Best Time to Drive from Iselin 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 Iselin 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	64	88	104	93	90	84	84	83	75	71	86	90	99	89	76	67	64
Tue	65	95	126	115	96	88	89	83	71	72	77	84	87	90	79	70	65
Wed	63	94	106	107	101	94	87	72	71	72	84	85	90	93	80	70	66
Thu	66	91	104	97	95	89	89	79	76	77	84	89	96	97	89	74	67
Fri	63	83	95	80	72	72	79	80	79	87	107	107	107	97	88	74	69
Sat	61	60	60	63	69	78	85	91	91	88	83	81	89	86	81	80	75
Sun	59	60	59	60	62	69	78	92	91	95	96	95	94	96	93	88	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Iselin to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 128 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (34 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Iselin 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 Iselin to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 63 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Iselin to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	88	104	93	90	84	84	83	75	71	86	90	99	89	76	67	64
Tue	65	95	126	115	96	88	89	83	71	72	77	84	87	90	79	70	65
Wed	63	94	106	107	101	94	87	72	71	72	84	85	90	93	80	70	66
Thu	66	91	104	97	95	89	89	79	76	77	84	89	96	97	89	74	67
Fri	63	83	95	80	72	72	79	80	79	87	107	107	107	97	88	74	69
Sat	61	60	60	63	69	78	85	91	91	88	83	81	89	86	81	80	75
Sun	59	60	59	60	62	69	78	92	91	95	96	95	94	96	93	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	88	104	93	90	84	84	83	75	71	86	90	99	89	76	67	64
Tue	65	95	126	115	96	88	89	83	71	72	77	84	87	90	79	70	65
Wed	63	94	106	107	101	94	87	72	71	72	84	85	90	93	80	70	66
Thu	66	91	104	97	95	89	89	79	76	77	84	89	96	97	89	74	67
Fri	63	83	95	80	72	72	79	80	79	87	107	107	107	97	88	74	69
Sat	61	60	60	63	69	78	85	91	91	88	83	81	89	86	81	80	75
Sun	59	60	59	60	62	69	78	92	91	95	96	95	94	96	93	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	88	104	93	90	84	84	83	75	71	86	90	99	89	76	67	64
Tue	65	95	126	115	96	88	89	83	71	72	77	84	87	90	79	70	65
Wed	63	94	106	107	101	94	87	72	71	72	84	85	90	93	80	70	66
Thu	66	91	104	97	95	89	89	79	76	77	84	89	96	97	89	74	67
Fri	63	83	95	80	72	72	79	80	79	87	107	107	107	97	88	74	69
Sat	61	60	60	63	69	78	85	91	91	88	83	81	89	86	81	80	75
Sun	59	60	59	60	62	69	78	92	91	95	96	95	94	96	93	88	84