Best Time to Drive from Gravesend 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 Gravesend 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	33	80	89	90	90	89	87	87	89	93	93	100	100	91	81	58	56
Tue	33	80	90	91	93	94	95	93	94	94	98	102	103	98	90	77	79
Wed	34	82	88	89	90	90	92	93	94	96	101	107	102	98	90	78	83
Thu	32	81	90	93	94	93	96	96	97	99	101	107	107	97	96	87	83
Fri	33	80	85	90	92	91	92	93	94	100	99	106	102	95	93	85	86
Sat	31	31	43	77	81	89	91	90	95	96	97	99	100	100	96	93	89
Sun	29	29	32	39	70	79	82	88	88	93	97	95	95	92	88	83	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Gravesend to Astoria (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (19 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gravesend 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 Gravesend to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Gravesend to Astoria?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 32 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gravesend to Astoria?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

More drives

Astoria to Gravesend (return trip) · Gravesend to Staten Island · Gravesend to Newark · Gravesend to Jersey City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	80	89	90	90	89	87	87	89	93	93	100	100	91	81	58	56
Tue	33	80	90	91	93	94	95	93	94	94	98	102	103	98	90	77	79
Wed	34	82	88	89	90	90	92	93	94	96	101	107	102	98	90	78	83
Thu	32	81	90	93	94	93	96	96	97	99	101	107	107	97	96	87	83
Fri	33	80	85	90	92	91	92	93	94	100	99	106	102	95	93	85	86
Sat	31	31	43	77	81	89	91	90	95	96	97	99	100	100	96	93	89
Sun	29	29	32	39	70	79	82	88	88	93	97	95	95	92	88	83	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	80	89	90	90	89	87	87	89	93	93	100	100	91	81	58	56
Tue	33	80	90	91	93	94	95	93	94	94	98	102	103	98	90	77	79
Wed	34	82	88	89	90	90	92	93	94	96	101	107	102	98	90	78	83
Thu	32	81	90	93	94	93	96	96	97	99	101	107	107	97	96	87	83
Fri	33	80	85	90	92	91	92	93	94	100	99	106	102	95	93	85	86
Sat	31	31	43	77	81	89	91	90	95	96	97	99	100	100	96	93	89
Sun	29	29	32	39	70	79	82	88	88	93	97	95	95	92	88	83	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	80	89	90	90	89	87	87	89	93	93	100	100	91	81	58	56
Tue	33	80	90	91	93	94	95	93	94	94	98	102	103	98	90	77	79
Wed	34	82	88	89	90	90	92	93	94	96	101	107	102	98	90	78	83
Thu	32	81	90	93	94	93	96	96	97	99	101	107	107	97	96	87	83
Fri	33	80	85	90	92	91	92	93	94	100	99	106	102	95	93	85	86
Sat	31	31	43	77	81	89	91	90	95	96	97	99	100	100	96	93	89
Sun	29	29	32	39	70	79	82	88	88	93	97	95	95	92	88	83	71