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	40	37	38	50	38	37	37	31	36	25	41	57	56	51	57	45	35
Tue	18	29	42	64	50	28	46	33	46	58	74	78	79	73	67	34	35
Wed	24	31	48	64	52	33	35	32	27	40	51	74	72	74	73	67	68
Thu	20	33	55	64	32	28	28	29	30	40	49	42	37	41	48	30	26
Fri	19	26	34	30	24	64	70	73	83	83	92	85	70	79	84	76	70
Sat	24	20	20	28	29	45	24	42	54	71	47	48	77	78	83	83	82
Sun	24	24	28	43	48	33	43	54	50	60	60	58	56	52	52	42	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Queens to Franklin Square (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Saturdays (83 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 24 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 18 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 18 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Franklin Square?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	37	38	50	38	37	37	31	36	25	41	57	56	51	57	45	35
Tue	18	29	42	64	50	28	46	33	46	58	74	78	79	73	67	34	35
Wed	24	31	48	64	52	33	35	32	27	40	51	74	72	74	73	67	68
Thu	20	33	55	64	32	28	28	29	30	40	49	42	37	41	48	30	26
Fri	19	26	34	30	24	64	70	73	83	83	92	85	70	79	84	76	70
Sat	24	20	20	28	29	45	24	42	54	71	47	48	77	78	83	83	82
Sun	24	24	28	43	48	33	43	54	50	60	60	58	56	52	52	42	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	37	38	50	38	37	37	31	36	25	41	57	56	51	57	45	35
Tue	18	29	42	64	50	28	46	33	46	58	74	78	79	73	67	34	35
Wed	24	31	48	64	52	33	35	32	27	40	51	74	72	74	73	67	68
Thu	20	33	55	64	32	28	28	29	30	40	49	42	37	41	48	30	26
Fri	19	26	34	30	24	64	70	73	83	83	92	85	70	79	84	76	70
Sat	24	20	20	28	29	45	24	42	54	71	47	48	77	78	83	83	82
Sun	24	24	28	43	48	33	43	54	50	60	60	58	56	52	52	42	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	37	38	50	38	37	37	31	36	25	41	57	56	51	57	45	35
Tue	18	29	42	64	50	28	46	33	46	58	74	78	79	73	67	34	35
Wed	24	31	48	64	52	33	35	32	27	40	51	74	72	74	73	67	68
Thu	20	33	55	64	32	28	28	29	30	40	49	42	37	41	48	30	26
Fri	19	26	34	30	24	64	70	73	83	83	92	85	70	79	84	76	70
Sat	24	20	20	28	29	45	24	42	54	71	47	48	77	78	83	83	82
Sun	24	24	28	43	48	33	43	54	50	60	60	58	56	52	52	42	43