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	79	99	105	104	98	95	90	87	82	77	83	85	89	84	79	76	74
Tue	79	112	127	120	105	92	93	83	78	79	78	78	81	80	78	78	75
Wed	77	109	122	113	101	94	87	79	76	77	78	78	80	80	78	77	75
Thu	79	104	110	105	99	95	92	84	81	79	77	80	86	84	81	79	76
Fri	75	94	97	85	79	80	82	81	77	78	89	93	101	88	80	79	77
Sat	71	70	71	73	75	77	78	80	78	78	79	79	82	82	81	80	78
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	77	80	84	82	82	83	84	82	82	81	84	85

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 133 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (86 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 71 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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 133 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 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Old Bridge to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	99	105	104	98	95	90	87	82	77	83	85	89	84	79	76	74
Tue	79	112	127	120	105	92	93	83	78	79	78	78	81	80	78	78	75
Wed	77	109	122	113	101	94	87	79	76	77	78	78	80	80	78	77	75
Thu	79	104	110	105	99	95	92	84	81	79	77	80	86	84	81	79	76
Fri	75	94	97	85	79	80	82	81	77	78	89	93	101	88	80	79	77
Sat	71	70	71	73	75	77	78	80	78	78	79	79	82	82	81	80	78
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	77	80	84	82	82	83	84	82	82	81	84	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	99	105	104	98	95	90	87	82	77	83	85	89	84	79	76	74
Tue	79	112	127	120	105	92	93	83	78	79	78	78	81	80	78	78	75
Wed	77	109	122	113	101	94	87	79	76	77	78	78	80	80	78	77	75
Thu	79	104	110	105	99	95	92	84	81	79	77	80	86	84	81	79	76
Fri	75	94	97	85	79	80	82	81	77	78	89	93	101	88	80	79	77
Sat	71	70	71	73	75	77	78	80	78	78	79	79	82	82	81	80	78
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	77	80	84	82	82	83	84	82	82	81	84	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	99	105	104	98	95	90	87	82	77	83	85	89	84	79	76	74
Tue	79	112	127	120	105	92	93	83	78	79	78	78	81	80	78	78	75
Wed	77	109	122	113	101	94	87	79	76	77	78	78	80	80	78	77	75
Thu	79	104	110	105	99	95	92	84	81	79	77	80	86	84	81	79	76
Fri	75	94	97	85	79	80	82	81	77	78	89	93	101	88	80	79	77
Sat	71	70	71	73	75	77	78	80	78	78	79	79	82	82	81	80	78
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	77	80	84	82	82	83	84	82	82	81	84	85