Best Time to Drive from Queens to West Babylon

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 West Babylon 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	92	101	117	123	104	100	102	119	121	127	118	116	120	122	101	89	86
Tue	63	89	107	121	101	91	86	98	109	122	125	124	125	125	129	107	98
Wed	56	70	79	106	91	84	81	79	90	106	109	100	116	116	105	91	85
Thu	58	73	82	112	102	104	112	123	124	126	123	127	127	124	124	122	119
Fri	72	89	104	117	102	96	94	105	110	116	123	123	111	122	115	103	99
Sat	58	61	53	59	68	69	76	85	86	88	93	94	96	83	90	96	83
Sun	61	61	67	65	68	75	80	90	102	113	123	129	117	117	102	97	103

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Queens to West Babylon (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (129 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (17 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central West Babylon 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 West Babylon?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to West Babylon?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 56 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to West Babylon?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	101	117	123	104	100	102	119	121	127	118	116	120	122	101	89	86
Tue	63	89	107	121	101	91	86	98	109	122	125	124	125	125	129	107	98
Wed	56	70	79	106	91	84	81	79	90	106	109	100	116	116	105	91	85
Thu	58	73	82	112	102	104	112	123	124	126	123	127	127	124	124	122	119
Fri	72	89	104	117	102	96	94	105	110	116	123	123	111	122	115	103	99
Sat	58	61	53	59	68	69	76	85	86	88	93	94	96	83	90	96	83
Sun	61	61	67	65	68	75	80	90	102	113	123	129	117	117	102	97	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	101	117	123	104	100	102	119	121	127	118	116	120	122	101	89	86
Tue	63	89	107	121	101	91	86	98	109	122	125	124	125	125	129	107	98
Wed	56	70	79	106	91	84	81	79	90	106	109	100	116	116	105	91	85
Thu	58	73	82	112	102	104	112	123	124	126	123	127	127	124	124	122	119
Fri	72	89	104	117	102	96	94	105	110	116	123	123	111	122	115	103	99
Sat	58	61	53	59	68	69	76	85	86	88	93	94	96	83	90	96	83
Sun	61	61	67	65	68	75	80	90	102	113	123	129	117	117	102	97	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	101	117	123	104	100	102	119	121	127	118	116	120	122	101	89	86
Tue	63	89	107	121	101	91	86	98	109	122	125	124	125	125	129	107	98
Wed	56	70	79	106	91	84	81	79	90	106	109	100	116	116	105	91	85
Thu	58	73	82	112	102	104	112	123	124	126	123	127	127	124	124	122	119
Fri	72	89	104	117	102	96	94	105	110	116	123	123	111	122	115	103	99
Sat	58	61	53	59	68	69	76	85	86	88	93	94	96	83	90	96	83
Sun	61	61	67	65	68	75	80	90	102	113	123	129	117	117	102	97	103