Best Time to Drive from Port Richmond 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 Port Richmond 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	40	49	59	56	52	51	50	55	50	47	46	50	49	50	47	43	42
Tue	40	52	67	68	60	52	52	51	46	46	44	45	44	47	45	44	42
Wed	41	52	65	64	59	53	54	47	43	42	46	45	44	44	44	43	42
Thu	41	50	63	63	54	51	51	52	49	45	44	45	45	48	46	45	43
Fri	41	48	57	53	46	44	46	47	44	44	47	51	50	49	45	44	43
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	44	45	46	44	47	43	42	43	47	46	45	45
Sun	38	39	38	39	40	42	46	46	45	47	46	48	46	47	46	48	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Port Richmond to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (17 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Port Richmond 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 Port Richmond to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Port Richmond to Queens?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 40 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Richmond to Queens?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	49	59	56	52	51	50	55	50	47	46	50	49	50	47	43	42
Tue	40	52	67	68	60	52	52	51	46	46	44	45	44	47	45	44	42
Wed	41	52	65	64	59	53	54	47	43	42	46	45	44	44	44	43	42
Thu	41	50	63	63	54	51	51	52	49	45	44	45	45	48	46	45	43
Fri	41	48	57	53	46	44	46	47	44	44	47	51	50	49	45	44	43
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	44	45	46	44	47	43	42	43	47	46	45	45
Sun	38	39	38	39	40	42	46	46	45	47	46	48	46	47	46	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	49	59	56	52	51	50	55	50	47	46	50	49	50	47	43	42
Tue	40	52	67	68	60	52	52	51	46	46	44	45	44	47	45	44	42
Wed	41	52	65	64	59	53	54	47	43	42	46	45	44	44	44	43	42
Thu	41	50	63	63	54	51	51	52	49	45	44	45	45	48	46	45	43
Fri	41	48	57	53	46	44	46	47	44	44	47	51	50	49	45	44	43
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	44	45	46	44	47	43	42	43	47	46	45	45
Sun	38	39	38	39	40	42	46	46	45	47	46	48	46	47	46	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	49	59	56	52	51	50	55	50	47	46	50	49	50	47	43	42
Tue	40	52	67	68	60	52	52	51	46	46	44	45	44	47	45	44	42
Wed	41	52	65	64	59	53	54	47	43	42	46	45	44	44	44	43	42
Thu	41	50	63	63	54	51	51	52	49	45	44	45	45	48	46	45	43
Fri	41	48	57	53	46	44	46	47	44	44	47	51	50	49	45	44	43
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	44	45	46	44	47	43	42	43	47	46	45	45
Sun	38	39	38	39	40	42	46	46	45	47	46	48	46	47	46	48	48