Best Time to Drive from Queens to Carteret

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 Queens to Carteret 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	51	64	68	69	66	63	66	62	60	75	83	91	86	74	59	55	53
Tue	51	65	76	80	75	65	64	63	61	72	102	101	98	85	62	56	53
Wed	51	61	73	77	72	71	64	61	60	74	101	116	110	87	63	57	53
Thu	51	62	69	72	70	66	65	64	68	91	119	123	121	104	74	59	56
Fri	51	58	65	64	59	61	66	77	91	131	133	132	123	100	73	60	55
Sat	50	51	53	56	60	73	78	82	81	75	68	67	62	62	62	59	58
Sun	50	49	50	51	52	56	67	73	71	75	68	66	64	63	61	62	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Queens to Carteret (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (23 to 52 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Carteret 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 Queens to Carteret?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 51 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Carteret?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays 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	51	64	68	69	66	63	66	62	60	75	83	91	86	74	59	55	53
Tue	51	65	76	80	75	65	64	63	61	72	102	101	98	85	62	56	53
Wed	51	61	73	77	72	71	64	61	60	74	101	116	110	87	63	57	53
Thu	51	62	69	72	70	66	65	64	68	91	119	123	121	104	74	59	56
Fri	51	58	65	64	59	61	66	77	91	131	133	132	123	100	73	60	55
Sat	50	51	53	56	60	73	78	82	81	75	68	67	62	62	62	59	58
Sun	50	49	50	51	52	56	67	73	71	75	68	66	64	63	61	62	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	68	69	66	63	66	62	60	75	83	91	86	74	59	55	53
Tue	51	65	76	80	75	65	64	63	61	72	102	101	98	85	62	56	53
Wed	51	61	73	77	72	71	64	61	60	74	101	116	110	87	63	57	53
Thu	51	62	69	72	70	66	65	64	68	91	119	123	121	104	74	59	56
Fri	51	58	65	64	59	61	66	77	91	131	133	132	123	100	73	60	55
Sat	50	51	53	56	60	73	78	82	81	75	68	67	62	62	62	59	58
Sun	50	49	50	51	52	56	67	73	71	75	68	66	64	63	61	62	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	68	69	66	63	66	62	60	75	83	91	86	74	59	55	53
Tue	51	65	76	80	75	65	64	63	61	72	102	101	98	85	62	56	53
Wed	51	61	73	77	72	71	64	61	60	74	101	116	110	87	63	57	53
Thu	51	62	69	72	70	66	65	64	68	91	119	123	121	104	74	59	56
Fri	51	58	65	64	59	61	66	77	91	131	133	132	123	100	73	60	55
Sat	50	51	53	56	60	73	78	82	81	75	68	67	62	62	62	59	58
Sun	50	49	50	51	52	56	67	73	71	75	68	66	64	63	61	62	62