Best Time to Drive from Garfield 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Garfield 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	46	98	108	105	96	94	86	84	87	83	87	97	97	91	70	53	57
Tue	43	90	105	104	99	106	102	97	86	85	91	105	103	97	67	60	58
Wed	45	86	105	101	100	97	89	82	86	91	100	98	104	100	82	69	58
Thu	55	88	104	102	98	104	102	93	89	84	103	114	120	105	93	70	66
Fri	49	75	104	101	94	89	91	81	79	85	107	117	116	107	109	101	68
Sat	44	41	50	54	60	85	99	98	104	111	118	113	106	104	106	100	95
Sun	46	43	45	47	49	66	93	100	105	109	113	115	110	104	107	98	99

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Garfield to Queens (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (17 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Garfield to central Queens 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 Garfield to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garfield to Queens?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 43 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garfield to Queens?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	98	108	105	96	94	86	84	87	83	87	97	97	91	70	53	57
Tue	43	90	105	104	99	106	102	97	86	85	91	105	103	97	67	60	58
Wed	45	86	105	101	100	97	89	82	86	91	100	98	104	100	82	69	58
Thu	55	88	104	102	98	104	102	93	89	84	103	114	120	105	93	70	66
Fri	49	75	104	101	94	89	91	81	79	85	107	117	116	107	109	101	68
Sat	44	41	50	54	60	85	99	98	104	111	118	113	106	104	106	100	95
Sun	46	43	45	47	49	66	93	100	105	109	113	115	110	104	107	98	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	98	108	105	96	94	86	84	87	83	87	97	97	91	70	53	57
Tue	43	90	105	104	99	106	102	97	86	85	91	105	103	97	67	60	58
Wed	45	86	105	101	100	97	89	82	86	91	100	98	104	100	82	69	58
Thu	55	88	104	102	98	104	102	93	89	84	103	114	120	105	93	70	66
Fri	49	75	104	101	94	89	91	81	79	85	107	117	116	107	109	101	68
Sat	44	41	50	54	60	85	99	98	104	111	118	113	106	104	106	100	95
Sun	46	43	45	47	49	66	93	100	105	109	113	115	110	104	107	98	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	98	108	105	96	94	86	84	87	83	87	97	97	91	70	53	57
Tue	43	90	105	104	99	106	102	97	86	85	91	105	103	97	67	60	58
Wed	45	86	105	101	100	97	89	82	86	91	100	98	104	100	82	69	58
Thu	55	88	104	102	98	104	102	93	89	84	103	114	120	105	93	70	66
Fri	49	75	104	101	94	89	91	81	79	85	107	117	116	107	109	101	68
Sat	44	41	50	54	60	85	99	98	104	111	118	113	106	104	106	100	95
Sun	46	43	45	47	49	66	93	100	105	109	113	115	110	104	107	98	99