Best Time to Drive from Queens to Middletown

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 Middletown 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	74	80	90	91	88	86	87	84	85	102	116	128	116	98	83	79	76
Tue	73	80	95	98	96	88	85	85	85	106	139	142	129	111	87	80	77
Wed	73	79	93	95	93	90	86	84	86	108	141	146	132	107	87	80	77
Thu	74	80	92	94	91	89	87	88	97	124	152	151	147	127	101	85	80
Fri	73	78	90	89	84	86	92	101	120	158	155	155	147	125	99	85	79
Sat	73	73	76	80	89	97	98	102	100	99	90	83	80	81	82	81	80
Sun	73	72	73	74	76	82	91	94	94	92	85	82	81	79	81	81	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Queens to Middletown (via NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (30 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Middletown 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 Middletown?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 73 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Middletown?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 158 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	80	90	91	88	86	87	84	85	102	116	128	116	98	83	79	76
Tue	73	80	95	98	96	88	85	85	85	106	139	142	129	111	87	80	77
Wed	73	79	93	95	93	90	86	84	86	108	141	146	132	107	87	80	77
Thu	74	80	92	94	91	89	87	88	97	124	152	151	147	127	101	85	80
Fri	73	78	90	89	84	86	92	101	120	158	155	155	147	125	99	85	79
Sat	73	73	76	80	89	97	98	102	100	99	90	83	80	81	82	81	80
Sun	73	72	73	74	76	82	91	94	94	92	85	82	81	79	81	81	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	80	90	91	88	86	87	84	85	102	116	128	116	98	83	79	76
Tue	73	80	95	98	96	88	85	85	85	106	139	142	129	111	87	80	77
Wed	73	79	93	95	93	90	86	84	86	108	141	146	132	107	87	80	77
Thu	74	80	92	94	91	89	87	88	97	124	152	151	147	127	101	85	80
Fri	73	78	90	89	84	86	92	101	120	158	155	155	147	125	99	85	79
Sat	73	73	76	80	89	97	98	102	100	99	90	83	80	81	82	81	80
Sun	73	72	73	74	76	82	91	94	94	92	85	82	81	79	81	81	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	80	90	91	88	86	87	84	85	102	116	128	116	98	83	79	76
Tue	73	80	95	98	96	88	85	85	85	106	139	142	129	111	87	80	77
Wed	73	79	93	95	93	90	86	84	86	108	141	146	132	107	87	80	77
Thu	74	80	92	94	91	89	87	88	97	124	152	151	147	127	101	85	80
Fri	73	78	90	89	84	86	92	101	120	158	155	155	147	125	99	85	79
Sat	73	73	76	80	89	97	98	102	100	99	90	83	80	81	82	81	80
Sun	73	72	73	74	76	82	91	94	94	92	85	82	81	79	81	81	82