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.

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 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (102 minutes).

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 28 to 93 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 Clifton 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 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	50	57	73	89	89	89	85	98	91	83	103	123	115	94	74	65	61
Tue	49	62	73	85	86	89	88	94	89	92	113	128	128	101	78	73	65
Wed	51	62	72	88	92	95	90	91	87	89	113	136	132	107	81	75	69
Thu	50	63	75	96	93	94	93	100	93	102	123	139	140	110	84	77	72
Fri	49	61	75	89	86	91	99	114	102	113	142	143	131	109	90	75	67
Sat	57	52	55	60	67	74	80	88	76	80	75	89	93	94	87	79	77
Sun	58	58	55	56	58	62	75	78	74	81	92	102	96	82	75	72	71

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 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Clifton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays 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	50	57	73	89	89	89	85	98	91	83	103	123	115	94	74	65	61
Tue	49	62	73	85	86	89	88	94	89	92	113	128	128	101	78	73	65
Wed	51	62	72	88	92	95	90	91	87	89	113	136	132	107	81	75	69
Thu	50	63	75	96	93	94	93	100	93	102	123	139	140	110	84	77	72
Fri	49	61	75	89	86	91	99	114	102	113	142	143	131	109	90	75	67
Sat	57	52	55	60	67	74	80	88	76	80	75	89	93	94	87	79	77
Sun	58	58	55	56	58	62	75	78	74	81	92	102	96	82	75	72	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	57	73	89	89	89	85	98	91	83	103	123	115	94	74	65	61
Tue	49	62	73	85	86	89	88	94	89	92	113	128	128	101	78	73	65
Wed	51	62	72	88	92	95	90	91	87	89	113	136	132	107	81	75	69
Thu	50	63	75	96	93	94	93	100	93	102	123	139	140	110	84	77	72
Fri	49	61	75	89	86	91	99	114	102	113	142	143	131	109	90	75	67
Sat	57	52	55	60	67	74	80	88	76	80	75	89	93	94	87	79	77
Sun	58	58	55	56	58	62	75	78	74	81	92	102	96	82	75	72	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	57	73	89	89	89	85	98	91	83	103	123	115	94	74	65	61
Tue	49	62	73	85	86	89	88	94	89	92	113	128	128	101	78	73	65
Wed	51	62	72	88	92	95	90	91	87	89	113	136	132	107	81	75	69
Thu	50	63	75	96	93	94	93	100	93	102	123	139	140	110	84	77	72
Fri	49	61	75	89	86	91	99	114	102	113	142	143	131	109	90	75	67
Sat	57	52	55	60	67	74	80	88	76	80	75	89	93	94	87	79	77
Sun	58	58	55	56	58	62	75	78	74	81	92	102	96	82	75	72	71