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	67	76	63	62	99	98	95	77	74	67	76	91	93	78	56	49
Tue	45	78	76	79	73	111	113	104	88	83	66	75	94	103	82	59	50
Wed	47	86	91	83	74	121	112	105	90	81	73	79	98	110	98	58	52
Thu	50	73	72	66	69	121	110	94	83	80	72	78	105	116	100	65	51
Fri	45	75	73	60	60	88	83	97	91	88	79	94	101	113	110	84	55
Sat	43	44	44	47	60	65	67	64	62	62	64	73	75	83	78	74	63
Sun	42	41	42	42	46	56	64	67	64	62	66	69	77	80	89	81	67

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 45 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (89 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 45 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 45 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Syosset to Queens?

Leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 121 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	67	76	63	62	99	98	95	77	74	67	76	91	93	78	56	49
Tue	45	78	76	79	73	111	113	104	88	83	66	75	94	103	82	59	50
Wed	47	86	91	83	74	121	112	105	90	81	73	79	98	110	98	58	52
Thu	50	73	72	66	69	121	110	94	83	80	72	78	105	116	100	65	51
Fri	45	75	73	60	60	88	83	97	91	88	79	94	101	113	110	84	55
Sat	43	44	44	47	60	65	67	64	62	62	64	73	75	83	78	74	63
Sun	42	41	42	42	46	56	64	67	64	62	66	69	77	80	89	81	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	67	76	63	62	99	98	95	77	74	67	76	91	93	78	56	49
Tue	45	78	76	79	73	111	113	104	88	83	66	75	94	103	82	59	50
Wed	47	86	91	83	74	121	112	105	90	81	73	79	98	110	98	58	52
Thu	50	73	72	66	69	121	110	94	83	80	72	78	105	116	100	65	51
Fri	45	75	73	60	60	88	83	97	91	88	79	94	101	113	110	84	55
Sat	43	44	44	47	60	65	67	64	62	62	64	73	75	83	78	74	63
Sun	42	41	42	42	46	56	64	67	64	62	66	69	77	80	89	81	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	67	76	63	62	99	98	95	77	74	67	76	91	93	78	56	49
Tue	45	78	76	79	73	111	113	104	88	83	66	75	94	103	82	59	50
Wed	47	86	91	83	74	121	112	105	90	81	73	79	98	110	98	58	52
Thu	50	73	72	66	69	121	110	94	83	80	72	78	105	116	100	65	51
Fri	45	75	73	60	60	88	83	97	91	88	79	94	101	113	110	84	55
Sat	43	44	44	47	60	65	67	64	62	62	64	73	75	83	78	74	63
Sun	42	41	42	42	46	56	64	67	64	62	66	69	77	80	89	81	67