Best Time to Drive from Queens to Secaucus

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 Secaucus 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	36	42	54	67	69	66	65	66	65	62	72	86	82	71	54	49	44
Tue	36	46	54	65	67	69	67	67	67	67	78	91	91	75	57	55	47
Wed	38	45	54	66	69	73	69	67	67	66	82	97	98	82	63	55	51
Thu	36	47	57	70	72	73	71	71	70	72	86	95	99	86	66	58	53
Fri	36	45	56	66	66	66	71	80	74	79	97	101	96	84	68	57	49
Sat	43	38	39	43	49	52	56	64	56	60	58	64	67	68	66	60	57
Sun	45	44	39	39	41	44	51	52	53	56	63	71	71	62	56	53	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Queens to Secaucus (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (20 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Secaucus 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 Secaucus?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 36 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Secaucus?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	54	67	69	66	65	66	65	62	72	86	82	71	54	49	44
Tue	36	46	54	65	67	69	67	67	67	67	78	91	91	75	57	55	47
Wed	38	45	54	66	69	73	69	67	67	66	82	97	98	82	63	55	51
Thu	36	47	57	70	72	73	71	71	70	72	86	95	99	86	66	58	53
Fri	36	45	56	66	66	66	71	80	74	79	97	101	96	84	68	57	49
Sat	43	38	39	43	49	52	56	64	56	60	58	64	67	68	66	60	57
Sun	45	44	39	39	41	44	51	52	53	56	63	71	71	62	56	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	54	67	69	66	65	66	65	62	72	86	82	71	54	49	44
Tue	36	46	54	65	67	69	67	67	67	67	78	91	91	75	57	55	47
Wed	38	45	54	66	69	73	69	67	67	66	82	97	98	82	63	55	51
Thu	36	47	57	70	72	73	71	71	70	72	86	95	99	86	66	58	53
Fri	36	45	56	66	66	66	71	80	74	79	97	101	96	84	68	57	49
Sat	43	38	39	43	49	52	56	64	56	60	58	64	67	68	66	60	57
Sun	45	44	39	39	41	44	51	52	53	56	63	71	71	62	56	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	54	67	69	66	65	66	65	62	72	86	82	71	54	49	44
Tue	36	46	54	65	67	69	67	67	67	67	78	91	91	75	57	55	47
Wed	38	45	54	66	69	73	69	67	67	66	82	97	98	82	63	55	51
Thu	36	47	57	70	72	73	71	71	70	72	86	95	99	86	66	58	53
Fri	36	45	56	66	66	66	71	80	74	79	97	101	96	84	68	57	49
Sat	43	38	39	43	49	52	56	64	56	60	58	64	67	68	66	60	57
Sun	45	44	39	39	41	44	51	52	53	56	63	71	71	62	56	53	53