Best Time to Drive from Queens to Hillside

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 Hillside 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	58	74	79	80	75	73	75	70	68	87	96	105	98	84	67	62	59
Tue	59	75	87	91	84	74	72	71	69	83	115	118	112	92	70	63	60
Wed	57	70	81	89	80	80	71	69	69	87	116	133	125	96	71	64	60
Thu	58	71	77	82	77	76	74	73	79	103	133	139	138	114	84	66	62
Fri	57	66	74	72	67	70	76	88	104	148	150	149	137	111	83	68	62
Sat	55	58	60	64	70	86	93	96	96	88	79	79	72	71	71	68	66
Sun	55	55	56	57	59	64	79	85	85	88	80	77	74	73	70	70	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Queens to Hillside (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (26 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Hillside 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 Hillside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 57 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Hillside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	74	79	80	75	73	75	70	68	87	96	105	98	84	67	62	59
Tue	59	75	87	91	84	74	72	71	69	83	115	118	112	92	70	63	60
Wed	57	70	81	89	80	80	71	69	69	87	116	133	125	96	71	64	60
Thu	58	71	77	82	77	76	74	73	79	103	133	139	138	114	84	66	62
Fri	57	66	74	72	67	70	76	88	104	148	150	149	137	111	83	68	62
Sat	55	58	60	64	70	86	93	96	96	88	79	79	72	71	71	68	66
Sun	55	55	56	57	59	64	79	85	85	88	80	77	74	73	70	70	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	74	79	80	75	73	75	70	68	87	96	105	98	84	67	62	59
Tue	59	75	87	91	84	74	72	71	69	83	115	118	112	92	70	63	60
Wed	57	70	81	89	80	80	71	69	69	87	116	133	125	96	71	64	60
Thu	58	71	77	82	77	76	74	73	79	103	133	139	138	114	84	66	62
Fri	57	66	74	72	67	70	76	88	104	148	150	149	137	111	83	68	62
Sat	55	58	60	64	70	86	93	96	96	88	79	79	72	71	71	68	66
Sun	55	55	56	57	59	64	79	85	85	88	80	77	74	73	70	70	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	74	79	80	75	73	75	70	68	87	96	105	98	84	67	62	59
Tue	59	75	87	91	84	74	72	71	69	83	115	118	112	92	70	63	60
Wed	57	70	81	89	80	80	71	69	69	87	116	133	125	96	71	64	60
Thu	58	71	77	82	77	76	74	73	79	103	133	139	138	114	84	66	62
Fri	57	66	74	72	67	70	76	88	104	148	150	149	137	111	83	68	62
Sat	55	58	60	64	70	86	93	96	96	88	79	79	72	71	71	68	66
Sun	55	55	56	57	59	64	79	85	85	88	80	77	74	73	70	70	70