Best Time to Drive from Rahway to Astoria

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 Rahway to Astoria 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	51	92	117	118	111	100	93	89	87	90	98	106	105	98	83	61	56
Tue	57	97	126	127	122	110	103	94	91	92	101	105	107	106	92	71	73
Wed	61	94	120	126	121	111	103	95	94	98	107	107	111	111	93	75	76
Thu	52	94	119	120	121	111	106	101	100	101	108	112	121	119	103	85	77
Fri	50	85	108	103	99	94	95	95	97	107	119	129	123	116	103	84	79
Sat	43	45	62	73	80	88	96	102	103	107	106	104	113	107	99	92	88
Sun	42	43	44	52	65	74	82	91	96	101	108	109	108	109	99	88	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Rahway to Astoria (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (18 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rahway to central Astoria 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 Rahway to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rahway to Astoria?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 50 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rahway to Astoria?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	92	117	118	111	100	93	89	87	90	98	106	105	98	83	61	56
Tue	57	97	126	127	122	110	103	94	91	92	101	105	107	106	92	71	73
Wed	61	94	120	126	121	111	103	95	94	98	107	107	111	111	93	75	76
Thu	52	94	119	120	121	111	106	101	100	101	108	112	121	119	103	85	77
Fri	50	85	108	103	99	94	95	95	97	107	119	129	123	116	103	84	79
Sat	43	45	62	73	80	88	96	102	103	107	106	104	113	107	99	92	88
Sun	42	43	44	52	65	74	82	91	96	101	108	109	108	109	99	88	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	92	117	118	111	100	93	89	87	90	98	106	105	98	83	61	56
Tue	57	97	126	127	122	110	103	94	91	92	101	105	107	106	92	71	73
Wed	61	94	120	126	121	111	103	95	94	98	107	107	111	111	93	75	76
Thu	52	94	119	120	121	111	106	101	100	101	108	112	121	119	103	85	77
Fri	50	85	108	103	99	94	95	95	97	107	119	129	123	116	103	84	79
Sat	43	45	62	73	80	88	96	102	103	107	106	104	113	107	99	92	88
Sun	42	43	44	52	65	74	82	91	96	101	108	109	108	109	99	88	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	92	117	118	111	100	93	89	87	90	98	106	105	98	83	61	56
Tue	57	97	126	127	122	110	103	94	91	92	101	105	107	106	92	71	73
Wed	61	94	120	126	121	111	103	95	94	98	107	107	111	111	93	75	76
Thu	52	94	119	120	121	111	106	101	100	101	108	112	121	119	103	85	77
Fri	50	85	108	103	99	94	95	95	97	107	119	129	123	116	103	84	79
Sat	43	45	62	73	80	88	96	102	103	107	106	104	113	107	99	92	88
Sun	42	43	44	52	65	74	82	91	96	101	108	109	108	109	99	88	81