Best Time to Drive from Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove 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	40	58	63	55	57	85	85	94	70	63	52	63	79	79	67	49	44
Tue	39	68	62	68	64	95	99	82	73	71	54	66	84	90	70	52	45
Wed	38	73	71	70	64	96	98	85	70	64	57	66	90	100	91	54	44
Thu	41	62	57	58	61	103	96	76	70	69	61	67	97	105	93	57	45
Fri	39	66	59	53	53	78	67	81	78	74	66	79	94	105	98	77	50
Sat	38	39	39	42	53	60	62	56	57	58	55	65	64	73	67	67	65
Sun	37	35	36	37	39	49	55	61	59	55	58	59	65	64	73	73	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Glen Cove to Queens (via I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 106 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (76 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (18 to 67 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 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 Glen Cove to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 38 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glen Cove to Queens?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	58	63	55	57	85	85	94	70	63	52	63	79	79	67	49	44
Tue	39	68	62	68	64	95	99	82	73	71	54	66	84	90	70	52	45
Wed	38	73	71	70	64	96	98	85	70	64	57	66	90	100	91	54	44
Thu	41	62	57	58	61	103	96	76	70	69	61	67	97	105	93	57	45
Fri	39	66	59	53	53	78	67	81	78	74	66	79	94	105	98	77	50
Sat	38	39	39	42	53	60	62	56	57	58	55	65	64	73	67	67	65
Sun	37	35	36	37	39	49	55	61	59	55	58	59	65	64	73	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	58	63	55	57	85	85	94	70	63	52	63	79	79	67	49	44
Tue	39	68	62	68	64	95	99	82	73	71	54	66	84	90	70	52	45
Wed	38	73	71	70	64	96	98	85	70	64	57	66	90	100	91	54	44
Thu	41	62	57	58	61	103	96	76	70	69	61	67	97	105	93	57	45
Fri	39	66	59	53	53	78	67	81	78	74	66	79	94	105	98	77	50
Sat	38	39	39	42	53	60	62	56	57	58	55	65	64	73	67	67	65
Sun	37	35	36	37	39	49	55	61	59	55	58	59	65	64	73	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	58	63	55	57	85	85	94	70	63	52	63	79	79	67	49	44
Tue	39	68	62	68	64	95	99	82	73	71	54	66	84	90	70	52	45
Wed	38	73	71	70	64	96	98	85	70	64	57	66	90	100	91	54	44
Thu	41	62	57	58	61	103	96	76	70	69	61	67	97	105	93	57	45
Fri	39	66	59	53	53	78	67	81	78	74	66	79	94	105	98	77	50
Sat	38	39	39	42	53	60	62	56	57	58	55	65	64	73	67	67	65
Sun	37	35	36	37	39	49	55	61	59	55	58	59	65	64	73	73	67