Best Time to Drive from Hunts Point 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 Hunts Point 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	22	28	32	33	34	30	32	31	33	34	34	40	40	37	31	27	26
Tue	22	28	34	28	33	34	35	34	35	35	37	42	42	37	34	28	27
Wed	23	28	32	34	32	32	31	33	34	34	39	49	46	40	35	29	27
Thu	29	28	32	34	29	31	36	36	35	36	41	47	45	41	37	33	28
Fri	28	28	31	32	33	31	35	35	36	37	42	47	42	42	41	36	34
Sat	22	21	24	26	28	30	29	30	31	32	35	36	35	35	34	33	32
Sun	22	21	22	26	23	24	25	26	28	31	33	35	34	35	33	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Hunts Point to Queens (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hunts Point 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 Hunts Point to Queens?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hunts Point to Queens?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 22 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hunts Point to Queens?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

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Queens to Hunts Point (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	22	28	32	33	34	30	32	31	33	34	34	40	40	37	31	27	26
Tue	22	28	34	28	33	34	35	34	35	35	37	42	42	37	34	28	27
Wed	23	28	32	34	32	32	31	33	34	34	39	49	46	40	35	29	27
Thu	29	28	32	34	29	31	36	36	35	36	41	47	45	41	37	33	28
Fri	28	28	31	32	33	31	35	35	36	37	42	47	42	42	41	36	34
Sat	22	21	24	26	28	30	29	30	31	32	35	36	35	35	34	33	32
Sun	22	21	22	26	23	24	25	26	28	31	33	35	34	35	33	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	28	32	33	34	30	32	31	33	34	34	40	40	37	31	27	26
Tue	22	28	34	28	33	34	35	34	35	35	37	42	42	37	34	28	27
Wed	23	28	32	34	32	32	31	33	34	34	39	49	46	40	35	29	27
Thu	29	28	32	34	29	31	36	36	35	36	41	47	45	41	37	33	28
Fri	28	28	31	32	33	31	35	35	36	37	42	47	42	42	41	36	34
Sat	22	21	24	26	28	30	29	30	31	32	35	36	35	35	34	33	32
Sun	22	21	22	26	23	24	25	26	28	31	33	35	34	35	33	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	28	32	33	34	30	32	31	33	34	34	40	40	37	31	27	26
Tue	22	28	34	28	33	34	35	34	35	35	37	42	42	37	34	28	27
Wed	23	28	32	34	32	32	31	33	34	34	39	49	46	40	35	29	27
Thu	29	28	32	34	29	31	36	36	35	36	41	47	45	41	37	33	28
Fri	28	28	31	32	33	31	35	35	36	37	42	47	42	42	41	36	34
Sat	22	21	24	26	28	30	29	30	31	32	35	36	35	35	34	33	32
Sun	22	21	22	26	23	24	25	26	28	31	33	35	34	35	33	33	30