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	64	86	102	91	86	82	83	83	75	71	84	87	93	86	75	67	64
Tue	65	95	125	116	94	86	87	81	71	72	75	80	83	84	77	69	64
Wed	62	94	107	107	99	91	90	71	70	70	82	82	83	89	78	69	66
Thu	66	91	104	98	91	88	86	79	75	75	80	84	91	92	88	73	67
Fri	63	80	94	80	71	70	78	78	76	81	99	101	101	93	86	72	69
Sat	60	59	60	63	68	76	82	88	85	83	82	79	84	83	80	78	73
Sun	59	60	59	60	62	68	76	88	87	89	90	90	87	90	89	84	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Westfield to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (92 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 75 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 62 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westfield to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	86	102	91	86	82	83	83	75	71	84	87	93	86	75	67	64
Tue	65	95	125	116	94	86	87	81	71	72	75	80	83	84	77	69	64
Wed	62	94	107	107	99	91	90	71	70	70	82	82	83	89	78	69	66
Thu	66	91	104	98	91	88	86	79	75	75	80	84	91	92	88	73	67
Fri	63	80	94	80	71	70	78	78	76	81	99	101	101	93	86	72	69
Sat	60	59	60	63	68	76	82	88	85	83	82	79	84	83	80	78	73
Sun	59	60	59	60	62	68	76	88	87	89	90	90	87	90	89	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	86	102	91	86	82	83	83	75	71	84	87	93	86	75	67	64
Tue	65	95	125	116	94	86	87	81	71	72	75	80	83	84	77	69	64
Wed	62	94	107	107	99	91	90	71	70	70	82	82	83	89	78	69	66
Thu	66	91	104	98	91	88	86	79	75	75	80	84	91	92	88	73	67
Fri	63	80	94	80	71	70	78	78	76	81	99	101	101	93	86	72	69
Sat	60	59	60	63	68	76	82	88	85	83	82	79	84	83	80	78	73
Sun	59	60	59	60	62	68	76	88	87	89	90	90	87	90	89	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	86	102	91	86	82	83	83	75	71	84	87	93	86	75	67	64
Tue	65	95	125	116	94	86	87	81	71	72	75	80	83	84	77	69	64
Wed	62	94	107	107	99	91	90	71	70	70	82	82	83	89	78	69	66
Thu	66	91	104	98	91	88	86	79	75	75	80	84	91	92	88	73	67
Fri	63	80	94	80	71	70	78	78	76	81	99	101	101	93	86	72	69
Sat	60	59	60	63	68	76	82	88	85	83	82	79	84	83	80	78	73
Sun	59	60	59	60	62	68	76	88	87	89	90	90	87	90	89	84	82