Best Time to Drive from Queens to South Old Bridge

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 South Old Bridge 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	74	83	85	83	80	83	81	81	98	107	117	105	94	78	75	72
Tue	68	75	89	95	92	83	81	82	81	101	130	131	119	103	81	76	72
Wed	68	75	87	90	88	86	83	80	82	99	131	139	129	104	82	76	72
Thu	69	75	86	88	86	84	83	85	92	118	145	145	140	118	95	78	75
Fri	68	72	83	82	79	82	89	100	116	153	150	150	140	114	94	81	75
Sat	68	68	71	75	83	91	94	98	97	95	85	78	74	75	78	77	75
Sun	68	67	68	69	71	76	83	88	87	87	81	77	75	72	75	77	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Queens to South Old Bridge (via NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (31 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central South Old Bridge 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 South Old Bridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to South Old Bridge?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 68 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to South Old Bridge?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 153 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	74	83	85	83	80	83	81	81	98	107	117	105	94	78	75	72
Tue	68	75	89	95	92	83	81	82	81	101	130	131	119	103	81	76	72
Wed	68	75	87	90	88	86	83	80	82	99	131	139	129	104	82	76	72
Thu	69	75	86	88	86	84	83	85	92	118	145	145	140	118	95	78	75
Fri	68	72	83	82	79	82	89	100	116	153	150	150	140	114	94	81	75
Sat	68	68	71	75	83	91	94	98	97	95	85	78	74	75	78	77	75
Sun	68	67	68	69	71	76	83	88	87	87	81	77	75	72	75	77	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	74	83	85	83	80	83	81	81	98	107	117	105	94	78	75	72
Tue	68	75	89	95	92	83	81	82	81	101	130	131	119	103	81	76	72
Wed	68	75	87	90	88	86	83	80	82	99	131	139	129	104	82	76	72
Thu	69	75	86	88	86	84	83	85	92	118	145	145	140	118	95	78	75
Fri	68	72	83	82	79	82	89	100	116	153	150	150	140	114	94	81	75
Sat	68	68	71	75	83	91	94	98	97	95	85	78	74	75	78	77	75
Sun	68	67	68	69	71	76	83	88	87	87	81	77	75	72	75	77	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	74	83	85	83	80	83	81	81	98	107	117	105	94	78	75	72
Tue	68	75	89	95	92	83	81	82	81	101	130	131	119	103	81	76	72
Wed	68	75	87	90	88	86	83	80	82	99	131	139	129	104	82	76	72
Thu	69	75	86	88	86	84	83	85	92	118	145	145	140	118	95	78	75
Fri	68	72	83	82	79	82	89	100	116	153	150	150	140	114	94	81	75
Sat	68	68	71	75	83	91	94	98	97	95	85	78	74	75	78	77	75
Sun	68	67	68	69	71	76	83	88	87	87	81	77	75	72	75	77	78