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Best Time to Drive from Queens to Bayside

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.

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Queens to Bayside (via I-295 North) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 33 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (24 minutes).

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 9 to 22 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Bayside along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Queens to Bayside by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1819232723253132282626272727252221
Tue2020242827312727252626302826262321
Wed2022242824272830262626303027252321
Thu2120222827262927252527292927272522
Fri1921232126212727272628302827272524
Sat2019202020222220212322242223232222
Sun1717181917181819202122222323232321

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 Queens to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 33 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to Bayside?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 18 to 33 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Bayside?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 33 minutes.

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