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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Spring Valley 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	75	162	161	152	147	146	133	130	134	128	128	138	134	127	103	82	87
Tue	70	140	161	153	161	157	151	148	134	136	138	150	141	136	98	87	98
Wed	72	142	155	152	150	145	139	123	138	143	143	133	143	142	123	101	90
Thu	75	142	160	152	157	151	149	143	136	131	158	165	160	149	132	107	100
Fri	71	123	153	148	148	140	136	118	118	141	160	170	160	164	157	140	104
Sat	67	65	79	85	97	136	152	157	165	174	169	161	161	162	155	150	144
Sun	72	69	71	74	78	104	153	160	166	168	172	166	161	165	156	154	143

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 70 minutes and up to 173 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 134 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (174 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (28 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 70 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 70 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 134 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Spring Valley to Queens?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

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Queens to Spring Valley (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	162	161	152	147	146	133	130	134	128	128	138	134	127	103	82	87
Tue	70	140	161	153	161	157	151	148	134	136	138	150	141	136	98	87	98
Wed	72	142	155	152	150	145	139	123	138	143	143	133	143	142	123	101	90
Thu	75	142	160	152	157	151	149	143	136	131	158	165	160	149	132	107	100
Fri	71	123	153	148	148	140	136	118	118	141	160	170	160	164	157	140	104
Sat	67	65	79	85	97	136	152	157	165	174	169	161	161	162	155	150	144
Sun	72	69	71	74	78	104	153	160	166	168	172	166	161	165	156	154	143

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	162	161	152	147	146	133	130	134	128	128	138	134	127	103	82	87
Tue	70	140	161	153	161	157	151	148	134	136	138	150	141	136	98	87	98
Wed	72	142	155	152	150	145	139	123	138	143	143	133	143	142	123	101	90
Thu	75	142	160	152	157	151	149	143	136	131	158	165	160	149	132	107	100
Fri	71	123	153	148	148	140	136	118	118	141	160	170	160	164	157	140	104
Sat	67	65	79	85	97	136	152	157	165	174	169	161	161	162	155	150	144
Sun	72	69	71	74	78	104	153	160	166	168	172	166	161	165	156	154	143

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	162	161	152	147	146	133	130	134	128	128	138	134	127	103	82	87
Tue	70	140	161	153	161	157	151	148	134	136	138	150	141	136	98	87	98
Wed	72	142	155	152	150	145	139	123	138	143	143	133	143	142	123	101	90
Thu	75	142	160	152	157	151	149	143	136	131	158	165	160	149	132	107	100
Fri	71	123	153	148	148	140	136	118	118	141	160	170	160	164	157	140	104
Sat	67	65	79	85	97	136	152	157	165	174	169	161	161	162	155	150	144
Sun	72	69	71	74	78	104	153	160	166	168	172	166	161	165	156	154	143