Best Time to Drive from Queens to Sayreville Junction

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 Sayreville Junction 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	69	75	85	87	84	81	84	82	82	96	105	114	104	94	79	75	72
Tue	68	76	91	99	95	84	82	83	81	99	131	129	116	102	81	76	72
Wed	69	76	90	92	90	87	84	81	81	97	132	139	125	104	82	76	72
Thu	70	77	87	89	86	83	83	83	90	113	145	144	138	118	93	77	75
Fri	69	73	84	83	79	82	89	102	114	152	149	149	137	111	91	80	75
Sat	68	68	69	72	80	88	92	96	93	90	82	76	73	75	78	77	76
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	76	81	84	86	85	79	75	74	73	75	78	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Queens to Sayreville Junction (via NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (33 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Sayreville Junction 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 Sayreville Junction?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to Sayreville Junction?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 68 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Sayreville Junction?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	85	87	84	81	84	82	82	96	105	114	104	94	79	75	72
Tue	68	76	91	99	95	84	82	83	81	99	131	129	116	102	81	76	72
Wed	69	76	90	92	90	87	84	81	81	97	132	139	125	104	82	76	72
Thu	70	77	87	89	86	83	83	83	90	113	145	144	138	118	93	77	75
Fri	69	73	84	83	79	82	89	102	114	152	149	149	137	111	91	80	75
Sat	68	68	69	72	80	88	92	96	93	90	82	76	73	75	78	77	76
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	76	81	84	86	85	79	75	74	73	75	78	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	85	87	84	81	84	82	82	96	105	114	104	94	79	75	72
Tue	68	76	91	99	95	84	82	83	81	99	131	129	116	102	81	76	72
Wed	69	76	90	92	90	87	84	81	81	97	132	139	125	104	82	76	72
Thu	70	77	87	89	86	83	83	83	90	113	145	144	138	118	93	77	75
Fri	69	73	84	83	79	82	89	102	114	152	149	149	137	111	91	80	75
Sat	68	68	69	72	80	88	92	96	93	90	82	76	73	75	78	77	76
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	76	81	84	86	85	79	75	74	73	75	78	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	85	87	84	81	84	82	82	96	105	114	104	94	79	75	72
Tue	68	76	91	99	95	84	82	83	81	99	131	129	116	102	81	76	72
Wed	69	76	90	92	90	87	84	81	81	97	132	139	125	104	82	76	72
Thu	70	77	87	89	86	83	83	83	90	113	145	144	138	118	93	77	75
Fri	69	73	84	83	79	82	89	102	114	152	149	149	137	111	91	80	75
Sat	68	68	69	72	80	88	92	96	93	90	82	76	73	75	78	77	76
Sun	69	68	68	69	70	76	81	84	86	85	79	75	74	73	75	78	79