Best Time to Drive from New Rochelle to Astoria

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 Rochelle to Astoria 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	20	29	51	54	36	27	27	29	29	34	33	28	29	26	23	23	22
Tue	20	27	49	49	33	29	30	31	33	40	35	29	31	30	26	23	22
Wed	20	28	58	57	33	30	27	31	35	33	45	36	38	34	27	25	24
Thu	21	32	54	46	34	29	29	33	41	44	44	35	40	35	30	26	23
Fri	21	26	38	36	33	29	27	31	34	49	48	51	50	48	42	30	26
Sat	20	20	20	21	23	24	26	31	29	32	30	29	37	37	32	27	26
Sun	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	23	24	29	28	27	29	26	24	26	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from New Rochelle to Astoria (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Rochelle to central Astoria 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 Rochelle to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Rochelle to Astoria?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 20 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Rochelle to Astoria?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	29	51	54	36	27	27	29	29	34	33	28	29	26	23	23	22
Tue	20	27	49	49	33	29	30	31	33	40	35	29	31	30	26	23	22
Wed	20	28	58	57	33	30	27	31	35	33	45	36	38	34	27	25	24
Thu	21	32	54	46	34	29	29	33	41	44	44	35	40	35	30	26	23
Fri	21	26	38	36	33	29	27	31	34	49	48	51	50	48	42	30	26
Sat	20	20	20	21	23	24	26	31	29	32	30	29	37	37	32	27	26
Sun	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	23	24	29	28	27	29	26	24	26	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	29	51	54	36	27	27	29	29	34	33	28	29	26	23	23	22
Tue	20	27	49	49	33	29	30	31	33	40	35	29	31	30	26	23	22
Wed	20	28	58	57	33	30	27	31	35	33	45	36	38	34	27	25	24
Thu	21	32	54	46	34	29	29	33	41	44	44	35	40	35	30	26	23
Fri	21	26	38	36	33	29	27	31	34	49	48	51	50	48	42	30	26
Sat	20	20	20	21	23	24	26	31	29	32	30	29	37	37	32	27	26
Sun	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	23	24	29	28	27	29	26	24	26	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	29	51	54	36	27	27	29	29	34	33	28	29	26	23	23	22
Tue	20	27	49	49	33	29	30	31	33	40	35	29	31	30	26	23	22
Wed	20	28	58	57	33	30	27	31	35	33	45	36	38	34	27	25	24
Thu	21	32	54	46	34	29	29	33	41	44	44	35	40	35	30	26	23
Fri	21	26	38	36	33	29	27	31	34	49	48	51	50	48	42	30	26
Sat	20	20	20	21	23	24	26	31	29	32	30	29	37	37	32	27	26
Sun	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	23	24	29	28	27	29	26	24	26	25