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.

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	61	78	69	63	58	55	55	49	46	50	53	54	58	50	43	41
Tue	40	62	89	83	68	61	57	52	46	46	46	49	49	54	50	44	42
Wed	40	64	84	77	72	61	58	47	44	44	50	49	50	57	51	44	42
Thu	40	62	82	72	66	61	57	53	51	47	48	50	53	59	57	46	43
Fri	40	56	69	57	47	45	48	50	47	49	59	65	65	60	54	46	43
Sat	39	38	38	40	42	46	49	54	52	53	51	51	56	56	53	50	47
Sun	37	38	37	38	39	42	48	56	58	57	57	59	59	63	62	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Linden to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (19 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Linden 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 Linden to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 39 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Linden to Queens?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 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	61	78	69	63	58	55	55	49	46	50	53	54	58	50	43	41
Tue	40	62	89	83	68	61	57	52	46	46	46	49	49	54	50	44	42
Wed	40	64	84	77	72	61	58	47	44	44	50	49	50	57	51	44	42
Thu	40	62	82	72	66	61	57	53	51	47	48	50	53	59	57	46	43
Fri	40	56	69	57	47	45	48	50	47	49	59	65	65	60	54	46	43
Sat	39	38	38	40	42	46	49	54	52	53	51	51	56	56	53	50	47
Sun	37	38	37	38	39	42	48	56	58	57	57	59	59	63	62	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	61	78	69	63	58	55	55	49	46	50	53	54	58	50	43	41
Tue	40	62	89	83	68	61	57	52	46	46	46	49	49	54	50	44	42
Wed	40	64	84	77	72	61	58	47	44	44	50	49	50	57	51	44	42
Thu	40	62	82	72	66	61	57	53	51	47	48	50	53	59	57	46	43
Fri	40	56	69	57	47	45	48	50	47	49	59	65	65	60	54	46	43
Sat	39	38	38	40	42	46	49	54	52	53	51	51	56	56	53	50	47
Sun	37	38	37	38	39	42	48	56	58	57	57	59	59	63	62	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	61	78	69	63	58	55	55	49	46	50	53	54	58	50	43	41
Tue	40	62	89	83	68	61	57	52	46	46	46	49	49	54	50	44	42
Wed	40	64	84	77	72	61	58	47	44	44	50	49	50	57	51	44	42
Thu	40	62	82	72	66	61	57	53	51	47	48	50	53	59	57	46	43
Fri	40	56	69	57	47	45	48	50	47	49	59	65	65	60	54	46	43
Sat	39	38	38	40	42	46	49	54	52	53	51	51	56	56	53	50	47
Sun	37	38	37	38	39	42	48	56	58	57	57	59	59	63	62	58	55