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Best Time to Drive from Wayne 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 42-mile drive from Wayne to Queens (via I-95 East and I-678 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 190 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 149 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (192 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Queens to Wayne

Freeway, about 24 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 18 miles: 39 to 127 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 Wayne 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 Wayne to Queens by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon731821801711681661521461481481411531471431098490
Tue6816517717317917416916915014915216715415410892102
Wed7316017117316916715313115115615815214815312710188
Thu74160176177178173167157152142177180178166143111102
Fri70129173168168156144128136157170186179182167158111
Sat6560818195148177180187190190181180177174168162
Sun7367717479110177181183187192184183183172171156

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 Wayne to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 190 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 68 to 190 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 149 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Wayne to Queens?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 190 minutes.

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