Best Time to Drive from Syosset 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 Syosset 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	46	65	71	63	65	94	95	104	79	72	59	71	86	88	75	56	50
Tue	45	76	71	76	73	106	111	92	82	80	62	75	94	99	80	59	50
Wed	44	82	81	78	72	110	110	96	79	72	64	76	100	111	103	61	51
Thu	48	69	65	66	70	116	108	85	78	77	68	77	105	116	105	64	52
Fri	45	74	66	61	59	85	75	91	87	84	75	89	105	116	111	87	56
Sat	44	45	45	48	60	69	69	63	65	65	63	72	72	81	75	74	72
Sun	42	41	42	42	45	56	64	69	65	64	66	67	73	74	83	81	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Syosset to Queens (via I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (21 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Syosset 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 Syosset to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Syosset to Queens?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 44 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Syosset to Queens?

Leaving around 6 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	71	63	65	94	95	104	79	72	59	71	86	88	75	56	50
Tue	45	76	71	76	73	106	111	92	82	80	62	75	94	99	80	59	50
Wed	44	82	81	78	72	110	110	96	79	72	64	76	100	111	103	61	51
Thu	48	69	65	66	70	116	108	85	78	77	68	77	105	116	105	64	52
Fri	45	74	66	61	59	85	75	91	87	84	75	89	105	116	111	87	56
Sat	44	45	45	48	60	69	69	63	65	65	63	72	72	81	75	74	72
Sun	42	41	42	42	45	56	64	69	65	64	66	67	73	74	83	81	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	71	63	65	94	95	104	79	72	59	71	86	88	75	56	50
Tue	45	76	71	76	73	106	111	92	82	80	62	75	94	99	80	59	50
Wed	44	82	81	78	72	110	110	96	79	72	64	76	100	111	103	61	51
Thu	48	69	65	66	70	116	108	85	78	77	68	77	105	116	105	64	52
Fri	45	74	66	61	59	85	75	91	87	84	75	89	105	116	111	87	56
Sat	44	45	45	48	60	69	69	63	65	65	63	72	72	81	75	74	72
Sun	42	41	42	42	45	56	64	69	65	64	66	67	73	74	83	81	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	71	63	65	94	95	104	79	72	59	71	86	88	75	56	50
Tue	45	76	71	76	73	106	111	92	82	80	62	75	94	99	80	59	50
Wed	44	82	81	78	72	110	110	96	79	72	64	76	100	111	103	61	51
Thu	48	69	65	66	70	116	108	85	78	77	68	77	105	116	105	64	52
Fri	45	74	66	61	59	85	75	91	87	84	75	89	105	116	111	87	56
Sat	44	45	45	48	60	69	69	63	65	65	63	72	72	81	75	74	72
Sun	42	41	42	42	45	56	64	69	65	64	66	67	73	74	83	81	75