Best Time to Drive from Fort Lee to Queens

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 21-mile drive from Fort Lee to Queens (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Queens to Fort Lee

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 15 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 Fort Lee to central Queens 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 Fort Lee to Queens 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	28	40	44	50	46	46	42	39	44	44	43	55	56	54	44	37	34
Tue	28	38	43	49	46	46	50	48	43	44	52	56	57	55	40	34	33
Wed	29	36	41	48	44	46	44	44	43	43	50	59	60	58	43	40	34
Thu	34	48	43	49	41	47	51	48	42	45	52	59	64	60	50	44	35
Fri	33	34	41	47	46	39	45	44	43	46	52	58	62	57	54	51	44
Sat	28	25	30	32	34	38	41	41	43	48	53	58	53	49	49	48	45
Sun	28	26	28	32	34	31	36	39	44	49	52	54	57	51	45	49	43

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 Fort Lee to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fort Lee to Queens?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 28 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fort Lee to Queens?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	40	44	50	46	46	42	39	44	44	43	55	56	54	44	37	34
Tue	28	38	43	49	46	46	50	48	43	44	52	56	57	55	40	34	33
Wed	29	36	41	48	44	46	44	44	43	43	50	59	60	58	43	40	34
Thu	34	48	43	49	41	47	51	48	42	45	52	59	64	60	50	44	35
Fri	33	34	41	47	46	39	45	44	43	46	52	58	62	57	54	51	44
Sat	28	25	30	32	34	38	41	41	43	48	53	58	53	49	49	48	45
Sun	28	26	28	32	34	31	36	39	44	49	52	54	57	51	45	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	40	44	50	46	46	42	39	44	44	43	55	56	54	44	37	34
Tue	28	38	43	49	46	46	50	48	43	44	52	56	57	55	40	34	33
Wed	29	36	41	48	44	46	44	44	43	43	50	59	60	58	43	40	34
Thu	34	48	43	49	41	47	51	48	42	45	52	59	64	60	50	44	35
Fri	33	34	41	47	46	39	45	44	43	46	52	58	62	57	54	51	44
Sat	28	25	30	32	34	38	41	41	43	48	53	58	53	49	49	48	45
Sun	28	26	28	32	34	31	36	39	44	49	52	54	57	51	45	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	40	44	50	46	46	42	39	44	44	43	55	56	54	44	37	34
Tue	28	38	43	49	46	46	50	48	43	44	52	56	57	55	40	34	33
Wed	29	36	41	48	44	46	44	44	43	43	50	59	60	58	43	40	34
Thu	34	48	43	49	41	47	51	48	42	45	52	59	64	60	50	44	35
Fri	33	34	41	47	46	39	45	44	43	46	52	58	62	57	54	51	44
Sat	28	25	30	32	34	38	41	41	43	48	53	58	53	49	49	48	45
Sun	28	26	28	32	34	31	36	39	44	49	52	54	57	51	45	49	43