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	90	127	121	118	114	106	96	92	91	86	90	90	95	92	85	83	81
Tue	91	133	140	129	115	101	97	88	88	86	86	86	90	88	88	85	82
Wed	89	135	139	129	106	100	93	85	85	86	87	86	89	89	87	85	83
Thu	90	124	125	117	111	106	100	92	89	86	85	89	94	94	89	87	85
Fri	84	109	107	92	87	90	90	87	86	87	101	103	104	95	88	86	85
Sat	79	78	79	81	84	86	87	88	87	84	84	88	91	91	89	88	87
Sun	77	78	77	79	81	84	87	94	91	90	92	92	92	92	91	94	93

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 148 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. 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 12 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 79 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 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 81 to 148 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 Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

More drives

Queens to Marlboro (return trip) · Marlboro to Brooklyn · Marlboro to East New York · Marlboro to Astoria · Marlboro to Borough Park

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	127	121	118	114	106	96	92	91	86	90	90	95	92	85	83	81
Tue	91	133	140	129	115	101	97	88	88	86	86	86	90	88	88	85	82
Wed	89	135	139	129	106	100	93	85	85	86	87	86	89	89	87	85	83
Thu	90	124	125	117	111	106	100	92	89	86	85	89	94	94	89	87	85
Fri	84	109	107	92	87	90	90	87	86	87	101	103	104	95	88	86	85
Sat	79	78	79	81	84	86	87	88	87	84	84	88	91	91	89	88	87
Sun	77	78	77	79	81	84	87	94	91	90	92	92	92	92	91	94	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	127	121	118	114	106	96	92	91	86	90	90	95	92	85	83	81
Tue	91	133	140	129	115	101	97	88	88	86	86	86	90	88	88	85	82
Wed	89	135	139	129	106	100	93	85	85	86	87	86	89	89	87	85	83
Thu	90	124	125	117	111	106	100	92	89	86	85	89	94	94	89	87	85
Fri	84	109	107	92	87	90	90	87	86	87	101	103	104	95	88	86	85
Sat	79	78	79	81	84	86	87	88	87	84	84	88	91	91	89	88	87
Sun	77	78	77	79	81	84	87	94	91	90	92	92	92	92	91	94	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	127	121	118	114	106	96	92	91	86	90	90	95	92	85	83	81
Tue	91	133	140	129	115	101	97	88	88	86	86	86	90	88	88	85	82
Wed	89	135	139	129	106	100	93	85	85	86	87	86	89	89	87	85	83
Thu	90	124	125	117	111	106	100	92	89	86	85	89	94	94	89	87	85
Fri	84	109	107	92	87	90	90	87	86	87	101	103	104	95	88	86	85
Sat	79	78	79	81	84	86	87	88	87	84	84	88	91	91	89	88	87
Sun	77	78	77	79	81	84	87	94	91	90	92	92	92	92	91	94	93