Best Time to Drive from Queens to Whitestone

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.

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Queens to Whitestone (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Whitestone to Queens

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 7 to 27 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Whitestone along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Queens to Whitestone 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	16	19	36	45	39	35	43	40	40	42	44	45	44	42	38	27	23
Tue	25	22	37	40	51	47	45	41	42	44	45	46	44	42	41	27	22
Wed	25	31	37	42	39	38	26	42	44	44	49	48	46	44	41	30	23
Thu	31	23	31	45	43	29	36	36	38	40	48	48	46	44	42	37	24
Fri	22	27	36	18	45	21	57	45	44	45	53	53	51	51	49	44	37
Sat	19	16	21	30	28	32	32	26	33	38	35	42	38	38	35	30	29
Sun	15	15	16	17	18	21	20	22	28	32	37	41	39	39	36	35	26

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 Whitestone?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 11-mile drive usually takes 16 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Whitestone?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	19	36	45	39	35	43	40	40	42	44	45	44	42	38	27	23
Tue	25	22	37	40	51	47	45	41	42	44	45	46	44	42	41	27	22
Wed	25	31	37	42	39	38	26	42	44	44	49	48	46	44	41	30	23
Thu	31	23	31	45	43	29	36	36	38	40	48	48	46	44	42	37	24
Fri	22	27	36	18	45	21	57	45	44	45	53	53	51	51	49	44	37
Sat	19	16	21	30	28	32	32	26	33	38	35	42	38	38	35	30	29
Sun	15	15	16	17	18	21	20	22	28	32	37	41	39	39	36	35	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	19	36	45	39	35	43	40	40	42	44	45	44	42	38	27	23
Tue	25	22	37	40	51	47	45	41	42	44	45	46	44	42	41	27	22
Wed	25	31	37	42	39	38	26	42	44	44	49	48	46	44	41	30	23
Thu	31	23	31	45	43	29	36	36	38	40	48	48	46	44	42	37	24
Fri	22	27	36	18	45	21	57	45	44	45	53	53	51	51	49	44	37
Sat	19	16	21	30	28	32	32	26	33	38	35	42	38	38	35	30	29
Sun	15	15	16	17	18	21	20	22	28	32	37	41	39	39	36	35	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	16	19	36	45	39	35	43	40	40	42	44	45	44	42	38	27	23
Tue	25	22	37	40	51	47	45	41	42	44	45	46	44	42	41	27	22
Wed	25	31	37	42	39	38	26	42	44	44	49	48	46	44	41	30	23
Thu	31	23	31	45	43	29	36	36	38	40	48	48	46	44	42	37	24
Fri	22	27	36	18	45	21	57	45	44	45	53	53	51	51	49	44	37
Sat	19	16	21	30	28	32	32	26	33	38	35	42	38	38	35	30	29
Sun	15	15	16	17	18	21	20	22	28	32	37	41	39	39	36	35	26