Best Time to Drive from Middletown 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 Middletown 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	117	115	113	108	101	93	89	87	82	87	87	91	89	82	80	79
Tue	87	127	133	122	109	97	93	85	85	83	82	83	86	84	85	82	80
Wed	84	124	128	123	103	97	89	82	82	82	83	82	85	86	83	82	80
Thu	86	118	119	111	105	101	96	88	86	83	82	85	90	90	86	84	81
Fri	81	104	102	88	84	87	87	84	82	84	96	99	99	91	85	83	82
Sat	76	75	76	79	81	82	84	85	84	81	81	85	88	87	86	85	84
Sun	74	75	75	76	78	82	84	90	87	87	88	89	89	89	88	90	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Middletown to Queens (via I-278 East and NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 139 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (34 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Middletown 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 Middletown to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 79 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Middletown to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 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	117	115	113	108	101	93	89	87	82	87	87	91	89	82	80	79
Tue	87	127	133	122	109	97	93	85	85	83	82	83	86	84	85	82	80
Wed	84	124	128	123	103	97	89	82	82	82	83	82	85	86	83	82	80
Thu	86	118	119	111	105	101	96	88	86	83	82	85	90	90	86	84	81
Fri	81	104	102	88	84	87	87	84	82	84	96	99	99	91	85	83	82
Sat	76	75	76	79	81	82	84	85	84	81	81	85	88	87	86	85	84
Sun	74	75	75	76	78	82	84	90	87	87	88	89	89	89	88	90	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	117	115	113	108	101	93	89	87	82	87	87	91	89	82	80	79
Tue	87	127	133	122	109	97	93	85	85	83	82	83	86	84	85	82	80
Wed	84	124	128	123	103	97	89	82	82	82	83	82	85	86	83	82	80
Thu	86	118	119	111	105	101	96	88	86	83	82	85	90	90	86	84	81
Fri	81	104	102	88	84	87	87	84	82	84	96	99	99	91	85	83	82
Sat	76	75	76	79	81	82	84	85	84	81	81	85	88	87	86	85	84
Sun	74	75	75	76	78	82	84	90	87	87	88	89	89	89	88	90	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	117	115	113	108	101	93	89	87	82	87	87	91	89	82	80	79
Tue	87	127	133	122	109	97	93	85	85	83	82	83	86	84	85	82	80
Wed	84	124	128	123	103	97	89	82	82	82	83	82	85	86	83	82	80
Thu	86	118	119	111	105	101	96	88	86	83	82	85	90	90	86	84	81
Fri	81	104	102	88	84	87	87	84	82	84	96	99	99	91	85	83	82
Sat	76	75	76	79	81	82	84	85	84	81	81	85	88	87	86	85	84
Sun	74	75	75	76	78	82	84	90	87	87	88	89	89	89	88	90	90