Best Time to Drive from Queens to Hunts Point

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 Hunts Point 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	23	33	59	63	44	43	52	45	52	59	56	55	51	44	43	37	38
Tue	27	34	56	54	51	47	43	44	53	56	48	55	51	38	40	37	36
Wed	23	35	61	49	45	43	40	47	44	45	62	61	52	47	41	37	37
Thu	31	37	54	59	47	44	46	41	44	51	51	55	50	48	42	35	33
Fri	26	34	47	46	40	40	41	40	47	59	69	66	64	59	53	40	37
Sat	26	26	28	31	30	33	37	35	35	36	44	41	45	49	43	40	38
Sun	24	24	26	28	29	30	32	32	38	45	44	47	46	45	42	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Queens to Hunts Point (via I-678 North and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Hunts Point 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 Hunts Point?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to Hunts Point?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 23 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Hunts Point?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	33	59	63	44	43	52	45	52	59	56	55	51	44	43	37	38
Tue	27	34	56	54	51	47	43	44	53	56	48	55	51	38	40	37	36
Wed	23	35	61	49	45	43	40	47	44	45	62	61	52	47	41	37	37
Thu	31	37	54	59	47	44	46	41	44	51	51	55	50	48	42	35	33
Fri	26	34	47	46	40	40	41	40	47	59	69	66	64	59	53	40	37
Sat	26	26	28	31	30	33	37	35	35	36	44	41	45	49	43	40	38
Sun	24	24	26	28	29	30	32	32	38	45	44	47	46	45	42	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	33	59	63	44	43	52	45	52	59	56	55	51	44	43	37	38
Tue	27	34	56	54	51	47	43	44	53	56	48	55	51	38	40	37	36
Wed	23	35	61	49	45	43	40	47	44	45	62	61	52	47	41	37	37
Thu	31	37	54	59	47	44	46	41	44	51	51	55	50	48	42	35	33
Fri	26	34	47	46	40	40	41	40	47	59	69	66	64	59	53	40	37
Sat	26	26	28	31	30	33	37	35	35	36	44	41	45	49	43	40	38
Sun	24	24	26	28	29	30	32	32	38	45	44	47	46	45	42	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	33	59	63	44	43	52	45	52	59	56	55	51	44	43	37	38
Tue	27	34	56	54	51	47	43	44	53	56	48	55	51	38	40	37	36
Wed	23	35	61	49	45	43	40	47	44	45	62	61	52	47	41	37	37
Thu	31	37	54	59	47	44	46	41	44	51	51	55	50	48	42	35	33
Fri	26	34	47	46	40	40	41	40	47	59	69	66	64	59	53	40	37
Sat	26	26	28	31	30	33	37	35	35	36	44	41	45	49	43	40	38
Sun	24	24	26	28	29	30	32	32	38	45	44	47	46	45	42	43	39