Best Time to Drive from Port Washington 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 Washington 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	31	49	53	46	47	67	66	75	58	53	43	52	66	64	56	41	37
Tue	30	56	51	55	51	71	80	67	58	59	45	53	68	74	60	45	37
Wed	29	58	57	58	51	73	79	68	57	52	47	53	73	80	78	45	37
Thu	32	52	47	48	48	80	81	62	56	57	51	54	77	85	80	48	38
Fri	30	53	46	43	44	61	52	65	63	60	55	64	75	84	79	65	43
Sat	31	32	32	33	43	48	48	45	46	48	45	53	53	59	54	57	55
Sun	31	29	30	31	32	40	44	49	50	46	48	49	56	54	60	60	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Port Washington to Queens (via Cross Island Pkwy South and Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (17 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Port Washington 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 Washington to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 29 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Washington to Queens?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	49	53	46	47	67	66	75	58	53	43	52	66	64	56	41	37
Tue	30	56	51	55	51	71	80	67	58	59	45	53	68	74	60	45	37
Wed	29	58	57	58	51	73	79	68	57	52	47	53	73	80	78	45	37
Thu	32	52	47	48	48	80	81	62	56	57	51	54	77	85	80	48	38
Fri	30	53	46	43	44	61	52	65	63	60	55	64	75	84	79	65	43
Sat	31	32	32	33	43	48	48	45	46	48	45	53	53	59	54	57	55
Sun	31	29	30	31	32	40	44	49	50	46	48	49	56	54	60	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	49	53	46	47	67	66	75	58	53	43	52	66	64	56	41	37
Tue	30	56	51	55	51	71	80	67	58	59	45	53	68	74	60	45	37
Wed	29	58	57	58	51	73	79	68	57	52	47	53	73	80	78	45	37
Thu	32	52	47	48	48	80	81	62	56	57	51	54	77	85	80	48	38
Fri	30	53	46	43	44	61	52	65	63	60	55	64	75	84	79	65	43
Sat	31	32	32	33	43	48	48	45	46	48	45	53	53	59	54	57	55
Sun	31	29	30	31	32	40	44	49	50	46	48	49	56	54	60	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	49	53	46	47	67	66	75	58	53	43	52	66	64	56	41	37
Tue	30	56	51	55	51	71	80	67	58	59	45	53	68	74	60	45	37
Wed	29	58	57	58	51	73	79	68	57	52	47	53	73	80	78	45	37
Thu	32	52	47	48	48	80	81	62	56	57	51	54	77	85	80	48	38
Fri	30	53	46	43	44	61	52	65	63	60	55	64	75	84	79	65	43
Sat	31	32	32	33	43	48	48	45	46	48	45	53	53	59	54	57	55
Sun	31	29	30	31	32	40	44	49	50	46	48	49	56	54	60	60	56