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.

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	57	68	69	65	62	65	60	58	67	78	92	86	74	58	54	52
Tue	48	56	72	78	76	64	61	60	57	67	103	103	98	85	62	56	52
Wed	49	55	72	74	72	66	63	58	56	68	104	112	102	83	62	56	52
Thu	49	57	69	72	69	66	64	63	66	85	118	117	114	100	77	61	56
Fri	48	53	67	66	59	57	61	70	84	124	122	124	117	98	74	60	54
Sat	48	48	49	52	57	64	66	70	69	68	62	57	54	55	57	56	55
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	54	60	63	64	64	58	56	56	55	55	57	57

About this drive

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 124 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 12:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (28 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 124 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 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Perth Amboy?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 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	57	68	69	65	62	65	60	58	67	78	92	86	74	58	54	52
Tue	48	56	72	78	76	64	61	60	57	67	103	103	98	85	62	56	52
Wed	49	55	72	74	72	66	63	58	56	68	104	112	102	83	62	56	52
Thu	49	57	69	72	69	66	64	63	66	85	118	117	114	100	77	61	56
Fri	48	53	67	66	59	57	61	70	84	124	122	124	117	98	74	60	54
Sat	48	48	49	52	57	64	66	70	69	68	62	57	54	55	57	56	55
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	54	60	63	64	64	58	56	56	55	55	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	57	68	69	65	62	65	60	58	67	78	92	86	74	58	54	52
Tue	48	56	72	78	76	64	61	60	57	67	103	103	98	85	62	56	52
Wed	49	55	72	74	72	66	63	58	56	68	104	112	102	83	62	56	52
Thu	49	57	69	72	69	66	64	63	66	85	118	117	114	100	77	61	56
Fri	48	53	67	66	59	57	61	70	84	124	122	124	117	98	74	60	54
Sat	48	48	49	52	57	64	66	70	69	68	62	57	54	55	57	56	55
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	54	60	63	64	64	58	56	56	55	55	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	57	68	69	65	62	65	60	58	67	78	92	86	74	58	54	52
Tue	48	56	72	78	76	64	61	60	57	67	103	103	98	85	62	56	52
Wed	49	55	72	74	72	66	63	58	56	68	104	112	102	83	62	56	52
Thu	49	57	69	72	69	66	64	63	66	85	118	117	114	100	77	61	56
Fri	48	53	67	66	59	57	61	70	84	124	122	124	117	98	74	60	54
Sat	48	48	49	52	57	64	66	70	69	68	62	57	54	55	57	56	55
Sun	47	47	48	48	50	54	60	63	64	64	58	56	56	55	55	57	57