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.

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	53	62	75	89	89	90	85	89	88	87	112	133	119	97	78	70	65
Tue	52	64	75	88	90	93	91	95	91	98	120	135	128	104	81	78	69
Wed	53	63	74	91	94	95	92	93	91	94	119	144	134	107	83	78	72
Thu	51	65	78	98	95	96	96	107	96	107	125	143	144	116	92	83	75
Fri	51	63	77	92	91	92	101	111	108	124	154	152	138	112	91	78	71
Sat	59	53	57	64	73	82	90	93	87	93	88	100	102	96	91	84	78
Sun	65	61	59	59	61	70	82	87	81	85	93	103	97	87	81	75	76

About this drive

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 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (30 to 97 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Montclair 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 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 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Montclair?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays 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	53	62	75	89	89	90	85	89	88	87	112	133	119	97	78	70	65
Tue	52	64	75	88	90	93	91	95	91	98	120	135	128	104	81	78	69
Wed	53	63	74	91	94	95	92	93	91	94	119	144	134	107	83	78	72
Thu	51	65	78	98	95	96	96	107	96	107	125	143	144	116	92	83	75
Fri	51	63	77	92	91	92	101	111	108	124	154	152	138	112	91	78	71
Sat	59	53	57	64	73	82	90	93	87	93	88	100	102	96	91	84	78
Sun	65	61	59	59	61	70	82	87	81	85	93	103	97	87	81	75	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	62	75	89	89	90	85	89	88	87	112	133	119	97	78	70	65
Tue	52	64	75	88	90	93	91	95	91	98	120	135	128	104	81	78	69
Wed	53	63	74	91	94	95	92	93	91	94	119	144	134	107	83	78	72
Thu	51	65	78	98	95	96	96	107	96	107	125	143	144	116	92	83	75
Fri	51	63	77	92	91	92	101	111	108	124	154	152	138	112	91	78	71
Sat	59	53	57	64	73	82	90	93	87	93	88	100	102	96	91	84	78
Sun	65	61	59	59	61	70	82	87	81	85	93	103	97	87	81	75	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	62	75	89	89	90	85	89	88	87	112	133	119	97	78	70	65
Tue	52	64	75	88	90	93	91	95	91	98	120	135	128	104	81	78	69
Wed	53	63	74	91	94	95	92	93	91	94	119	144	134	107	83	78	72
Thu	51	65	78	98	95	96	96	107	96	107	125	143	144	116	92	83	75
Fri	51	63	77	92	91	92	101	111	108	124	154	152	138	112	91	78	71
Sat	59	53	57	64	73	82	90	93	87	93	88	100	102	96	91	84	78
Sun	65	61	59	59	61	70	82	87	81	85	93	103	97	87	81	75	76