Best Time to Drive from New City 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 New City 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	77	169	169	161	155	153	141	136	139	135	133	144	139	132	105	86	89
Tue	72	147	166	161	168	164	157	155	141	141	143	154	146	142	101	90	95
Wed	73	149	161	161	157	153	146	128	145	150	150	137	148	147	128	105	93
Thu	77	148	164	162	166	162	155	149	143	135	165	170	165	157	138	111	104
Fri	72	128	161	155	156	145	142	123	123	148	167	177	168	170	161	147	109
Sat	69	67	83	87	99	142	158	166	172	180	176	169	169	168	162	158	151
Sun	74	71	73	76	80	108	162	168	173	176	180	172	169	172	163	161	149

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from New City to Queens (via I-95 East and I-678 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 181 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 140 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (180 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (30 to 101 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New City 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 New City to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 181 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New City to Queens?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 72 to 181 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 140 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New City to Queens?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 181 minutes.

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Queens to New City (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	169	169	161	155	153	141	136	139	135	133	144	139	132	105	86	89
Tue	72	147	166	161	168	164	157	155	141	141	143	154	146	142	101	90	95
Wed	73	149	161	161	157	153	146	128	145	150	150	137	148	147	128	105	93
Thu	77	148	164	162	166	162	155	149	143	135	165	170	165	157	138	111	104
Fri	72	128	161	155	156	145	142	123	123	148	167	177	168	170	161	147	109
Sat	69	67	83	87	99	142	158	166	172	180	176	169	169	168	162	158	151
Sun	74	71	73	76	80	108	162	168	173	176	180	172	169	172	163	161	149

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	169	169	161	155	153	141	136	139	135	133	144	139	132	105	86	89
Tue	72	147	166	161	168	164	157	155	141	141	143	154	146	142	101	90	95
Wed	73	149	161	161	157	153	146	128	145	150	150	137	148	147	128	105	93
Thu	77	148	164	162	166	162	155	149	143	135	165	170	165	157	138	111	104
Fri	72	128	161	155	156	145	142	123	123	148	167	177	168	170	161	147	109
Sat	69	67	83	87	99	142	158	166	172	180	176	169	169	168	162	158	151
Sun	74	71	73	76	80	108	162	168	173	176	180	172	169	172	163	161	149

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	169	169	161	155	153	141	136	139	135	133	144	139	132	105	86	89
Tue	72	147	166	161	168	164	157	155	141	141	143	154	146	142	101	90	95
Wed	73	149	161	161	157	153	146	128	145	150	150	137	148	147	128	105	93
Thu	77	148	164	162	166	162	155	149	143	135	165	170	165	157	138	111	104
Fri	72	128	161	155	156	145	142	123	123	148	167	177	168	170	161	147	109
Sat	69	67	83	87	99	142	158	166	172	180	176	169	169	168	162	158	151
Sun	74	71	73	76	80	108	162	168	173	176	180	172	169	172	163	161	149