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	102	108	107	96	97	92	88	89	83	89	94	98	89	72	56	59
Tue	44	93	106	104	100	104	97	91	84	83	94	98	97	99	73	64	59
Wed	44	89	102	102	99	97	88	75	78	85	94	95	102	93	77	69	59
Thu	54	94	101	104	95	103	97	85	85	81	108	114	119	108	96	76	72
Fri	45	82	105	101	96	88	88	80	82	92	107	118	114	109	105	97	66
Sat	46	42	49	56	62	79	94	93	98	104	111	113	110	110	106	101	97
Sun	48	45	48	49	53	68	96	103	107	110	112	115	111	107	110	102	103

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 44 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (115 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (18 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 44 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 44 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garfield to Queens?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 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	102	108	107	96	97	92	88	89	83	89	94	98	89	72	56	59
Tue	44	93	106	104	100	104	97	91	84	83	94	98	97	99	73	64	59
Wed	44	89	102	102	99	97	88	75	78	85	94	95	102	93	77	69	59
Thu	54	94	101	104	95	103	97	85	85	81	108	114	119	108	96	76	72
Fri	45	82	105	101	96	88	88	80	82	92	107	118	114	109	105	97	66
Sat	46	42	49	56	62	79	94	93	98	104	111	113	110	110	106	101	97
Sun	48	45	48	49	53	68	96	103	107	110	112	115	111	107	110	102	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	102	108	107	96	97	92	88	89	83	89	94	98	89	72	56	59
Tue	44	93	106	104	100	104	97	91	84	83	94	98	97	99	73	64	59
Wed	44	89	102	102	99	97	88	75	78	85	94	95	102	93	77	69	59
Thu	54	94	101	104	95	103	97	85	85	81	108	114	119	108	96	76	72
Fri	45	82	105	101	96	88	88	80	82	92	107	118	114	109	105	97	66
Sat	46	42	49	56	62	79	94	93	98	104	111	113	110	110	106	101	97
Sun	48	45	48	49	53	68	96	103	107	110	112	115	111	107	110	102	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	102	108	107	96	97	92	88	89	83	89	94	98	89	72	56	59
Tue	44	93	106	104	100	104	97	91	84	83	94	98	97	99	73	64	59
Wed	44	89	102	102	99	97	88	75	78	85	94	95	102	93	77	69	59
Thu	54	94	101	104	95	103	97	85	85	81	108	114	119	108	96	76	72
Fri	45	82	105	101	96	88	88	80	82	92	107	118	114	109	105	97	66
Sat	46	42	49	56	62	79	94	93	98	104	111	113	110	110	106	101	97
Sun	48	45	48	49	53	68	96	103	107	110	112	115	111	107	110	102	103