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.

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	15	20	38	43	31	31	39	33	39	44	43	43	39	33	34	29	30
Tue	26	23	39	41	52	47	45	41	42	44	46	47	44	43	41	29	23
Wed	25	33	39	43	41	41	28	41	44	44	50	49	47	44	41	32	24
Thu	33	25	33	46	44	31	38	38	29	36	42	41	35	35	30	28	21
Fri	20	27	33	39	29	31	33	32	34	39	53	46	46	43	46	34	32
Sat	18	21	25	28	23	30	28	29	26	30	34	34	32	36	32	30	29
Sun	16	16	18	21	21	22	22	23	27	32	31	36	35	35	33	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Queens to Whitestone (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (7 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 Whitestone 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 Whitestone?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 11-mile drive usually takes 15 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Whitestone?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	15	20	38	43	31	31	39	33	39	44	43	43	39	33	34	29	30
Tue	26	23	39	41	52	47	45	41	42	44	46	47	44	43	41	29	23
Wed	25	33	39	43	41	41	28	41	44	44	50	49	47	44	41	32	24
Thu	33	25	33	46	44	31	38	38	29	36	42	41	35	35	30	28	21
Fri	20	27	33	39	29	31	33	32	34	39	53	46	46	43	46	34	32
Sat	18	21	25	28	23	30	28	29	26	30	34	34	32	36	32	30	29
Sun	16	16	18	21	21	22	22	23	27	32	31	36	35	35	33	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	15	20	38	43	31	31	39	33	39	44	43	43	39	33	34	29	30
Tue	26	23	39	41	52	47	45	41	42	44	46	47	44	43	41	29	23
Wed	25	33	39	43	41	41	28	41	44	44	50	49	47	44	41	32	24
Thu	33	25	33	46	44	31	38	38	29	36	42	41	35	35	30	28	21
Fri	20	27	33	39	29	31	33	32	34	39	53	46	46	43	46	34	32
Sat	18	21	25	28	23	30	28	29	26	30	34	34	32	36	32	30	29
Sun	16	16	18	21	21	22	22	23	27	32	31	36	35	35	33	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	15	20	38	43	31	31	39	33	39	44	43	43	39	33	34	29	30
Tue	26	23	39	41	52	47	45	41	42	44	46	47	44	43	41	29	23
Wed	25	33	39	43	41	41	28	41	44	44	50	49	47	44	41	32	24
Thu	33	25	33	46	44	31	38	38	29	36	42	41	35	35	30	28	21
Fri	20	27	33	39	29	31	33	32	34	39	53	46	46	43	46	34	32
Sat	18	21	25	28	23	30	28	29	26	30	34	34	32	36	32	30	29
Sun	16	16	18	21	21	22	22	23	27	32	31	36	35	35	33	33	30