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.

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	28	44	56	51	46	40	36	35	39	54	57	54	46	37	35	30
Tue	22	36	61	62	62	55	49	41	51	49	58	63	59	47	40	50	31
Wed	26	38	52	61	62	53	57	49	47	46	58	63	58	56	38	41	33
Thu	22	43	53	61	59	54	52	51	42	43	48	57	49	45	39	35	31
Fri	21	34	48	53	55	47	41	44	46	53	61	64	54	53	43	36	33
Sat	31	26	24	24	29	31	30	32	36	40	40	47	50	45	51	51	44
Sun	65	40	25	23	23	23	26	30	31	36	35	51	49	47	41	40	40

About this drive

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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (12 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Flushing (41st Avenue) to central Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) 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 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 45 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	28	44	56	51	46	40	36	35	39	54	57	54	46	37	35	30
Tue	22	36	61	62	62	55	49	41	51	49	58	63	59	47	40	50	31
Wed	26	38	52	61	62	53	57	49	47	46	58	63	58	56	38	41	33
Thu	22	43	53	61	59	54	52	51	42	43	48	57	49	45	39	35	31
Fri	21	34	48	53	55	47	41	44	46	53	61	64	54	53	43	36	33
Sat	31	26	24	24	29	31	30	32	36	40	40	47	50	45	51	51	44
Sun	65	40	25	23	23	23	26	30	31	36	35	51	49	47	41	40	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	28	44	56	51	46	40	36	35	39	54	57	54	46	37	35	30
Tue	22	36	61	62	62	55	49	41	51	49	58	63	59	47	40	50	31
Wed	26	38	52	61	62	53	57	49	47	46	58	63	58	56	38	41	33
Thu	22	43	53	61	59	54	52	51	42	43	48	57	49	45	39	35	31
Fri	21	34	48	53	55	47	41	44	46	53	61	64	54	53	43	36	33
Sat	31	26	24	24	29	31	30	32	36	40	40	47	50	45	51	51	44
Sun	65	40	25	23	23	23	26	30	31	36	35	51	49	47	41	40	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	28	44	56	51	46	40	36	35	39	54	57	54	46	37	35	30
Tue	22	36	61	62	62	55	49	41	51	49	58	63	59	47	40	50	31
Wed	26	38	52	61	62	53	57	49	47	46	58	63	58	56	38	41	33
Thu	22	43	53	61	59	54	52	51	42	43	48	57	49	45	39	35	31
Fri	21	34	48	53	55	47	41	44	46	53	61	64	54	53	43	36	33
Sat	31	26	24	24	29	31	30	32	36	40	40	47	50	45	51	51	44
Sun	65	40	25	23	23	23	26	30	31	36	35	51	49	47	41	40	40