Best Time to Drive from Queens to Wantagh

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 Wantagh 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	62	59	61	77	61	59	61	48	65	38	67	88	97	79	92	69	57
Tue	28	43	68	102	70	50	76	42	78	108	113	114	117	117	98	53	56
Wed	40	48	73	106	82	53	61	50	40	66	81	114	109	110	114	116	115
Thu	35	54	97	87	46	38	41	44	45	63	73	63	53	61	80	44	38
Fri	28	37	52	51	37	106	114	120	126	134	122	115	112	118	121	125	125
Sat	36	31	31	46	51	63	35	73	90	112	75	80	101	101	97	112	101
Sun	39	47	46	80	76	67	91	107	102	109	108	105	92	86	86	67	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Queens to Wantagh (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Wantagh 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 Wantagh?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 28 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Wantagh?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	59	61	77	61	59	61	48	65	38	67	88	97	79	92	69	57
Tue	28	43	68	102	70	50	76	42	78	108	113	114	117	117	98	53	56
Wed	40	48	73	106	82	53	61	50	40	66	81	114	109	110	114	116	115
Thu	35	54	97	87	46	38	41	44	45	63	73	63	53	61	80	44	38
Fri	28	37	52	51	37	106	114	120	126	134	122	115	112	118	121	125	125
Sat	36	31	31	46	51	63	35	73	90	112	75	80	101	101	97	112	101
Sun	39	47	46	80	76	67	91	107	102	109	108	105	92	86	86	67	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	59	61	77	61	59	61	48	65	38	67	88	97	79	92	69	57
Tue	28	43	68	102	70	50	76	42	78	108	113	114	117	117	98	53	56
Wed	40	48	73	106	82	53	61	50	40	66	81	114	109	110	114	116	115
Thu	35	54	97	87	46	38	41	44	45	63	73	63	53	61	80	44	38
Fri	28	37	52	51	37	106	114	120	126	134	122	115	112	118	121	125	125
Sat	36	31	31	46	51	63	35	73	90	112	75	80	101	101	97	112	101
Sun	39	47	46	80	76	67	91	107	102	109	108	105	92	86	86	67	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	59	61	77	61	59	61	48	65	38	67	88	97	79	92	69	57
Tue	28	43	68	102	70	50	76	42	78	108	113	114	117	117	98	53	56
Wed	40	48	73	106	82	53	61	50	40	66	81	114	109	110	114	116	115
Thu	35	54	97	87	46	38	41	44	45	63	73	63	53	61	80	44	38
Fri	28	37	52	51	37	106	114	120	126	134	122	115	112	118	121	125	125
Sat	36	31	31	46	51	63	35	73	90	112	75	80	101	101	97	112	101
Sun	39	47	46	80	76	67	91	107	102	109	108	105	92	86	86	67	72