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	34	27	28	38	29	27	28	23	27	17	30	42	39	36	45	36	26
Tue	14	21	30	49	38	21	37	27	34	50	57	61	62	58	58	25	27
Wed	18	23	34	48	42	25	26	24	19	30	35	57	55	58	58	52	54
Thu	14	25	40	52	24	21	20	22	22	30	37	31	26	30	36	23	19
Fri	14	18	26	23	17	49	55	58	67	67	76	68	54	63	69	62	55
Sat	19	15	15	22	22	37	17	31	46	57	36	35	47	48	42	50	46
Sun	18	18	21	33	39	25	32	42	37	46	46	43	45	39	38	32	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Queens to Elmont (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (57 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 17 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 14 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 10-mile drive usually takes 14 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Elmont?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	27	28	38	29	27	28	23	27	17	30	42	39	36	45	36	26
Tue	14	21	30	49	38	21	37	27	34	50	57	61	62	58	58	25	27
Wed	18	23	34	48	42	25	26	24	19	30	35	57	55	58	58	52	54
Thu	14	25	40	52	24	21	20	22	22	30	37	31	26	30	36	23	19
Fri	14	18	26	23	17	49	55	58	67	67	76	68	54	63	69	62	55
Sat	19	15	15	22	22	37	17	31	46	57	36	35	47	48	42	50	46
Sun	18	18	21	33	39	25	32	42	37	46	46	43	45	39	38	32	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	27	28	38	29	27	28	23	27	17	30	42	39	36	45	36	26
Tue	14	21	30	49	38	21	37	27	34	50	57	61	62	58	58	25	27
Wed	18	23	34	48	42	25	26	24	19	30	35	57	55	58	58	52	54
Thu	14	25	40	52	24	21	20	22	22	30	37	31	26	30	36	23	19
Fri	14	18	26	23	17	49	55	58	67	67	76	68	54	63	69	62	55
Sat	19	15	15	22	22	37	17	31	46	57	36	35	47	48	42	50	46
Sun	18	18	21	33	39	25	32	42	37	46	46	43	45	39	38	32	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	27	28	38	29	27	28	23	27	17	30	42	39	36	45	36	26
Tue	14	21	30	49	38	21	37	27	34	50	57	61	62	58	58	25	27
Wed	18	23	34	48	42	25	26	24	19	30	35	57	55	58	58	52	54
Thu	14	25	40	52	24	21	20	22	22	30	37	31	26	30	36	23	19
Fri	14	18	26	23	17	49	55	58	67	67	76	68	54	63	69	62	55
Sat	19	15	15	22	22	37	17	31	46	57	36	35	47	48	42	50	46
Sun	18	18	21	33	39	25	32	42	37	46	46	43	45	39	38	32	33