Best Time to Drive from Queens to Clifton

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 Clifton 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	58	72	85	86	87	82	86	85	83	107	131	120	95	74	64	61
Tue	50	61	72	84	86	90	88	91	88	94	115	129	123	101	79	75	66
Wed	51	61	71	88	91	93	88	90	87	90	114	138	129	103	80	75	69
Thu	49	62	75	93	91	92	92	103	92	102	117	137	138	113	88	79	72
Fri	49	60	73	89	87	89	97	107	103	118	142	148	132	108	88	75	68
Sat	57	51	55	60	70	78	86	89	84	89	84	96	98	92	88	80	75
Sun	63	58	57	57	59	67	79	83	78	81	90	99	96	83	78	73	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Queens to Clifton (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (28 to 91 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Clifton 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 Clifton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 49 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Clifton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 148 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	58	72	85	86	87	82	86	85	83	107	131	120	95	74	64	61
Tue	50	61	72	84	86	90	88	91	88	94	115	129	123	101	79	75	66
Wed	51	61	71	88	91	93	88	90	87	90	114	138	129	103	80	75	69
Thu	49	62	75	93	91	92	92	103	92	102	117	137	138	113	88	79	72
Fri	49	60	73	89	87	89	97	107	103	118	142	148	132	108	88	75	68
Sat	57	51	55	60	70	78	86	89	84	89	84	96	98	92	88	80	75
Sun	63	58	57	57	59	67	79	83	78	81	90	99	96	83	78	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	58	72	85	86	87	82	86	85	83	107	131	120	95	74	64	61
Tue	50	61	72	84	86	90	88	91	88	94	115	129	123	101	79	75	66
Wed	51	61	71	88	91	93	88	90	87	90	114	138	129	103	80	75	69
Thu	49	62	75	93	91	92	92	103	92	102	117	137	138	113	88	79	72
Fri	49	60	73	89	87	89	97	107	103	118	142	148	132	108	88	75	68
Sat	57	51	55	60	70	78	86	89	84	89	84	96	98	92	88	80	75
Sun	63	58	57	57	59	67	79	83	78	81	90	99	96	83	78	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	58	72	85	86	87	82	86	85	83	107	131	120	95	74	64	61
Tue	50	61	72	84	86	90	88	91	88	94	115	129	123	101	79	75	66
Wed	51	61	71	88	91	93	88	90	87	90	114	138	129	103	80	75	69
Thu	49	62	75	93	91	92	92	103	92	102	117	137	138	113	88	79	72
Fri	49	60	73	89	87	89	97	107	103	118	142	148	132	108	88	75	68
Sat	57	51	55	60	70	78	86	89	84	89	84	96	98	92	88	80	75
Sun	63	58	57	57	59	67	79	83	78	81	90	99	96	83	78	73	73