Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream to Astoria

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 Valley Stream to Astoria 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	28	48	57	57	45	53	51	38	52	73	66	84	47	36	35	32	28
Tue	22	32	37	30	32	30	31	32	31	34	35	37	36	35	36	36	35
Wed	22	35	40	31	34	33	30	28	28	30	34	36	36	37	36	33	32
Thu	24	39	36	31	32	34	34	36	31	35	36	38	38	40	38	34	33
Fri	35	63	66	42	64	66	55	57	75	73	72	38	77	71	78	60	68
Sat	33	44	42	44	40	51	40	70	56	70	77	66	65	65	54	58	54
Sun	29	31	36	50	40	42	42	48	49	57	61	79	73	67	68	61	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Valley Stream to Astoria (via Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valley Stream to central Astoria 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 Valley Stream to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valley Stream to Astoria?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 22 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Astoria?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	48	57	57	45	53	51	38	52	73	66	84	47	36	35	32	28
Tue	22	32	37	30	32	30	31	32	31	34	35	37	36	35	36	36	35
Wed	22	35	40	31	34	33	30	28	28	30	34	36	36	37	36	33	32
Thu	24	39	36	31	32	34	34	36	31	35	36	38	38	40	38	34	33
Fri	35	63	66	42	64	66	55	57	75	73	72	38	77	71	78	60	68
Sat	33	44	42	44	40	51	40	70	56	70	77	66	65	65	54	58	54
Sun	29	31	36	50	40	42	42	48	49	57	61	79	73	67	68	61	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	48	57	57	45	53	51	38	52	73	66	84	47	36	35	32	28
Tue	22	32	37	30	32	30	31	32	31	34	35	37	36	35	36	36	35
Wed	22	35	40	31	34	33	30	28	28	30	34	36	36	37	36	33	32
Thu	24	39	36	31	32	34	34	36	31	35	36	38	38	40	38	34	33
Fri	35	63	66	42	64	66	55	57	75	73	72	38	77	71	78	60	68
Sat	33	44	42	44	40	51	40	70	56	70	77	66	65	65	54	58	54
Sun	29	31	36	50	40	42	42	48	49	57	61	79	73	67	68	61	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	48	57	57	45	53	51	38	52	73	66	84	47	36	35	32	28
Tue	22	32	37	30	32	30	31	32	31	34	35	37	36	35	36	36	35
Wed	22	35	40	31	34	33	30	28	28	30	34	36	36	37	36	33	32
Thu	24	39	36	31	32	34	34	36	31	35	36	38	38	40	38	34	33
Fri	35	63	66	42	64	66	55	57	75	73	72	38	77	71	78	60	68
Sat	33	44	42	44	40	51	40	70	56	70	77	66	65	65	54	58	54
Sun	29	31	36	50	40	42	42	48	49	57	61	79	73	67	68	61	75