Best Time to Drive from Marlboro 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 Marlboro 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	87	111	111	111	108	105	99	94	92	86	91	92	97	92	85	83	81
Tue	88	125	133	124	114	101	100	90	87	86	86	86	89	86	87	85	82
Wed	87	121	124	120	107	102	94	85	83	85	86	85	88	88	86	85	83
Thu	89	116	115	110	104	103	100	91	88	86	85	88	93	92	89	88	85
Fri	83	101	98	89	88	91	91	87	86	85	95	103	107	96	88	86	85
Sat	79	77	78	81	83	86	86	88	87	84	84	86	92	90	87	88	86
Sun	77	78	77	78	80	84	87	90	88	90	90	89	89	90	89	93	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Marlboro to Queens (via I-278 East and NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (39 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Marlboro 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 Marlboro to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 81 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Marlboro to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	111	111	111	108	105	99	94	92	86	91	92	97	92	85	83	81
Tue	88	125	133	124	114	101	100	90	87	86	86	86	89	86	87	85	82
Wed	87	121	124	120	107	102	94	85	83	85	86	85	88	88	86	85	83
Thu	89	116	115	110	104	103	100	91	88	86	85	88	93	92	89	88	85
Fri	83	101	98	89	88	91	91	87	86	85	95	103	107	96	88	86	85
Sat	79	77	78	81	83	86	86	88	87	84	84	86	92	90	87	88	86
Sun	77	78	77	78	80	84	87	90	88	90	90	89	89	90	89	93	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	111	111	111	108	105	99	94	92	86	91	92	97	92	85	83	81
Tue	88	125	133	124	114	101	100	90	87	86	86	86	89	86	87	85	82
Wed	87	121	124	120	107	102	94	85	83	85	86	85	88	88	86	85	83
Thu	89	116	115	110	104	103	100	91	88	86	85	88	93	92	89	88	85
Fri	83	101	98	89	88	91	91	87	86	85	95	103	107	96	88	86	85
Sat	79	77	78	81	83	86	86	88	87	84	84	86	92	90	87	88	86
Sun	77	78	77	78	80	84	87	90	88	90	90	89	89	90	89	93	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	111	111	111	108	105	99	94	92	86	91	92	97	92	85	83	81
Tue	88	125	133	124	114	101	100	90	87	86	86	86	89	86	87	85	82
Wed	87	121	124	120	107	102	94	85	83	85	86	85	88	88	86	85	83
Thu	89	116	115	110	104	103	100	91	88	86	85	88	93	92	89	88	85
Fri	83	101	98	89	88	91	91	87	86	85	95	103	107	96	88	86	85
Sat	79	77	78	81	83	86	86	88	87	84	84	86	92	90	87	88	86
Sun	77	78	77	78	80	84	87	90	88	90	90	89	89	90	89	93	94