Best Time to Drive from Queens to Elmont

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 Elmont 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	33	37	45	52	44	37	36	46	46	52	47	45	46	47	39	33	29
Tue	19	30	39	48	42	36	29	37	38	49	48	47	51	50	53	44	37
Wed	21	22	29	42	38	31	31	29	33	41	44	38	43	45	42	35	33
Thu	18	25	31	45	39	42	44	50	50	53	50	51	51	52	51	50	47
Fri	24	32	41	47	43	35	39	38	43	46	48	48	43	48	47	42	40
Sat	22	21	18	22	25	27	30	36	35	34	39	39	39	37	36	38	35
Sun	22	23	26	26	26	29	32	35	45	41	50	49	47	45	37	36	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Queens to Elmont (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Elmont 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 Elmont?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 10-mile drive usually takes 18 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Elmont?

Leaving around 2 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	45	52	44	37	36	46	46	52	47	45	46	47	39	33	29
Tue	19	30	39	48	42	36	29	37	38	49	48	47	51	50	53	44	37
Wed	21	22	29	42	38	31	31	29	33	41	44	38	43	45	42	35	33
Thu	18	25	31	45	39	42	44	50	50	53	50	51	51	52	51	50	47
Fri	24	32	41	47	43	35	39	38	43	46	48	48	43	48	47	42	40
Sat	22	21	18	22	25	27	30	36	35	34	39	39	39	37	36	38	35
Sun	22	23	26	26	26	29	32	35	45	41	50	49	47	45	37	36	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	45	52	44	37	36	46	46	52	47	45	46	47	39	33	29
Tue	19	30	39	48	42	36	29	37	38	49	48	47	51	50	53	44	37
Wed	21	22	29	42	38	31	31	29	33	41	44	38	43	45	42	35	33
Thu	18	25	31	45	39	42	44	50	50	53	50	51	51	52	51	50	47
Fri	24	32	41	47	43	35	39	38	43	46	48	48	43	48	47	42	40
Sat	22	21	18	22	25	27	30	36	35	34	39	39	39	37	36	38	35
Sun	22	23	26	26	26	29	32	35	45	41	50	49	47	45	37	36	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	45	52	44	37	36	46	46	52	47	45	46	47	39	33	29
Tue	19	30	39	48	42	36	29	37	38	49	48	47	51	50	53	44	37
Wed	21	22	29	42	38	31	31	29	33	41	44	38	43	45	42	35	33
Thu	18	25	31	45	39	42	44	50	50	53	50	51	51	52	51	50	47
Fri	24	32	41	47	43	35	39	38	43	46	48	48	43	48	47	42	40
Sat	22	21	18	22	25	27	30	36	35	34	39	39	39	37	36	38	35
Sun	22	23	26	26	26	29	32	35	45	41	50	49	47	45	37	36	38