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	81	103	109	105	101	99	93	89	84	80	86	87	91	86	82	79	76
Tue	81	116	130	120	109	95	95	86	80	81	80	80	84	81	81	81	78
Wed	79	113	125	116	105	97	89	81	79	79	81	81	82	83	81	79	78
Thu	81	108	112	109	103	98	95	86	84	81	80	82	89	87	83	83	79
Fri	77	97	97	88	81	84	85	82	80	80	92	96	103	91	82	81	80
Sat	73	72	73	75	77	80	80	83	81	81	81	80	85	85	82	82	81
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	80	83	87	84	85	85	87	84	84	84	88	88

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 134 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (39 to 76 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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 134 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 134 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 134 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	103	109	105	101	99	93	89	84	80	86	87	91	86	82	79	76
Tue	81	116	130	120	109	95	95	86	80	81	80	80	84	81	81	81	78
Wed	79	113	125	116	105	97	89	81	79	79	81	81	82	83	81	79	78
Thu	81	108	112	109	103	98	95	86	84	81	80	82	89	87	83	83	79
Fri	77	97	97	88	81	84	85	82	80	80	92	96	103	91	82	81	80
Sat	73	72	73	75	77	80	80	83	81	81	81	80	85	85	82	82	81
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	80	83	87	84	85	85	87	84	84	84	88	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	103	109	105	101	99	93	89	84	80	86	87	91	86	82	79	76
Tue	81	116	130	120	109	95	95	86	80	81	80	80	84	81	81	81	78
Wed	79	113	125	116	105	97	89	81	79	79	81	81	82	83	81	79	78
Thu	81	108	112	109	103	98	95	86	84	81	80	82	89	87	83	83	79
Fri	77	97	97	88	81	84	85	82	80	80	92	96	103	91	82	81	80
Sat	73	72	73	75	77	80	80	83	81	81	81	80	85	85	82	82	81
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	80	83	87	84	85	85	87	84	84	84	88	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	103	109	105	101	99	93	89	84	80	86	87	91	86	82	79	76
Tue	81	116	130	120	109	95	95	86	80	81	80	80	84	81	81	81	78
Wed	79	113	125	116	105	97	89	81	79	79	81	81	82	83	81	79	78
Thu	81	108	112	109	103	98	95	86	84	81	80	82	89	87	83	83	79
Fri	77	97	97	88	81	84	85	82	80	80	92	96	103	91	82	81	80
Sat	73	72	73	75	77	80	80	83	81	81	81	80	85	85	82	82	81
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	80	83	87	84	85	85	87	84	84	84	88	88