Best Time to Drive from Spring Valley 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Spring Valley to Queens (via I-95 East and I-678 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 171 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 132 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (172 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (29 to 94 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Spring Valley to Queens?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 71 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 132 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Spring Valley to Queens?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 171 minutes.

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