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	42	55	72	64	56	55	52	54	51	48	48	51	51	51	48	45	43
Tue	42	57	85	79	65	57	53	50	47	48	46	47	47	49	47	45	43
Wed	42	56	79	75	66	55	54	49	45	45	47	48	46	47	47	45	43
Thu	43	54	74	74	64	57	56	53	51	47	47	47	48	49	48	46	45
Fri	42	53	66	57	48	45	48	49	46	46	49	54	52	50	48	47	44
Sat	41	41	40	42	43	45	46	47	47	48	45	44	45	49	48	47	46
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	46	47	49	49	46	48	48	50	50	51	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Mariners Harbor to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (51 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 44 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 42 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mariners Harbor to Queens?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	55	72	64	56	55	52	54	51	48	48	51	51	51	48	45	43
Tue	42	57	85	79	65	57	53	50	47	48	46	47	47	49	47	45	43
Wed	42	56	79	75	66	55	54	49	45	45	47	48	46	47	47	45	43
Thu	43	54	74	74	64	57	56	53	51	47	47	47	48	49	48	46	45
Fri	42	53	66	57	48	45	48	49	46	46	49	54	52	50	48	47	44
Sat	41	41	40	42	43	45	46	47	47	48	45	44	45	49	48	47	46
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	46	47	49	49	46	48	48	50	50	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	55	72	64	56	55	52	54	51	48	48	51	51	51	48	45	43
Tue	42	57	85	79	65	57	53	50	47	48	46	47	47	49	47	45	43
Wed	42	56	79	75	66	55	54	49	45	45	47	48	46	47	47	45	43
Thu	43	54	74	74	64	57	56	53	51	47	47	47	48	49	48	46	45
Fri	42	53	66	57	48	45	48	49	46	46	49	54	52	50	48	47	44
Sat	41	41	40	42	43	45	46	47	47	48	45	44	45	49	48	47	46
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	46	47	49	49	46	48	48	50	50	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	55	72	64	56	55	52	54	51	48	48	51	51	51	48	45	43
Tue	42	57	85	79	65	57	53	50	47	48	46	47	47	49	47	45	43
Wed	42	56	79	75	66	55	54	49	45	45	47	48	46	47	47	45	43
Thu	43	54	74	74	64	57	56	53	51	47	47	47	48	49	48	46	45
Fri	42	53	66	57	48	45	48	49	46	46	49	54	52	50	48	47	44
Sat	41	41	40	42	43	45	46	47	47	48	45	44	45	49	48	47	46
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	46	47	49	49	46	48	48	50	50	51	50