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	51	57	46	44	70	70	69	57	54	47	54	69	67	58	41	37
Tue	30	58	54	57	51	74	80	74	62	62	48	53	69	77	62	45	37
Wed	31	62	63	62	53	79	79	75	65	57	53	57	73	81	74	44	38
Thu	32	55	51	48	47	84	80	67	61	59	53	56	76	85	77	48	38
Fri	30	55	51	43	43	63	58	69	65	64	58	67	73	83	80	64	41
Sat	30	31	31	32	42	46	46	45	44	46	45	53	55	61	56	56	48
Sun	30	29	30	31	33	40	44	48	48	45	48	50	59	57	64	60	50

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 30 minutes and up to 89 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 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 62 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 30 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 30 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Washington to Queens?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 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	51	57	46	44	70	70	69	57	54	47	54	69	67	58	41	37
Tue	30	58	54	57	51	74	80	74	62	62	48	53	69	77	62	45	37
Wed	31	62	63	62	53	79	79	75	65	57	53	57	73	81	74	44	38
Thu	32	55	51	48	47	84	80	67	61	59	53	56	76	85	77	48	38
Fri	30	55	51	43	43	63	58	69	65	64	58	67	73	83	80	64	41
Sat	30	31	31	32	42	46	46	45	44	46	45	53	55	61	56	56	48
Sun	30	29	30	31	33	40	44	48	48	45	48	50	59	57	64	60	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	51	57	46	44	70	70	69	57	54	47	54	69	67	58	41	37
Tue	30	58	54	57	51	74	80	74	62	62	48	53	69	77	62	45	37
Wed	31	62	63	62	53	79	79	75	65	57	53	57	73	81	74	44	38
Thu	32	55	51	48	47	84	80	67	61	59	53	56	76	85	77	48	38
Fri	30	55	51	43	43	63	58	69	65	64	58	67	73	83	80	64	41
Sat	30	31	31	32	42	46	46	45	44	46	45	53	55	61	56	56	48
Sun	30	29	30	31	33	40	44	48	48	45	48	50	59	57	64	60	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	51	57	46	44	70	70	69	57	54	47	54	69	67	58	41	37
Tue	30	58	54	57	51	74	80	74	62	62	48	53	69	77	62	45	37
Wed	31	62	63	62	53	79	79	75	65	57	53	57	73	81	74	44	38
Thu	32	55	51	48	47	84	80	67	61	59	53	56	76	85	77	48	38
Fri	30	55	51	43	43	63	58	69	65	64	58	67	73	83	80	64	41
Sat	30	31	31	32	42	46	46	45	44	46	45	53	55	61	56	56	48
Sun	30	29	30	31	33	40	44	48	48	45	48	50	59	57	64	60	50