Best Time to Drive from South Old Bridge 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 South Old Bridge 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	83	116	117	113	108	102	91	87	84	79	84	85	89	86	82	78	76
Tue	83	126	137	124	110	97	93	83	80	81	80	81	84	83	82	80	77
Wed	80	127	135	125	104	95	88	81	80	79	81	82	83	84	81	79	77
Thu	82	118	125	116	111	102	95	86	85	80	79	83	89	89	83	82	78
Fri	78	107	105	87	81	85	84	83	80	80	96	96	98	89	82	81	79
Sat	73	72	74	76	78	80	81	81	80	79	79	82	84	85	82	82	81
Sun	71	72	72	74	75	79	81	90	85	84	85	86	86	87	85	88	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from South Old Bridge to Queens (via I-278 East and NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (38 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Old Bridge 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 South Old Bridge to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Old Bridge to Queens?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 76 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Old Bridge to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	116	117	113	108	102	91	87	84	79	84	85	89	86	82	78	76
Tue	83	126	137	124	110	97	93	83	80	81	80	81	84	83	82	80	77
Wed	80	127	135	125	104	95	88	81	80	79	81	82	83	84	81	79	77
Thu	82	118	125	116	111	102	95	86	85	80	79	83	89	89	83	82	78
Fri	78	107	105	87	81	85	84	83	80	80	96	96	98	89	82	81	79
Sat	73	72	74	76	78	80	81	81	80	79	79	82	84	85	82	82	81
Sun	71	72	72	74	75	79	81	90	85	84	85	86	86	87	85	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	116	117	113	108	102	91	87	84	79	84	85	89	86	82	78	76
Tue	83	126	137	124	110	97	93	83	80	81	80	81	84	83	82	80	77
Wed	80	127	135	125	104	95	88	81	80	79	81	82	83	84	81	79	77
Thu	82	118	125	116	111	102	95	86	85	80	79	83	89	89	83	82	78
Fri	78	107	105	87	81	85	84	83	80	80	96	96	98	89	82	81	79
Sat	73	72	74	76	78	80	81	81	80	79	79	82	84	85	82	82	81
Sun	71	72	72	74	75	79	81	90	85	84	85	86	86	87	85	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	116	117	113	108	102	91	87	84	79	84	85	89	86	82	78	76
Tue	83	126	137	124	110	97	93	83	80	81	80	81	84	83	82	80	77
Wed	80	127	135	125	104	95	88	81	80	79	81	82	83	84	81	79	77
Thu	82	118	125	116	111	102	95	86	85	80	79	83	89	89	83	82	78
Fri	78	107	105	87	81	85	84	83	80	80	96	96	98	89	82	81	79
Sat	73	72	74	76	78	80	81	81	80	79	79	82	84	85	82	82	81
Sun	71	72	72	74	75	79	81	90	85	84	85	86	86	87	85	88	87