Best Time to Drive from Sunset Park to Forest Hills

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 Sunset Park to Forest Hills 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	25	68	75	83	87	80	72	71	71	75	75	79	78	77	69	49	39
Tue	26	69	76	85	94	88	82	79	76	77	78	79	79	81	73	66	58
Wed	26	70	78	85	89	86	76	78	78	81	80	83	85	80	75	66	66
Thu	25	70	76	85	91	87	80	78	80	81	79	80	86	82	78	70	65
Fri	26	67	73	82	83	79	76	74	74	79	81	87	88	86	79	72	67
Sat	24	24	35	64	68	72	75	77	79	83	85	80	83	84	82	75	70
Sun	23	22	24	29	58	65	68	72	76	78	83	81	77	76	70	68	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Sunset Park to Forest Hills (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunset Park to central Forest Hills 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 Sunset Park to Forest Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunset Park to Forest Hills?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 25 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunset Park to Forest Hills?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	68	75	83	87	80	72	71	71	75	75	79	78	77	69	49	39
Tue	26	69	76	85	94	88	82	79	76	77	78	79	79	81	73	66	58
Wed	26	70	78	85	89	86	76	78	78	81	80	83	85	80	75	66	66
Thu	25	70	76	85	91	87	80	78	80	81	79	80	86	82	78	70	65
Fri	26	67	73	82	83	79	76	74	74	79	81	87	88	86	79	72	67
Sat	24	24	35	64	68	72	75	77	79	83	85	80	83	84	82	75	70
Sun	23	22	24	29	58	65	68	72	76	78	83	81	77	76	70	68	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	68	75	83	87	80	72	71	71	75	75	79	78	77	69	49	39
Tue	26	69	76	85	94	88	82	79	76	77	78	79	79	81	73	66	58
Wed	26	70	78	85	89	86	76	78	78	81	80	83	85	80	75	66	66
Thu	25	70	76	85	91	87	80	78	80	81	79	80	86	82	78	70	65
Fri	26	67	73	82	83	79	76	74	74	79	81	87	88	86	79	72	67
Sat	24	24	35	64	68	72	75	77	79	83	85	80	83	84	82	75	70
Sun	23	22	24	29	58	65	68	72	76	78	83	81	77	76	70	68	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	68	75	83	87	80	72	71	71	75	75	79	78	77	69	49	39
Tue	26	69	76	85	94	88	82	79	76	77	78	79	79	81	73	66	58
Wed	26	70	78	85	89	86	76	78	78	81	80	83	85	80	75	66	66
Thu	25	70	76	85	91	87	80	78	80	81	79	80	86	82	78	70	65
Fri	26	67	73	82	83	79	76	74	74	79	81	87	88	86	79	72	67
Sat	24	24	35	64	68	72	75	77	79	83	85	80	83	84	82	75	70
Sun	23	22	24	29	58	65	68	72	76	78	83	81	77	76	70	68	61