Best Time to Drive from Queens to Wayne

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 Wayne 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	77	146	211	206	172	145	155	171	167	210	211	221	196	145	108	86	80
Tue	76	145	199	172	168	168	178	190	183	213	216	229	193	142	109	91	114
Wed	80	167	194	191	160	141	144	177	208	194	230	228	187	143	142	96	81
Thu	96	163	198	184	169	167	185	179	180	217	230	227	217	183	162	111	94
Fri	75	144	179	171	154	192	173	182	186	227	259	238	240	225	189	152	112
Sat	64	63	79	101	132	143	173	195	184	207	204	209	174	184	149	154	134
Sun	65	65	70	75	79	128	130	143	169	193	189	183	170	139	149	143	147

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Queens to Wayne (via I-95 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 263 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 185 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (209 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (43 to 123 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Wayne 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 Wayne?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 263 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 75 to 263 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 185 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Wayne?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 263 minutes.

More drives

Wayne to Queens (return trip) · Queens to Yonkers · Queens to Washington Heights · Queens to Paterson · Queens to Clifton · Queens to New Rochelle · Queens to Passaic · Queens to Mount Vernon · Queens to Bayside · Queens to Perth Amboy · Queens to Hackensack · Queens to Teaneck

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	146	211	206	172	145	155	171	167	210	211	221	196	145	108	86	80
Tue	76	145	199	172	168	168	178	190	183	213	216	229	193	142	109	91	114
Wed	80	167	194	191	160	141	144	177	208	194	230	228	187	143	142	96	81
Thu	96	163	198	184	169	167	185	179	180	217	230	227	217	183	162	111	94
Fri	75	144	179	171	154	192	173	182	186	227	259	238	240	225	189	152	112
Sat	64	63	79	101	132	143	173	195	184	207	204	209	174	184	149	154	134
Sun	65	65	70	75	79	128	130	143	169	193	189	183	170	139	149	143	147

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	146	211	206	172	145	155	171	167	210	211	221	196	145	108	86	80
Tue	76	145	199	172	168	168	178	190	183	213	216	229	193	142	109	91	114
Wed	80	167	194	191	160	141	144	177	208	194	230	228	187	143	142	96	81
Thu	96	163	198	184	169	167	185	179	180	217	230	227	217	183	162	111	94
Fri	75	144	179	171	154	192	173	182	186	227	259	238	240	225	189	152	112
Sat	64	63	79	101	132	143	173	195	184	207	204	209	174	184	149	154	134
Sun	65	65	70	75	79	128	130	143	169	193	189	183	170	139	149	143	147

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	146	211	206	172	145	155	171	167	210	211	221	196	145	108	86	80
Tue	76	145	199	172	168	168	178	190	183	213	216	229	193	142	109	91	114
Wed	80	167	194	191	160	141	144	177	208	194	230	228	187	143	142	96	81
Thu	96	163	198	184	169	167	185	179	180	217	230	227	217	183	162	111	94
Fri	75	144	179	171	154	192	173	182	186	227	259	238	240	225	189	152	112
Sat	64	63	79	101	132	143	173	195	184	207	204	209	174	184	149	154	134
Sun	65	65	70	75	79	128	130	143	169	193	189	183	170	139	149	143	147