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	78	172	171	162	157	154	152	145	140	136	135	141	141	132	108	89	91
Tue	73	155	167	161	165	161	155	148	131	144	144	142	140	145	112	99	97
Wed	72	147	162	157	158	153	139	119	133	136	138	137	146	134	123	104	92
Thu	77	154	165	160	164	160	152	139	137	137	175	166	168	160	142	120	112
Fri	74	142	162	157	155	144	137	128	132	155	168	177	170	165	157	144	102
Sat	69	67	80	91	107	133	151	160	166	175	175	174	173	169	164	157	150
Sun	76	73	76	78	85	113	165	170	173	175	178	176	171	175	168	165	155

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 179 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 138 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (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 (31 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 179 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 179 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 138 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New City to Queens?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 179 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	172	171	162	157	154	152	145	140	136	135	141	141	132	108	89	91
Tue	73	155	167	161	165	161	155	148	131	144	144	142	140	145	112	99	97
Wed	72	147	162	157	158	153	139	119	133	136	138	137	146	134	123	104	92
Thu	77	154	165	160	164	160	152	139	137	137	175	166	168	160	142	120	112
Fri	74	142	162	157	155	144	137	128	132	155	168	177	170	165	157	144	102
Sat	69	67	80	91	107	133	151	160	166	175	175	174	173	169	164	157	150
Sun	76	73	76	78	85	113	165	170	173	175	178	176	171	175	168	165	155

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	172	171	162	157	154	152	145	140	136	135	141	141	132	108	89	91
Tue	73	155	167	161	165	161	155	148	131	144	144	142	140	145	112	99	97
Wed	72	147	162	157	158	153	139	119	133	136	138	137	146	134	123	104	92
Thu	77	154	165	160	164	160	152	139	137	137	175	166	168	160	142	120	112
Fri	74	142	162	157	155	144	137	128	132	155	168	177	170	165	157	144	102
Sat	69	67	80	91	107	133	151	160	166	175	175	174	173	169	164	157	150
Sun	76	73	76	78	85	113	165	170	173	175	178	176	171	175	168	165	155

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	172	171	162	157	154	152	145	140	136	135	141	141	132	108	89	91
Tue	73	155	167	161	165	161	155	148	131	144	144	142	140	145	112	99	97
Wed	72	147	162	157	158	153	139	119	133	136	138	137	146	134	123	104	92
Thu	77	154	165	160	164	160	152	139	137	137	175	166	168	160	142	120	112
Fri	74	142	162	157	155	144	137	128	132	155	168	177	170	165	157	144	102
Sat	69	67	80	91	107	133	151	160	166	175	175	174	173	169	164	157	150
Sun	76	73	76	78	85	113	165	170	173	175	178	176	171	175	168	165	155