Best Time to Drive from Queens to Franklin Square

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 Franklin Square 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	42	48	59	66	55	48	48	59	60	67	63	61	62	61	51	43	38
Tue	26	41	52	62	53	46	38	48	50	64	64	63	67	65	67	55	48
Wed	27	30	40	55	49	41	40	38	45	54	59	53	59	60	54	45	42
Thu	25	33	42	59	50	53	57	63	64	68	66	67	68	67	65	64	60
Fri	31	43	53	61	54	45	49	50	56	60	64	65	58	62	60	53	50
Sat	28	27	25	28	33	35	39	46	45	45	50	51	50	48	47	49	46
Sun	29	30	34	33	34	37	42	47	58	55	64	63	60	58	48	47	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Queens to Franklin Square (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Franklin Square 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 Franklin Square?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to Franklin Square?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 24 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Franklin Square?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	59	66	55	48	48	59	60	67	63	61	62	61	51	43	38
Tue	26	41	52	62	53	46	38	48	50	64	64	63	67	65	67	55	48
Wed	27	30	40	55	49	41	40	38	45	54	59	53	59	60	54	45	42
Thu	25	33	42	59	50	53	57	63	64	68	66	67	68	67	65	64	60
Fri	31	43	53	61	54	45	49	50	56	60	64	65	58	62	60	53	50
Sat	28	27	25	28	33	35	39	46	45	45	50	51	50	48	47	49	46
Sun	29	30	34	33	34	37	42	47	58	55	64	63	60	58	48	47	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	59	66	55	48	48	59	60	67	63	61	62	61	51	43	38
Tue	26	41	52	62	53	46	38	48	50	64	64	63	67	65	67	55	48
Wed	27	30	40	55	49	41	40	38	45	54	59	53	59	60	54	45	42
Thu	25	33	42	59	50	53	57	63	64	68	66	67	68	67	65	64	60
Fri	31	43	53	61	54	45	49	50	56	60	64	65	58	62	60	53	50
Sat	28	27	25	28	33	35	39	46	45	45	50	51	50	48	47	49	46
Sun	29	30	34	33	34	37	42	47	58	55	64	63	60	58	48	47	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	59	66	55	48	48	59	60	67	63	61	62	61	51	43	38
Tue	26	41	52	62	53	46	38	48	50	64	64	63	67	65	67	55	48
Wed	27	30	40	55	49	41	40	38	45	54	59	53	59	60	54	45	42
Thu	25	33	42	59	50	53	57	63	64	68	66	67	68	67	65	64	60
Fri	31	43	53	61	54	45	49	50	56	60	64	65	58	62	60	53	50
Sat	28	27	25	28	33	35	39	46	45	45	50	51	50	48	47	49	46
Sun	29	30	34	33	34	37	42	47	58	55	64	63	60	58	48	47	49