Best Time to Drive from Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge 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	81	112	114	108	104	99	88	85	81	77	82	83	85	84	79	76	74
Tue	81	119	133	120	106	94	90	83	78	79	77	78	81	81	80	78	75
Wed	78	121	135	123	101	92	87	78	77	77	79	79	81	81	79	77	75
Thu	80	114	121	116	108	99	92	83	82	78	77	80	87	86	81	79	76
Fri	76	104	102	88	78	81	82	80	77	78	93	93	95	87	80	78	77
Sat	71	70	72	74	76	77	79	79	78	77	77	80	82	82	81	80	78
Sun	69	70	70	72	73	77	79	88	83	81	83	84	84	84	83	84	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Old Bridge to Queens (via I-278 East and NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (35 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Old Bridge to Queens?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 74 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Old Bridge to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	112	114	108	104	99	88	85	81	77	82	83	85	84	79	76	74
Tue	81	119	133	120	106	94	90	83	78	79	77	78	81	81	80	78	75
Wed	78	121	135	123	101	92	87	78	77	77	79	79	81	81	79	77	75
Thu	80	114	121	116	108	99	92	83	82	78	77	80	87	86	81	79	76
Fri	76	104	102	88	78	81	82	80	77	78	93	93	95	87	80	78	77
Sat	71	70	72	74	76	77	79	79	78	77	77	80	82	82	81	80	78
Sun	69	70	70	72	73	77	79	88	83	81	83	84	84	84	83	84	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	112	114	108	104	99	88	85	81	77	82	83	85	84	79	76	74
Tue	81	119	133	120	106	94	90	83	78	79	77	78	81	81	80	78	75
Wed	78	121	135	123	101	92	87	78	77	77	79	79	81	81	79	77	75
Thu	80	114	121	116	108	99	92	83	82	78	77	80	87	86	81	79	76
Fri	76	104	102	88	78	81	82	80	77	78	93	93	95	87	80	78	77
Sat	71	70	72	74	76	77	79	79	78	77	77	80	82	82	81	80	78
Sun	69	70	70	72	73	77	79	88	83	81	83	84	84	84	83	84	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	112	114	108	104	99	88	85	81	77	82	83	85	84	79	76	74
Tue	81	119	133	120	106	94	90	83	78	79	77	78	81	81	80	78	75
Wed	78	121	135	123	101	92	87	78	77	77	79	79	81	81	79	77	75
Thu	80	114	121	116	108	99	92	83	82	78	77	80	87	86	81	79	76
Fri	76	104	102	88	78	81	82	80	77	78	93	93	95	87	80	78	77
Sat	71	70	72	74	76	77	79	79	78	77	77	80	82	82	81	80	78
Sun	69	70	70	72	73	77	79	88	83	81	83	84	84	84	83	84	84