Best Time to Drive from Queens to Montclair

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.

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Queens to Montclair (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 30 to 100 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Montclair along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Queens to Montclair 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	52	60	76	92	92	93	89	102	95	87	110	135	118	97	77	68	64
Tue	51	65	76	89	90	93	91	98	93	96	118	133	133	103	81	76	68
Wed	53	65	75	91	96	98	94	95	91	93	118	142	137	111	84	78	72
Thu	52	65	78	100	97	99	97	105	97	110	134	145	141	114	87	80	75
Fri	51	63	79	93	89	94	104	118	107	118	150	149	136	114	93	78	70
Sat	59	54	57	64	70	77	83	91	79	83	78	94	97	99	91	82	80
Sun	61	59	57	58	60	65	78	82	77	85	96	106	99	85	78	75	74

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 Montclair?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 51 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Montclair?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	76	92	92	93	89	102	95	87	110	135	118	97	77	68	64
Tue	51	65	76	89	90	93	91	98	93	96	118	133	133	103	81	76	68
Wed	53	65	75	91	96	98	94	95	91	93	118	142	137	111	84	78	72
Thu	52	65	78	100	97	99	97	105	97	110	134	145	141	114	87	80	75
Fri	51	63	79	93	89	94	104	118	107	118	150	149	136	114	93	78	70
Sat	59	54	57	64	70	77	83	91	79	83	78	94	97	99	91	82	80
Sun	61	59	57	58	60	65	78	82	77	85	96	106	99	85	78	75	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	76	92	92	93	89	102	95	87	110	135	118	97	77	68	64
Tue	51	65	76	89	90	93	91	98	93	96	118	133	133	103	81	76	68
Wed	53	65	75	91	96	98	94	95	91	93	118	142	137	111	84	78	72
Thu	52	65	78	100	97	99	97	105	97	110	134	145	141	114	87	80	75
Fri	51	63	79	93	89	94	104	118	107	118	150	149	136	114	93	78	70
Sat	59	54	57	64	70	77	83	91	79	83	78	94	97	99	91	82	80
Sun	61	59	57	58	60	65	78	82	77	85	96	106	99	85	78	75	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	76	92	92	93	89	102	95	87	110	135	118	97	77	68	64
Tue	51	65	76	89	90	93	91	98	93	96	118	133	133	103	81	76	68
Wed	53	65	75	91	96	98	94	95	91	93	118	142	137	111	84	78	72
Thu	52	65	78	100	97	99	97	105	97	110	134	145	141	114	87	80	75
Fri	51	63	79	93	89	94	104	118	107	118	150	149	136	114	93	78	70
Sat	59	54	57	64	70	77	83	91	79	83	78	94	97	99	91	82	80
Sun	61	59	57	58	60	65	78	82	77	85	96	106	99	85	78	75	74