Best Time to Drive from Queens to New Rochelle

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 20-mile drive from Queens to New Rochelle (via I-678 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: New Rochelle to Queens

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 9 to 26 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 New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle 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	27	30	43	50	41	42	48	46	45	48	46	48	48	46	42	35	32
Tue	32	31	43	51	60	50	48	47	46	49	47	51	49	46	44	37	33
Wed	33	38	44	49	45	43	35	49	46	47	52	53	51	49	45	39	33
Thu	35	34	43	50	55	40	43	42	43	44	52	55	52	51	46	43	34
Fri	29	34	42	32	50	33	48	55	50	52	66	68	60	59	53	48	41
Sat	29	27	31	36	37	40	45	36	41	45	42	47	45	43	42	41	37
Sun	27	27	29	28	30	33	34	35	40	42	43	47	46	43	42	43	36

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 New Rochelle?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to New Rochelle?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 27 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to New Rochelle?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	43	50	41	42	48	46	45	48	46	48	48	46	42	35	32
Tue	32	31	43	51	60	50	48	47	46	49	47	51	49	46	44	37	33
Wed	33	38	44	49	45	43	35	49	46	47	52	53	51	49	45	39	33
Thu	35	34	43	50	55	40	43	42	43	44	52	55	52	51	46	43	34
Fri	29	34	42	32	50	33	48	55	50	52	66	68	60	59	53	48	41
Sat	29	27	31	36	37	40	45	36	41	45	42	47	45	43	42	41	37
Sun	27	27	29	28	30	33	34	35	40	42	43	47	46	43	42	43	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	43	50	41	42	48	46	45	48	46	48	48	46	42	35	32
Tue	32	31	43	51	60	50	48	47	46	49	47	51	49	46	44	37	33
Wed	33	38	44	49	45	43	35	49	46	47	52	53	51	49	45	39	33
Thu	35	34	43	50	55	40	43	42	43	44	52	55	52	51	46	43	34
Fri	29	34	42	32	50	33	48	55	50	52	66	68	60	59	53	48	41
Sat	29	27	31	36	37	40	45	36	41	45	42	47	45	43	42	41	37
Sun	27	27	29	28	30	33	34	35	40	42	43	47	46	43	42	43	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	43	50	41	42	48	46	45	48	46	48	48	46	42	35	32
Tue	32	31	43	51	60	50	48	47	46	49	47	51	49	46	44	37	33
Wed	33	38	44	49	45	43	35	49	46	47	52	53	51	49	45	39	33
Thu	35	34	43	50	55	40	43	42	43	44	52	55	52	51	46	43	34
Fri	29	34	42	32	50	33	48	55	50	52	66	68	60	59	53	48	41
Sat	29	27	31	36	37	40	45	36	41	45	42	47	45	43	42	41	37
Sun	27	27	29	28	30	33	34	35	40	42	43	47	46	43	42	43	36