Best Time to Drive from Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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	130	167	174	172	161	145	139	137	139	138	148	145	142	131	111	107	102
Tue	128	176	181	180	170	156	145	138	139	141	147	149	146	137	127	122	112
Wed	130	175	189	178	163	148	146	141	144	149	151	151	153	139	123	128	112
Thu	130	170	175	177	170	154	153	146	149	147	154	159	157	149	135	129	117
Fri	126	153	153	150	145	142	143	140	149	151	168	170	164	151	134	129	119
Sat	90	98	116	123	129	137	139	142	142	149	145	151	153	144	138	136	134
Sun	88	90	95	112	121	128	137	145	148	152	148	146	144	137	131	126	124

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Hillsborough to Astoria (via NY-440 North and I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 102 minutes and up to 189 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 143 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (154 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (46 to 81 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 102 minutes then, versus up to 189 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 102 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 143 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hillsborough to Astoria?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 189 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	130	167	174	172	161	145	139	137	139	138	148	145	142	131	111	107	102
Tue	128	176	181	180	170	156	145	138	139	141	147	149	146	137	127	122	112
Wed	130	175	189	178	163	148	146	141	144	149	151	151	153	139	123	128	112
Thu	130	170	175	177	170	154	153	146	149	147	154	159	157	149	135	129	117
Fri	126	153	153	150	145	142	143	140	149	151	168	170	164	151	134	129	119
Sat	90	98	116	123	129	137	139	142	142	149	145	151	153	144	138	136	134
Sun	88	90	95	112	121	128	137	145	148	152	148	146	144	137	131	126	124

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	130	167	174	172	161	145	139	137	139	138	148	145	142	131	111	107	102
Tue	128	176	181	180	170	156	145	138	139	141	147	149	146	137	127	122	112
Wed	130	175	189	178	163	148	146	141	144	149	151	151	153	139	123	128	112
Thu	130	170	175	177	170	154	153	146	149	147	154	159	157	149	135	129	117
Fri	126	153	153	150	145	142	143	140	149	151	168	170	164	151	134	129	119
Sat	90	98	116	123	129	137	139	142	142	149	145	151	153	144	138	136	134
Sun	88	90	95	112	121	128	137	145	148	152	148	146	144	137	131	126	124

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	130	167	174	172	161	145	139	137	139	138	148	145	142	131	111	107	102
Tue	128	176	181	180	170	156	145	138	139	141	147	149	146	137	127	122	112
Wed	130	175	189	178	163	148	146	141	144	149	151	151	153	139	123	128	112
Thu	130	170	175	177	170	154	153	146	149	147	154	159	157	149	135	129	117
Fri	126	153	153	150	145	142	143	140	149	151	168	170	164	151	134	129	119
Sat	90	98	116	123	129	137	139	142	142	149	145	151	153	144	138	136	134
Sun	88	90	95	112	121	128	137	145	148	152	148	146	144	137	131	126	124