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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Wayne 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	73	185	183	170	170	166	163	154	149	141	139	149	148	146	114	83	88
Tue	66	165	178	173	178	174	168	170	146	161	161	154	147	156	111	96	99
Wed	73	160	176	173	171	167	150	131	143	149	147	144	154	151	126	102	91
Thu	74	162	177	174	178	174	167	151	150	142	180	175	177	166	142	116	107
Fri	71	145	174	171	174	159	151	139	142	166	184	185	182	181	168	154	105
Sat	66	62	82	86	102	155	175	181	191	193	192	188	183	181	177	167	163
Sun	72	68	72	74	80	114	180	182	186	189	191	186	185	187	177	176	159

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Wayne to Queens (via I-95 East and I-678 South) usually takes as little as 66 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 150 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (194 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (37 to 128 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Wayne 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 Wayne to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 66 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 66 to 190 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 150 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	185	183	170	170	166	163	154	149	141	139	149	148	146	114	83	88
Tue	66	165	178	173	178	174	168	170	146	161	161	154	147	156	111	96	99
Wed	73	160	176	173	171	167	150	131	143	149	147	144	154	151	126	102	91
Thu	74	162	177	174	178	174	167	151	150	142	180	175	177	166	142	116	107
Fri	71	145	174	171	174	159	151	139	142	166	184	185	182	181	168	154	105
Sat	66	62	82	86	102	155	175	181	191	193	192	188	183	181	177	167	163
Sun	72	68	72	74	80	114	180	182	186	189	191	186	185	187	177	176	159

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	185	183	170	170	166	163	154	149	141	139	149	148	146	114	83	88
Tue	66	165	178	173	178	174	168	170	146	161	161	154	147	156	111	96	99
Wed	73	160	176	173	171	167	150	131	143	149	147	144	154	151	126	102	91
Thu	74	162	177	174	178	174	167	151	150	142	180	175	177	166	142	116	107
Fri	71	145	174	171	174	159	151	139	142	166	184	185	182	181	168	154	105
Sat	66	62	82	86	102	155	175	181	191	193	192	188	183	181	177	167	163
Sun	72	68	72	74	80	114	180	182	186	189	191	186	185	187	177	176	159

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	185	183	170	170	166	163	154	149	141	139	149	148	146	114	83	88
Tue	66	165	178	173	178	174	168	170	146	161	161	154	147	156	111	96	99
Wed	73	160	176	173	171	167	150	131	143	149	147	144	154	151	126	102	91
Thu	74	162	177	174	178	174	167	151	150	142	180	175	177	166	142	116	107
Fri	71	145	174	171	174	159	151	139	142	166	184	185	182	181	168	154	105
Sat	66	62	82	86	102	155	175	181	191	193	192	188	183	181	177	167	163
Sun	72	68	72	74	80	114	180	182	186	189	191	186	185	187	177	176	159