Best Time to Drive from Ridgewood to Queens

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 Ridgewood to Queens 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	62	146	148	140	142	136	134	129	127	117	120	125	127	124	100	77	77
Tue	56	132	144	139	136	138	141	131	116	125	124	124	126	132	98	87	86
Wed	57	125	140	137	136	137	123	102	111	118	121	119	133	122	110	91	79
Thu	66	131	142	140	144	134	136	119	116	116	152	145	152	141	132	104	98
Fri	60	114	137	135	134	126	120	110	112	139	144	157	151	146	141	132	88
Sat	58	53	66	75	88	110	133	138	142	145	147	151	148	147	142	137	135
Sun	63	58	63	63	67	90	136	144	146	148	153	151	149	150	144	143	139

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Ridgewood to Queens (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (153 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (33 to 109 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ridgewood to central Queens 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 Ridgewood to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 56 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ridgewood to Queens?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

More drives

Queens to Ridgewood (return trip) · Ridgewood to The Bronx · Ridgewood to Paterson

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	146	148	140	142	136	134	129	127	117	120	125	127	124	100	77	77
Tue	56	132	144	139	136	138	141	131	116	125	124	124	126	132	98	87	86
Wed	57	125	140	137	136	137	123	102	111	118	121	119	133	122	110	91	79
Thu	66	131	142	140	144	134	136	119	116	116	152	145	152	141	132	104	98
Fri	60	114	137	135	134	126	120	110	112	139	144	157	151	146	141	132	88
Sat	58	53	66	75	88	110	133	138	142	145	147	151	148	147	142	137	135
Sun	63	58	63	63	67	90	136	144	146	148	153	151	149	150	144	143	139

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	146	148	140	142	136	134	129	127	117	120	125	127	124	100	77	77
Tue	56	132	144	139	136	138	141	131	116	125	124	124	126	132	98	87	86
Wed	57	125	140	137	136	137	123	102	111	118	121	119	133	122	110	91	79
Thu	66	131	142	140	144	134	136	119	116	116	152	145	152	141	132	104	98
Fri	60	114	137	135	134	126	120	110	112	139	144	157	151	146	141	132	88
Sat	58	53	66	75	88	110	133	138	142	145	147	151	148	147	142	137	135
Sun	63	58	63	63	67	90	136	144	146	148	153	151	149	150	144	143	139

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	146	148	140	142	136	134	129	127	117	120	125	127	124	100	77	77
Tue	56	132	144	139	136	138	141	131	116	125	124	124	126	132	98	87	86
Wed	57	125	140	137	136	137	123	102	111	118	121	119	133	122	110	91	79
Thu	66	131	142	140	144	134	136	119	116	116	152	145	152	141	132	104	98
Fri	60	114	137	135	134	126	120	110	112	139	144	157	151	146	141	132	88
Sat	58	53	66	75	88	110	133	138	142	145	147	151	148	147	142	137	135
Sun	63	58	63	63	67	90	136	144	146	148	153	151	149	150	144	143	139