Best Time to Drive from Jamaica to Maspeth

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 Jamaica to Maspeth 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	13	20	37	45	35	30	40	41	41	54	50	47	54	51	37	26	21
Tue	22	28	56	52	57	50	48	46	48	49	47	45	44	42	37	33	21
Wed	21	37	46	51	45	38	32	44	42	41	45	45	45	44	35	31	22
Thu	25	28	38	50	49	44	36	36	36	38	40	44	42	42	36	34	22
Fri	20	33	43	59	53	46	41	47	46	48	51	50	49	49	45	40	33
Sat	22	16	19	26	25	27	28	23	31	41	37	45	57	40	48	39	35
Sun	44	27	15	15	16	18	18	21	27	30	35	45	44	57	41	43	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 9-mile drive from Jamaica to Maspeth (via I-678 North and I-495 West) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jamaica to central Maspeth 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 Jamaica to Maspeth?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jamaica to Maspeth?

The 9-mile drive usually takes 13 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Maspeth?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	20	37	45	35	30	40	41	41	54	50	47	54	51	37	26	21
Tue	22	28	56	52	57	50	48	46	48	49	47	45	44	42	37	33	21
Wed	21	37	46	51	45	38	32	44	42	41	45	45	45	44	35	31	22
Thu	25	28	38	50	49	44	36	36	36	38	40	44	42	42	36	34	22
Fri	20	33	43	59	53	46	41	47	46	48	51	50	49	49	45	40	33
Sat	22	16	19	26	25	27	28	23	31	41	37	45	57	40	48	39	35
Sun	44	27	15	15	16	18	18	21	27	30	35	45	44	57	41	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	20	37	45	35	30	40	41	41	54	50	47	54	51	37	26	21
Tue	22	28	56	52	57	50	48	46	48	49	47	45	44	42	37	33	21
Wed	21	37	46	51	45	38	32	44	42	41	45	45	45	44	35	31	22
Thu	25	28	38	50	49	44	36	36	36	38	40	44	42	42	36	34	22
Fri	20	33	43	59	53	46	41	47	46	48	51	50	49	49	45	40	33
Sat	22	16	19	26	25	27	28	23	31	41	37	45	57	40	48	39	35
Sun	44	27	15	15	16	18	18	21	27	30	35	45	44	57	41	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	20	37	45	35	30	40	41	41	54	50	47	54	51	37	26	21
Tue	22	28	56	52	57	50	48	46	48	49	47	45	44	42	37	33	21
Wed	21	37	46	51	45	38	32	44	42	41	45	45	45	44	35	31	22
Thu	25	28	38	50	49	44	36	36	36	38	40	44	42	42	36	34	22
Fri	20	33	43	59	53	46	41	47	46	48	51	50	49	49	45	40	33
Sat	22	16	19	26	25	27	28	23	31	41	37	45	57	40	48	39	35
Sun	44	27	15	15	16	18	18	21	27	30	35	45	44	57	41	43	37