Best Time to Drive from Irvington 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.

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Irvington to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

Freeway, about 21 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 18 miles: 34 to 72 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Irvington to central Queens along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Irvington 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	58	81	98	87	82	78	78	78	67	66	80	84	92	83	70	61	58
Tue	58	90	119	109	94	81	82	76	63	66	71	77	80	81	73	64	58
Wed	56	86	96	97	91	83	82	67	66	65	78	79	81	86	73	64	60
Thu	60	82	96	87	85	83	79	72	69	70	77	82	89	91	83	67	62
Fri	56	74	84	72	66	65	73	73	74	78	95	99	99	91	80	67	62
Sat	54	52	53	56	60	69	79	83	88	80	77	75	82	80	75	71	65
Sun	52	53	52	54	55	60	70	85	83	91	89	88	87	88	87	82	78

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 Irvington to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 56 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvington to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	81	98	87	82	78	78	78	67	66	80	84	92	83	70	61	58
Tue	58	90	119	109	94	81	82	76	63	66	71	77	80	81	73	64	58
Wed	56	86	96	97	91	83	82	67	66	65	78	79	81	86	73	64	60
Thu	60	82	96	87	85	83	79	72	69	70	77	82	89	91	83	67	62
Fri	56	74	84	72	66	65	73	73	74	78	95	99	99	91	80	67	62
Sat	54	52	53	56	60	69	79	83	88	80	77	75	82	80	75	71	65
Sun	52	53	52	54	55	60	70	85	83	91	89	88	87	88	87	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	81	98	87	82	78	78	78	67	66	80	84	92	83	70	61	58
Tue	58	90	119	109	94	81	82	76	63	66	71	77	80	81	73	64	58
Wed	56	86	96	97	91	83	82	67	66	65	78	79	81	86	73	64	60
Thu	60	82	96	87	85	83	79	72	69	70	77	82	89	91	83	67	62
Fri	56	74	84	72	66	65	73	73	74	78	95	99	99	91	80	67	62
Sat	54	52	53	56	60	69	79	83	88	80	77	75	82	80	75	71	65
Sun	52	53	52	54	55	60	70	85	83	91	89	88	87	88	87	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	81	98	87	82	78	78	78	67	66	80	84	92	83	70	61	58
Tue	58	90	119	109	94	81	82	76	63	66	71	77	80	81	73	64	58
Wed	56	86	96	97	91	83	82	67	66	65	78	79	81	86	73	64	60
Thu	60	82	96	87	85	83	79	72	69	70	77	82	89	91	83	67	62
Fri	56	74	84	72	66	65	73	73	74	78	95	99	99	91	80	67	62
Sat	54	52	53	56	60	69	79	83	88	80	77	75	82	80	75	71	65
Sun	52	53	52	54	55	60	70	85	83	91	89	88	87	88	87	82	78