Best Time to Drive from Linden 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 30-mile drive from Linden to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (61 minutes).

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 19 to 43 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 Linden 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 Linden 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	39	55	69	62	57	54	55	59	51	48	52	55	56	57	50	44	42
Tue	40	61	86	81	68	58	58	55	46	46	46	49	49	52	51	45	42
Wed	40	59	70	66	64	56	59	47	45	43	50	49	48	56	50	45	42
Thu	40	58	68	62	59	56	53	52	50	47	48	49	51	58	56	46	43
Fri	40	49	60	52	47	45	49	50	48	48	57	62	63	59	53	47	43
Sat	38	38	38	39	42	46	51	54	54	54	51	49	55	55	52	49	46
Sun	37	38	37	38	39	42	48	57	55	58	57	59	56	60	59	56	54

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 Linden to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 39 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Linden to Queens?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	55	69	62	57	54	55	59	51	48	52	55	56	57	50	44	42
Tue	40	61	86	81	68	58	58	55	46	46	46	49	49	52	51	45	42
Wed	40	59	70	66	64	56	59	47	45	43	50	49	48	56	50	45	42
Thu	40	58	68	62	59	56	53	52	50	47	48	49	51	58	56	46	43
Fri	40	49	60	52	47	45	49	50	48	48	57	62	63	59	53	47	43
Sat	38	38	38	39	42	46	51	54	54	54	51	49	55	55	52	49	46
Sun	37	38	37	38	39	42	48	57	55	58	57	59	56	60	59	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	55	69	62	57	54	55	59	51	48	52	55	56	57	50	44	42
Tue	40	61	86	81	68	58	58	55	46	46	46	49	49	52	51	45	42
Wed	40	59	70	66	64	56	59	47	45	43	50	49	48	56	50	45	42
Thu	40	58	68	62	59	56	53	52	50	47	48	49	51	58	56	46	43
Fri	40	49	60	52	47	45	49	50	48	48	57	62	63	59	53	47	43
Sat	38	38	38	39	42	46	51	54	54	54	51	49	55	55	52	49	46
Sun	37	38	37	38	39	42	48	57	55	58	57	59	56	60	59	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	55	69	62	57	54	55	59	51	48	52	55	56	57	50	44	42
Tue	40	61	86	81	68	58	58	55	46	46	46	49	49	52	51	45	42
Wed	40	59	70	66	64	56	59	47	45	43	50	49	48	56	50	45	42
Thu	40	58	68	62	59	56	53	52	50	47	48	49	51	58	56	46	43
Fri	40	49	60	52	47	45	49	50	48	48	57	62	63	59	53	47	43
Sat	38	38	38	39	42	46	51	54	54	54	51	49	55	55	52	49	46
Sun	37	38	37	38	39	42	48	57	55	58	57	59	56	60	59	56	54