Best Time to Drive from Queens to Ridgewood

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 Ridgewood 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	61	115	172	191	141	122	131	145	155	170	173	178	166	133	95	83	79
Tue	62	114	167	153	137	166	145	144	143	156	173	183	178	131	94	78	111
Wed	59	105	161	145	134	132	114	130	125	149	194	189	176	133	102	92	76
Thu	84	132	158	155	130	141	162	130	134	171	183	193	178	168	143	110	90
Fri	60	113	159	164	126	138	135	126	145	189	221	221	192	195	165	144	95
Sat	65	55	69	89	85	116	131	125	148	149	165	164	153	158	135	130	121
Sun	58	59	63	68	71	115	109	118	145	165	157	163	152	128	137	131	134

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Queens to Ridgewood (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 226 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 143 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (167 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (39 to 127 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 226 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to Ridgewood?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 59 to 226 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 143 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Ridgewood?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 226 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	115	172	191	141	122	131	145	155	170	173	178	166	133	95	83	79
Tue	62	114	167	153	137	166	145	144	143	156	173	183	178	131	94	78	111
Wed	59	105	161	145	134	132	114	130	125	149	194	189	176	133	102	92	76
Thu	84	132	158	155	130	141	162	130	134	171	183	193	178	168	143	110	90
Fri	60	113	159	164	126	138	135	126	145	189	221	221	192	195	165	144	95
Sat	65	55	69	89	85	116	131	125	148	149	165	164	153	158	135	130	121
Sun	58	59	63	68	71	115	109	118	145	165	157	163	152	128	137	131	134

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	115	172	191	141	122	131	145	155	170	173	178	166	133	95	83	79
Tue	62	114	167	153	137	166	145	144	143	156	173	183	178	131	94	78	111
Wed	59	105	161	145	134	132	114	130	125	149	194	189	176	133	102	92	76
Thu	84	132	158	155	130	141	162	130	134	171	183	193	178	168	143	110	90
Fri	60	113	159	164	126	138	135	126	145	189	221	221	192	195	165	144	95
Sat	65	55	69	89	85	116	131	125	148	149	165	164	153	158	135	130	121
Sun	58	59	63	68	71	115	109	118	145	165	157	163	152	128	137	131	134

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	115	172	191	141	122	131	145	155	170	173	178	166	133	95	83	79
Tue	62	114	167	153	137	166	145	144	143	156	173	183	178	131	94	78	111
Wed	59	105	161	145	134	132	114	130	125	149	194	189	176	133	102	92	76
Thu	84	132	158	155	130	141	162	130	134	171	183	193	178	168	143	110	90
Fri	60	113	159	164	126	138	135	126	145	189	221	221	192	195	165	144	95
Sat	65	55	69	89	85	116	131	125	148	149	165	164	153	158	135	130	121
Sun	58	59	63	68	71	115	109	118	145	165	157	163	152	128	137	131	134