Best Time to Drive from Queens to Perth Amboy

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 37-mile drive from Queens to Perth Amboy (via I-278 West and NY-440 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Perth Amboy to Queens

Freeway, about 21 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 16 miles: 28 to 57 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 Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy 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	49	55	63	66	63	60	63	61	59	69	78	88	83	73	59	54	52
Tue	48	56	69	78	74	63	61	62	59	67	102	102	92	80	61	56	52
Wed	49	55	66	70	67	65	62	59	57	66	98	107	101	82	60	56	52
Thu	50	56	65	68	65	62	62	61	65	79	117	115	113	98	74	57	54
Fri	49	52	62	62	57	58	62	74	85	121	120	121	115	93	70	60	54
Sat	48	48	48	50	55	63	66	70	69	68	60	56	52	55	57	56	55
Sun	48	48	47	48	50	53	58	61	61	63	57	55	54	53	54	57	58

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 Perth Amboy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to Perth Amboy?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 48 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Perth Amboy?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	63	66	63	60	63	61	59	69	78	88	83	73	59	54	52
Tue	48	56	69	78	74	63	61	62	59	67	102	102	92	80	61	56	52
Wed	49	55	66	70	67	65	62	59	57	66	98	107	101	82	60	56	52
Thu	50	56	65	68	65	62	62	61	65	79	117	115	113	98	74	57	54
Fri	49	52	62	62	57	58	62	74	85	121	120	121	115	93	70	60	54
Sat	48	48	48	50	55	63	66	70	69	68	60	56	52	55	57	56	55
Sun	48	48	47	48	50	53	58	61	61	63	57	55	54	53	54	57	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	63	66	63	60	63	61	59	69	78	88	83	73	59	54	52
Tue	48	56	69	78	74	63	61	62	59	67	102	102	92	80	61	56	52
Wed	49	55	66	70	67	65	62	59	57	66	98	107	101	82	60	56	52
Thu	50	56	65	68	65	62	62	61	65	79	117	115	113	98	74	57	54
Fri	49	52	62	62	57	58	62	74	85	121	120	121	115	93	70	60	54
Sat	48	48	48	50	55	63	66	70	69	68	60	56	52	55	57	56	55
Sun	48	48	47	48	50	53	58	61	61	63	57	55	54	53	54	57	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	55	63	66	63	60	63	61	59	69	78	88	83	73	59	54	52
Tue	48	56	69	78	74	63	61	62	59	67	102	102	92	80	61	56	52
Wed	49	55	66	70	67	65	62	59	57	66	98	107	101	82	60	56	52
Thu	50	56	65	68	65	62	62	61	65	79	117	115	113	98	74	57	54
Fri	49	52	62	62	57	58	62	74	85	121	120	121	115	93	70	60	54
Sat	48	48	48	50	55	63	66	70	69	68	60	56	52	55	57	56	55
Sun	48	48	47	48	50	53	58	61	61	63	57	55	54	53	54	57	58