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	61	139	145	140	141	140	122	117	123	116	118	128	125	121	94	71	74
Tue	56	126	144	139	141	140	141	139	122	124	124	136	132	132	86	76	84
Wed	58	123	140	138	134	138	123	111	124	126	133	124	133	131	112	90	76
Thu	67	124	147	136	143	139	142	132	124	113	146	149	152	141	126	95	90
Fri	59	103	140	131	138	129	127	108	109	126	143	158	149	150	146	132	96
Sat	56	51	69	71	82	119	135	146	144	153	152	149	145	144	139	137	135
Sun	60	55	59	60	64	88	136	140	147	146	151	149	146	146	141	138	134

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 160 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 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (155 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (32 to 110 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 160 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 56 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ridgewood to Queens?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 160 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	139	145	140	141	140	122	117	123	116	118	128	125	121	94	71	74
Tue	56	126	144	139	141	140	141	139	122	124	124	136	132	132	86	76	84
Wed	58	123	140	138	134	138	123	111	124	126	133	124	133	131	112	90	76
Thu	67	124	147	136	143	139	142	132	124	113	146	149	152	141	126	95	90
Fri	59	103	140	131	138	129	127	108	109	126	143	158	149	150	146	132	96
Sat	56	51	69	71	82	119	135	146	144	153	152	149	145	144	139	137	135
Sun	60	55	59	60	64	88	136	140	147	146	151	149	146	146	141	138	134

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	139	145	140	141	140	122	117	123	116	118	128	125	121	94	71	74
Tue	56	126	144	139	141	140	141	139	122	124	124	136	132	132	86	76	84
Wed	58	123	140	138	134	138	123	111	124	126	133	124	133	131	112	90	76
Thu	67	124	147	136	143	139	142	132	124	113	146	149	152	141	126	95	90
Fri	59	103	140	131	138	129	127	108	109	126	143	158	149	150	146	132	96
Sat	56	51	69	71	82	119	135	146	144	153	152	149	145	144	139	137	135
Sun	60	55	59	60	64	88	136	140	147	146	151	149	146	146	141	138	134

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	139	145	140	141	140	122	117	123	116	118	128	125	121	94	71	74
Tue	56	126	144	139	141	140	141	139	122	124	124	136	132	132	86	76	84
Wed	58	123	140	138	134	138	123	111	124	126	133	124	133	131	112	90	76
Thu	67	124	147	136	143	139	142	132	124	113	146	149	152	141	126	95	90
Fri	59	103	140	131	138	129	127	108	109	126	143	158	149	150	146	132	96
Sat	56	51	69	71	82	119	135	146	144	153	152	149	145	144	139	137	135
Sun	60	55	59	60	64	88	136	140	147	146	151	149	146	146	141	138	134