	22	23	26	29	31	36	40	55	52	49	46	52	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	29	44	56	50	45	43	42	40	50	56	60	58	51	43	34	29
Tue	21	43	61	62	62	55	48	41	50	48	57	62	58	47	40	51	31
Wed	26	37	51	61	62	53	57	48	46	45	58	63	57	56	38	41	33
Thu	21	42	52	60	59	55	51	48	44	47	53	60	51	49	39	37	31
Fri	21	36	49	54	56	53	43	47	51	56	63	66	58	58	44	35	33
Sat	31	25	24	25	30	28	29	29	34	41	40	52	51	50	54	61	59
Sun	64	39	25	23	22	23	26	29	31	36	40	55	52	49	46	52	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	29	44	56	50	45	43	42	40	50	56	60	58	51	43	34	29
Tue	21	43	61	62	62	55	48	41	50	48	57	62	58	47	40	51	31
Wed	26	37	51	61	62	53	57	48	46	45	58	63	57	56	38	41	33
Thu	21	42	52	60	59	55	51	48	44	47	53	60	51	49	39	37	31
Fri	21	36	49	54	56	53	43	47	51	56	63	66	58	58	44	35	33
Sat	31	25	24	25	30	28	29	29	34	41	40	52	51	50	54	61	59
Sun	64	39	25	23	22	23	26	29	31	36	40	55	52	49	46	52	53