Best Time to Drive from Harrison 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 Harrison 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	49	60	65	68	69	66	63	60	63	62	67	72	73	69	61	58	55
Tue	48	57	62	72	67	72	73	74	63	62	73	80	76	71	62	57	54
Wed	50	59	63	70	64	68	70	71	67	71	83	93	86	82	69	63	56
Thu	53	64	65	70	69	74	78	71	70	72	87	90	90	89	76	65	57
Fri	54	57	59	65	68	62	73	77	74	80	95	96	108	91	87	77	64
Sat	48	47	51	51	57	58	63	64	62	65	71	69	76	81	71	69	66
Sun	45	46	48	49	55	51	53	55	61	69	73	75	79	78	86	72	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Harrison to Queens (via I-678 South and Hutchinson River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (22 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Harrison 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 Harrison to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 48 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Harrison to Queens?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Queens to Harrison (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	60	65	68	69	66	63	60	63	62	67	72	73	69	61	58	55
Tue	48	57	62	72	67	72	73	74	63	62	73	80	76	71	62	57	54
Wed	50	59	63	70	64	68	70	71	67	71	83	93	86	82	69	63	56
Thu	53	64	65	70	69	74	78	71	70	72	87	90	90	89	76	65	57
Fri	54	57	59	65	68	62	73	77	74	80	95	96	108	91	87	77	64
Sat	48	47	51	51	57	58	63	64	62	65	71	69	76	81	71	69	66
Sun	45	46	48	49	55	51	53	55	61	69	73	75	79	78	86	72	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	60	65	68	69	66	63	60	63	62	67	72	73	69	61	58	55
Tue	48	57	62	72	67	72	73	74	63	62	73	80	76	71	62	57	54
Wed	50	59	63	70	64	68	70	71	67	71	83	93	86	82	69	63	56
Thu	53	64	65	70	69	74	78	71	70	72	87	90	90	89	76	65	57
Fri	54	57	59	65	68	62	73	77	74	80	95	96	108	91	87	77	64
Sat	48	47	51	51	57	58	63	64	62	65	71	69	76	81	71	69	66
Sun	45	46	48	49	55	51	53	55	61	69	73	75	79	78	86	72	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	60	65	68	69	66	63	60	63	62	67	72	73	69	61	58	55
Tue	48	57	62	72	67	72	73	74	63	62	73	80	76	71	62	57	54
Wed	50	59	63	70	64	68	70	71	67	71	83	93	86	82	69	63	56
Thu	53	64	65	70	69	74	78	71	70	72	87	90	90	89	76	65	57
Fri	54	57	59	65	68	62	73	77	74	80	95	96	108	91	87	77	64
Sat	48	47	51	51	57	58	63	64	62	65	71	69	76	81	71	69	66
Sun	45	46	48	49	55	51	53	55	61	69	73	75	79	78	86	72	63