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.

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	90	107	95	87	84	78	74	67	65	78	82	89	84	69	60	58
Tue	58	94	124	113	95	86	80	72	63	66	72	78	81	85	72	63	58
Wed	57	94	111	109	96	87	79	66	65	65	77	79	81	88	74	63	59
Thu	59	89	107	100	93	87	85	74	70	69	77	82	91	92	83	67	61
Fri	57	81	97	77	66	65	72	73	71	80	99	103	100	92	80	66	62
Sat	54	53	54	58	62	70	80	84	81	79	79	77	83	82	78	74	67
Sun	53	53	52	53	56	61	71	87	86	89	89	88	89	93	90	85	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Irvington to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 126 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (35 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvington 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 Irvington to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 57 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvington to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 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	90	107	95	87	84	78	74	67	65	78	82	89	84	69	60	58
Tue	58	94	124	113	95	86	80	72	63	66	72	78	81	85	72	63	58
Wed	57	94	111	109	96	87	79	66	65	65	77	79	81	88	74	63	59
Thu	59	89	107	100	93	87	85	74	70	69	77	82	91	92	83	67	61
Fri	57	81	97	77	66	65	72	73	71	80	99	103	100	92	80	66	62
Sat	54	53	54	58	62	70	80	84	81	79	79	77	83	82	78	74	67
Sun	53	53	52	53	56	61	71	87	86	89	89	88	89	93	90	85	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	90	107	95	87	84	78	74	67	65	78	82	89	84	69	60	58
Tue	58	94	124	113	95	86	80	72	63	66	72	78	81	85	72	63	58
Wed	57	94	111	109	96	87	79	66	65	65	77	79	81	88	74	63	59
Thu	59	89	107	100	93	87	85	74	70	69	77	82	91	92	83	67	61
Fri	57	81	97	77	66	65	72	73	71	80	99	103	100	92	80	66	62
Sat	54	53	54	58	62	70	80	84	81	79	79	77	83	82	78	74	67
Sun	53	53	52	53	56	61	71	87	86	89	89	88	89	93	90	85	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	90	107	95	87	84	78	74	67	65	78	82	89	84	69	60	58
Tue	58	94	124	113	95	86	80	72	63	66	72	78	81	85	72	63	58
Wed	57	94	111	109	96	87	79	66	65	65	77	79	81	88	74	63	59
Thu	59	89	107	100	93	87	85	74	70	69	77	82	91	92	83	67	61
Fri	57	81	97	77	66	65	72	73	71	80	99	103	100	92	80	66	62
Sat	54	53	54	58	62	70	80	84	81	79	79	77	83	82	78	74	67
Sun	53	53	52	53	56	61	71	87	86	89	89	88	89	93	90	85	78