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	37	43	54	66	67	65	62	60	62	62	76	90	84	72	57	50	46
Tue	38	46	54	66	68	67	64	61	65	66	81	94	92	76	63	61	50
Wed	40	44	54	69	70	71	71	68	65	70	84	100	99	81	64	58	52
Thu	40	46	56	70	70	71	74	76	71	76	85	97	99	84	69	63	56
Fri	41	46	57	71	70	68	69	76	74	83	99	103	96	82	69	57	51
Sat	49	42	42	45	48	52	58	63	59	63	59	63	68	67	66	61	56
Sun	51	47	42	42	43	46	54	54	55	59	62	69	70	64	60	55	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Queens to Secaucus (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (22 to 66 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 37 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 37 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Secaucus?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	54	66	67	65	62	60	62	62	76	90	84	72	57	50	46
Tue	38	46	54	66	68	67	64	61	65	66	81	94	92	76	63	61	50
Wed	40	44	54	69	70	71	71	68	65	70	84	100	99	81	64	58	52
Thu	40	46	56	70	70	71	74	76	71	76	85	97	99	84	69	63	56
Fri	41	46	57	71	70	68	69	76	74	83	99	103	96	82	69	57	51
Sat	49	42	42	45	48	52	58	63	59	63	59	63	68	67	66	61	56
Sun	51	47	42	42	43	46	54	54	55	59	62	69	70	64	60	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	54	66	67	65	62	60	62	62	76	90	84	72	57	50	46
Tue	38	46	54	66	68	67	64	61	65	66	81	94	92	76	63	61	50
Wed	40	44	54	69	70	71	71	68	65	70	84	100	99	81	64	58	52
Thu	40	46	56	70	70	71	74	76	71	76	85	97	99	84	69	63	56
Fri	41	46	57	71	70	68	69	76	74	83	99	103	96	82	69	57	51
Sat	49	42	42	45	48	52	58	63	59	63	59	63	68	67	66	61	56
Sun	51	47	42	42	43	46	54	54	55	59	62	69	70	64	60	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	54	66	67	65	62	60	62	62	76	90	84	72	57	50	46
Tue	38	46	54	66	68	67	64	61	65	66	81	94	92	76	63	61	50
Wed	40	44	54	69	70	71	71	68	65	70	84	100	99	81	64	58	52
Thu	40	46	56	70	70	71	74	76	71	76	85	97	99	84	69	63	56
Fri	41	46	57	71	70	68	69	76	74	83	99	103	96	82	69	57	51
Sat	49	42	42	45	48	52	58	63	59	63	59	63	68	67	66	61	56
Sun	51	47	42	42	43	46	54	54	55	59	62	69	70	64	60	55	55