Best Time to Drive from Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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	35	42	38	38	34	33	31	29	32	38	38	42	41	42	45	39	34
Tue	20	34	36	41	40	30	38	38	36	44	41	42	44	44	45	46	43
Wed	21	42	45	41	41	40	38	29	29	31	30	41	43	44	44	41	41
Thu	30	48	35	39	31	31	32	32	31	40	43	38	36	40	37	32	30
Fri	21	30	30	28	28	38	41	41	46	44	44	36	46	47	47	43	41
Sat	25	21	21	25	28	31	25	33	40	42	42	42	43	45	44	47	45
Sun	25	22	24	32	36	29	32	38	39	40	42	43	46	39	43	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Hempstead to Queens (via Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead 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 Hempstead to Queens?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 20 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	38	38	34	33	31	29	32	38	38	42	41	42	45	39	34
Tue	20	34	36	41	40	30	38	38	36	44	41	42	44	44	45	46	43
Wed	21	42	45	41	41	40	38	29	29	31	30	41	43	44	44	41	41
Thu	30	48	35	39	31	31	32	32	31	40	43	38	36	40	37	32	30
Fri	21	30	30	28	28	38	41	41	46	44	44	36	46	47	47	43	41
Sat	25	21	21	25	28	31	25	33	40	42	42	42	43	45	44	47	45
Sun	25	22	24	32	36	29	32	38	39	40	42	43	46	39	43	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	38	38	34	33	31	29	32	38	38	42	41	42	45	39	34
Tue	20	34	36	41	40	30	38	38	36	44	41	42	44	44	45	46	43
Wed	21	42	45	41	41	40	38	29	29	31	30	41	43	44	44	41	41
Thu	30	48	35	39	31	31	32	32	31	40	43	38	36	40	37	32	30
Fri	21	30	30	28	28	38	41	41	46	44	44	36	46	47	47	43	41
Sat	25	21	21	25	28	31	25	33	40	42	42	42	43	45	44	47	45
Sun	25	22	24	32	36	29	32	38	39	40	42	43	46	39	43	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	38	38	34	33	31	29	32	38	38	42	41	42	45	39	34
Tue	20	34	36	41	40	30	38	38	36	44	41	42	44	44	45	46	43
Wed	21	42	45	41	41	40	38	29	29	31	30	41	43	44	44	41	41
Thu	30	48	35	39	31	31	32	32	31	40	43	38	36	40	37	32	30
Fri	21	30	30	28	28	38	41	41	46	44	44	36	46	47	47	43	41
Sat	25	21	21	25	28	31	25	33	40	42	42	42	43	45	44	47	45
Sun	25	22	24	32	36	29	32	38	39	40	42	43	46	39	43	40	38