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	133	174	173	174	162	144	136	135	138	138	147	145	141	132	111	108	102
Tue	128	176	184	181	169	156	143	136	138	141	147	148	146	135	123	121	110
Wed	133	178	192	173	160	147	147	139	143	149	152	152	154	142	122	127	111
Thu	131	168	172	172	163	151	149	143	145	144	150	157	156	163	133	127	115
Fri	126	150	153	151	143	139	141	140	153	153	194	167	159	149	137	128	120
Sat	90	97	118	123	128	137	138	140	142	144	143	150	152	144	138	136	134
Sun	88	90	94	108	118	122	129	136	136	145	146	145	144	138	130	124	123

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 194 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 142 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (153 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 94 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 after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 102 minutes then, versus up to 194 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 102 to 194 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 142 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hillsborough to Astoria?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 194 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	133	174	173	174	162	144	136	135	138	138	147	145	141	132	111	108	102
Tue	128	176	184	181	169	156	143	136	138	141	147	148	146	135	123	121	110
Wed	133	178	192	173	160	147	147	139	143	149	152	152	154	142	122	127	111
Thu	131	168	172	172	163	151	149	143	145	144	150	157	156	163	133	127	115
Fri	126	150	153	151	143	139	141	140	153	153	194	167	159	149	137	128	120
Sat	90	97	118	123	128	137	138	140	142	144	143	150	152	144	138	136	134
Sun	88	90	94	108	118	122	129	136	136	145	146	145	144	138	130	124	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	133	174	173	174	162	144	136	135	138	138	147	145	141	132	111	108	102
Tue	128	176	184	181	169	156	143	136	138	141	147	148	146	135	123	121	110
Wed	133	178	192	173	160	147	147	139	143	149	152	152	154	142	122	127	111
Thu	131	168	172	172	163	151	149	143	145	144	150	157	156	163	133	127	115
Fri	126	150	153	151	143	139	141	140	153	153	194	167	159	149	137	128	120
Sat	90	97	118	123	128	137	138	140	142	144	143	150	152	144	138	136	134
Sun	88	90	94	108	118	122	129	136	136	145	146	145	144	138	130	124	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	133	174	173	174	162	144	136	135	138	138	147	145	141	132	111	108	102
Tue	128	176	184	181	169	156	143	136	138	141	147	148	146	135	123	121	110
Wed	133	178	192	173	160	147	147	139	143	149	152	152	154	142	122	127	111
Thu	131	168	172	172	163	151	149	143	145	144	150	157	156	163	133	127	115
Fri	126	150	153	151	143	139	141	140	153	153	194	167	159	149	137	128	120
Sat	90	97	118	123	128	137	138	140	142	144	143	150	152	144	138	136	134
Sun	88	90	94	108	118	122	129	136	136	145	146	145	144	138	130	124	123