Best Time to Drive from Westfield 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 Westfield 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	65	95	111	100	94	89	83	79	75	69	83	85	91	88	75	67	64
Tue	65	100	132	121	100	88	85	77	71	72	76	81	84	87	77	68	65
Wed	63	101	125	116	101	90	84	71	71	70	81	83	84	91	78	68	65
Thu	66	99	116	109	101	94	88	78	75	74	81	84	92	93	88	72	67
Fri	64	86	104	82	71	71	76	77	75	82	100	102	100	94	85	71	67
Sat	61	60	60	64	68	73	81	86	81	81	80	80	85	85	82	78	73
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	67	76	90	89	89	90	90	91	94	93	87	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Westfield to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (36 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westfield 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 Westfield to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 63 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westfield to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	95	111	100	94	89	83	79	75	69	83	85	91	88	75	67	64
Tue	65	100	132	121	100	88	85	77	71	72	76	81	84	87	77	68	65
Wed	63	101	125	116	101	90	84	71	71	70	81	83	84	91	78	68	65
Thu	66	99	116	109	101	94	88	78	75	74	81	84	92	93	88	72	67
Fri	64	86	104	82	71	71	76	77	75	82	100	102	100	94	85	71	67
Sat	61	60	60	64	68	73	81	86	81	81	80	80	85	85	82	78	73
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	67	76	90	89	89	90	90	91	94	93	87	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	95	111	100	94	89	83	79	75	69	83	85	91	88	75	67	64
Tue	65	100	132	121	100	88	85	77	71	72	76	81	84	87	77	68	65
Wed	63	101	125	116	101	90	84	71	71	70	81	83	84	91	78	68	65
Thu	66	99	116	109	101	94	88	78	75	74	81	84	92	93	88	72	67
Fri	64	86	104	82	71	71	76	77	75	82	100	102	100	94	85	71	67
Sat	61	60	60	64	68	73	81	86	81	81	80	80	85	85	82	78	73
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	67	76	90	89	89	90	90	91	94	93	87	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	95	111	100	94	89	83	79	75	69	83	85	91	88	75	67	64
Tue	65	100	132	121	100	88	85	77	71	72	76	81	84	87	77	68	65
Wed	63	101	125	116	101	90	84	71	71	70	81	83	84	91	78	68	65
Thu	66	99	116	109	101	94	88	78	75	74	81	84	92	93	88	72	67
Fri	64	86	104	82	71	71	76	77	75	82	100	102	100	94	85	71	67
Sat	61	60	60	64	68	73	81	86	81	81	80	80	85	85	82	78	73
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	67	76	90	89	89	90	90	91	94	93	87	83