Best Time to Drive from Glen Cove to Astoria

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 Glen Cove to Astoria 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	36	57	71	53	50	84	83	70	60	59	53	58	72	75	60	43	38
Tue	36	66	65	63	57	106	95	79	63	67	54	59	71	82	60	44	39
Wed	37	77	78	72	61	108	96	78	69	65	65	68	89	95	73	46	39
Thu	37	62	65	57	57	104	85	70	65	65	60	59	93	98	77	50	39
Fri	35	63	65	49	49	73	68	79	76	76	73	89	94	105	88	68	43
Sat	34	36	37	38	48	55	58	58	49	52	54	63	67	76	69	63	51
Sun	34	33	34	35	37	47	58	56	56	51	53	57	65	68	68	68	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Glen Cove to Astoria (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glen Cove to central Astoria 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 Glen Cove to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glen Cove to Astoria?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 35 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glen Cove to Astoria?

Leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	57	71	53	50	84	83	70	60	59	53	58	72	75	60	43	38
Tue	36	66	65	63	57	106	95	79	63	67	54	59	71	82	60	44	39
Wed	37	77	78	72	61	108	96	78	69	65	65	68	89	95	73	46	39
Thu	37	62	65	57	57	104	85	70	65	65	60	59	93	98	77	50	39
Fri	35	63	65	49	49	73	68	79	76	76	73	89	94	105	88	68	43
Sat	34	36	37	38	48	55	58	58	49	52	54	63	67	76	69	63	51
Sun	34	33	34	35	37	47	58	56	56	51	53	57	65	68	68	68	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	57	71	53	50	84	83	70	60	59	53	58	72	75	60	43	38
Tue	36	66	65	63	57	106	95	79	63	67	54	59	71	82	60	44	39
Wed	37	77	78	72	61	108	96	78	69	65	65	68	89	95	73	46	39
Thu	37	62	65	57	57	104	85	70	65	65	60	59	93	98	77	50	39
Fri	35	63	65	49	49	73	68	79	76	76	73	89	94	105	88	68	43
Sat	34	36	37	38	48	55	58	58	49	52	54	63	67	76	69	63	51
Sun	34	33	34	35	37	47	58	56	56	51	53	57	65	68	68	68	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	57	71	53	50	84	83	70	60	59	53	58	72	75	60	43	38
Tue	36	66	65	63	57	106	95	79	63	67	54	59	71	82	60	44	39
Wed	37	77	78	72	61	108	96	78	69	65	65	68	89	95	73	46	39
Thu	37	62	65	57	57	104	85	70	65	65	60	59	93	98	77	50	39
Fri	35	63	65	49	49	73	68	79	76	76	73	89	94	105	88	68	43
Sat	34	36	37	38	48	55	58	58	49	52	54	63	67	76	69	63	51
Sun	34	33	34	35	37	47	58	56	56	51	53	57	65	68	68	68	51