Best Time to Drive from Mariners Harbor 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 Mariners Harbor 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	41	50	61	58	51	53	52	56	52	49	48	52	51	52	49	45	43
Tue	41	54	72	71	63	54	54	52	47	47	45	47	46	49	46	45	43
Wed	42	54	67	66	61	55	57	48	44	44	47	47	46	46	46	45	43
Thu	43	52	66	65	57	53	53	54	51	47	46	47	47	49	48	47	45
Fri	42	50	59	55	47	45	48	50	45	46	51	54	52	50	47	46	44
Sat	40	41	40	41	43	46	47	47	46	49	44	44	45	49	48	47	46
Sun	39	40	40	40	41	43	47	48	47	48	47	50	48	49	48	50	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Mariners Harbor to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 77 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 9 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (18 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mariners Harbor 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 Mariners Harbor to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mariners Harbor to Queens?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 41 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mariners Harbor to Queens?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	61	58	51	53	52	56	52	49	48	52	51	52	49	45	43
Tue	41	54	72	71	63	54	54	52	47	47	45	47	46	49	46	45	43
Wed	42	54	67	66	61	55	57	48	44	44	47	47	46	46	46	45	43
Thu	43	52	66	65	57	53	53	54	51	47	46	47	47	49	48	47	45
Fri	42	50	59	55	47	45	48	50	45	46	51	54	52	50	47	46	44
Sat	40	41	40	41	43	46	47	47	46	49	44	44	45	49	48	47	46
Sun	39	40	40	40	41	43	47	48	47	48	47	50	48	49	48	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	61	58	51	53	52	56	52	49	48	52	51	52	49	45	43
Tue	41	54	72	71	63	54	54	52	47	47	45	47	46	49	46	45	43
Wed	42	54	67	66	61	55	57	48	44	44	47	47	46	46	46	45	43
Thu	43	52	66	65	57	53	53	54	51	47	46	47	47	49	48	47	45
Fri	42	50	59	55	47	45	48	50	45	46	51	54	52	50	47	46	44
Sat	40	41	40	41	43	46	47	47	46	49	44	44	45	49	48	47	46
Sun	39	40	40	40	41	43	47	48	47	48	47	50	48	49	48	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	61	58	51	53	52	56	52	49	48	52	51	52	49	45	43
Tue	41	54	72	71	63	54	54	52	47	47	45	47	46	49	46	45	43
Wed	42	54	67	66	61	55	57	48	44	44	47	47	46	46	46	45	43
Thu	43	52	66	65	57	53	53	54	51	47	46	47	47	49	48	47	45
Fri	42	50	59	55	47	45	48	50	45	46	51	54	52	50	47	46	44
Sat	40	41	40	41	43	46	47	47	46	49	44	44	45	49	48	47	46
Sun	39	40	40	40	41	43	47	48	47	48	47	50	48	49	48	50	50