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Best Time to Drive from Queens to Piscataway
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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 64 | 68 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 88 | 97 | 105 | 96 | 86 | 72 | 69 | 66 |
| Tue | 62 | 69 | 81 | 88 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 90 | 118 | 119 | 110 | 95 | 75 | 70 | 66 |
| Wed | 63 | 68 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 88 | 119 | 127 | 118 | 96 | 75 | 70 | 66 |
| Thu | 64 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 81 | 101 | 133 | 132 | 128 | 110 | 88 | 71 | 68 |
| Fri | 63 | 66 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 81 | 91 | 104 | 138 | 136 | 137 | 128 | 106 | 84 | 73 | 69 |
| Sat | 63 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 69 |
| Sun | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 72 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Queens to Piscataway (via NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).
About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (26 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Piscataway 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 Piscataway?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Queens to Piscataway?
The 44-mile drive usually takes 62 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Queens to Piscataway?
Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.
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