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	90	84	88	101	82	81	82	70	93	65	95	116	127	107	117	86	80
Tue	44	69	97	127	97	78	96	62	105	135	141	142	144	138	120	75	77
Wed	57	73	96	123	99	72	86	68	59	87	109	141	137	138	140	143	142
Thu	59	80	125	107	65	57	62	64	68	89	96	83	79	105	79	63	56
Fri	45	55	66	64	60	132	140	140	148	149	74	56	137	145	148	151	159
Sat	54	46	48	69	75	75	56	101	113	143	137	138	144	149	149	153	154
Sun	56	56	65	103	92	77	99	113	113	129	127	122	120	115	113	91	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Queens to West Babylon (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 9 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Saturdays (154 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (16 to 45 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 44 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 44 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to West Babylon?

Leaving around 9 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	84	88	101	82	81	82	70	93	65	95	116	127	107	117	86	80
Tue	44	69	97	127	97	78	96	62	105	135	141	142	144	138	120	75	77
Wed	57	73	96	123	99	72	86	68	59	87	109	141	137	138	140	143	142
Thu	59	80	125	107	65	57	62	64	68	89	96	83	79	105	79	63	56
Fri	45	55	66	64	60	132	140	140	148	149	74	56	137	145	148	151	159
Sat	54	46	48	69	75	75	56	101	113	143	137	138	144	149	149	153	154
Sun	56	56	65	103	92	77	99	113	113	129	127	122	120	115	113	91	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	84	88	101	82	81	82	70	93	65	95	116	127	107	117	86	80
Tue	44	69	97	127	97	78	96	62	105	135	141	142	144	138	120	75	77
Wed	57	73	96	123	99	72	86	68	59	87	109	141	137	138	140	143	142
Thu	59	80	125	107	65	57	62	64	68	89	96	83	79	105	79	63	56
Fri	45	55	66	64	60	132	140	140	148	149	74	56	137	145	148	151	159
Sat	54	46	48	69	75	75	56	101	113	143	137	138	144	149	149	153	154
Sun	56	56	65	103	92	77	99	113	113	129	127	122	120	115	113	91	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	84	88	101	82	81	82	70	93	65	95	116	127	107	117	86	80
Tue	44	69	97	127	97	78	96	62	105	135	141	142	144	138	120	75	77
Wed	57	73	96	123	99	72	86	68	59	87	109	141	137	138	140	143	142
Thu	59	80	125	107	65	57	62	64	68	89	96	83	79	105	79	63	56
Fri	45	55	66	64	60	132	140	140	148	149	74	56	137	145	148	151	159
Sat	54	46	48	69	75	75	56	101	113	143	137	138	144	149	149	153	154
Sun	56	56	65	103	92	77	99	113	113	129	127	122	120	115	113	91	94