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	65	95	113	101	96	92	84	80	75	70	85	89	98	92	77	67	64
Tue	65	100	132	121	101	87	87	78	71	73	78	85	90	92	79	69	65
Wed	63	101	125	117	103	94	85	72	71	71	84	85	91	95	81	69	65
Thu	66	97	117	109	101	97	89	78	75	75	84	89	97	98	89	73	66
Fri	64	90	101	82	72	72	78	78	78	88	106	107	106	98	87	73	68
Sat	61	60	61	65	70	75	84	89	85	83	82	83	89	88	81	79	74
Sun	60	61	59	60	63	67	76	88	89	90	90	93	95	99	96	92	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 132 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (99 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 75 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 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 63 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Iselin to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	95	113	101	96	92	84	80	75	70	85	89	98	92	77	67	64
Tue	65	100	132	121	101	87	87	78	71	73	78	85	90	92	79	69	65
Wed	63	101	125	117	103	94	85	72	71	71	84	85	91	95	81	69	65
Thu	66	97	117	109	101	97	89	78	75	75	84	89	97	98	89	73	66
Fri	64	90	101	82	72	72	78	78	78	88	106	107	106	98	87	73	68
Sat	61	60	61	65	70	75	84	89	85	83	82	83	89	88	81	79	74
Sun	60	61	59	60	63	67	76	88	89	90	90	93	95	99	96	92	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	95	113	101	96	92	84	80	75	70	85	89	98	92	77	67	64
Tue	65	100	132	121	101	87	87	78	71	73	78	85	90	92	79	69	65
Wed	63	101	125	117	103	94	85	72	71	71	84	85	91	95	81	69	65
Thu	66	97	117	109	101	97	89	78	75	75	84	89	97	98	89	73	66
Fri	64	90	101	82	72	72	78	78	78	88	106	107	106	98	87	73	68
Sat	61	60	61	65	70	75	84	89	85	83	82	83	89	88	81	79	74
Sun	60	61	59	60	63	67	76	88	89	90	90	93	95	99	96	92	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	95	113	101	96	92	84	80	75	70	85	89	98	92	77	67	64
Tue	65	100	132	121	101	87	87	78	71	73	78	85	90	92	79	69	65
Wed	63	101	125	117	103	94	85	72	71	71	84	85	91	95	81	69	65
Thu	66	97	117	109	101	97	89	78	75	75	84	89	97	98	89	73	66
Fri	64	90	101	82	72	72	78	78	78	88	106	107	106	98	87	73	68
Sat	61	60	61	65	70	75	84	89	85	83	82	83	89	88	81	79	74
Sun	60	61	59	60	63	67	76	88	89	90	90	93	95	99	96	92	84