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.

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	75	92	84	74	70	66	66	60	56	64	67	71	70	61	53	51
Tue	49	76	107	100	82	74	69	63	56	57	59	63	63	67	61	55	51
Wed	49	79	100	93	86	74	70	57	56	55	63	63	64	68	61	54	51
Thu	50	76	100	89	80	74	70	65	61	59	61	64	69	71	68	57	54
Fri	49	70	85	71	58	56	60	63	58	62	76	79	78	72	65	57	53
Sat	47	47	47	49	53	58	63	66	64	65	62	61	66	66	63	61	57
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	53	59	69	69	68	69	70	69	72	71	69	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Union to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (30 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Union 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 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 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 49 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Union to Queens?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 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	75	92	84	74	70	66	66	60	56	64	67	71	70	61	53	51
Tue	49	76	107	100	82	74	69	63	56	57	59	63	63	67	61	55	51
Wed	49	79	100	93	86	74	70	57	56	55	63	63	64	68	61	54	51
Thu	50	76	100	89	80	74	70	65	61	59	61	64	69	71	68	57	54
Fri	49	70	85	71	58	56	60	63	58	62	76	79	78	72	65	57	53
Sat	47	47	47	49	53	58	63	66	64	65	62	61	66	66	63	61	57
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	53	59	69	69	68	69	70	69	72	71	69	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	75	92	84	74	70	66	66	60	56	64	67	71	70	61	53	51
Tue	49	76	107	100	82	74	69	63	56	57	59	63	63	67	61	55	51
Wed	49	79	100	93	86	74	70	57	56	55	63	63	64	68	61	54	51
Thu	50	76	100	89	80	74	70	65	61	59	61	64	69	71	68	57	54
Fri	49	70	85	71	58	56	60	63	58	62	76	79	78	72	65	57	53
Sat	47	47	47	49	53	58	63	66	64	65	62	61	66	66	63	61	57
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	53	59	69	69	68	69	70	69	72	71	69	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	75	92	84	74	70	66	66	60	56	64	67	71	70	61	53	51
Tue	49	76	107	100	82	74	69	63	56	57	59	63	63	67	61	55	51
Wed	49	79	100	93	86	74	70	57	56	55	63	63	64	68	61	54	51
Thu	50	76	100	89	80	74	70	65	61	59	61	64	69	71	68	57	54
Fri	49	70	85	71	58	56	60	63	58	62	76	79	78	72	65	57	53
Sat	47	47	47	49	53	58	63	66	64	65	62	61	66	66	63	61	57
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	53	59	69	69	68	69	70	69	72	71	69	65