Best Time to Drive from Union 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.

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Union to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 15 miles: 30 to 66 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Union to central Queens along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Union 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	49	68	81	75	67	66	66	70	60	58	67	69	73	69	61	53	51
Tue	49	74	103	97	83	70	71	67	56	57	58	63	63	65	61	56	51
Wed	49	73	84	80	77	69	72	58	56	54	64	63	64	67	60	55	52
Thu	50	72	82	76	72	69	66	64	60	59	61	63	66	70	68	58	54
Fri	49	64	72	63	57	56	61	63	61	61	72	76	75	71	65	57	53
Sat	47	47	46	48	52	59	64	65	66	65	62	60	64	66	61	60	56
Sun	46	47	46	47	48	52	59	68	65	69	69	71	66	70	68	67	64

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 Union to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 49 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Union to Queens?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	68	81	75	67	66	66	70	60	58	67	69	73	69	61	53	51
Tue	49	74	103	97	83	70	71	67	56	57	58	63	63	65	61	56	51
Wed	49	73	84	80	77	69	72	58	56	54	64	63	64	67	60	55	52
Thu	50	72	82	76	72	69	66	64	60	59	61	63	66	70	68	58	54
Fri	49	64	72	63	57	56	61	63	61	61	72	76	75	71	65	57	53
Sat	47	47	46	48	52	59	64	65	66	65	62	60	64	66	61	60	56
Sun	46	47	46	47	48	52	59	68	65	69	69	71	66	70	68	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	68	81	75	67	66	66	70	60	58	67	69	73	69	61	53	51
Tue	49	74	103	97	83	70	71	67	56	57	58	63	63	65	61	56	51
Wed	49	73	84	80	77	69	72	58	56	54	64	63	64	67	60	55	52
Thu	50	72	82	76	72	69	66	64	60	59	61	63	66	70	68	58	54
Fri	49	64	72	63	57	56	61	63	61	61	72	76	75	71	65	57	53
Sat	47	47	46	48	52	59	64	65	66	65	62	60	64	66	61	60	56
Sun	46	47	46	47	48	52	59	68	65	69	69	71	66	70	68	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	68	81	75	67	66	66	70	60	58	67	69	73	69	61	53	51
Tue	49	74	103	97	83	70	71	67	56	57	58	63	63	65	61	56	51
Wed	49	73	84	80	77	69	72	58	56	54	64	63	64	67	60	55	52
Thu	50	72	82	76	72	69	66	64	60	59	61	63	66	70	68	58	54
Fri	49	64	72	63	57	56	61	63	61	61	72	76	75	71	65	57	53
Sat	47	47	46	48	52	59	64	65	66	65	62	60	64	66	61	60	56
Sun	46	47	46	47	48	52	59	68	65	69	69	71	66	70	68	67	64