Best Time to Drive from White Plains 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 White Plains 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	43	64	91	87	65	62	60	58	63	69	63	64	64	59	52	49	47
Tue	41	67	88	84	64	62	68	70	71	67	67	68	70	65	54	47	46
Wed	42	65	92	84	63	59	60	70	66	76	76	79	74	69	57	55	49
Thu	43	79	88	84	66	65	70	76	76	85	82	78	76	73	64	57	49
Fri	43	60	70	75	66	60	64	69	76	91	99	96	96	90	77	67	57
Sat	42	41	43	43	49	54	69	60	64	65	63	71	77	68	63	59	56
Sun	41	41	42	42	47	46	50	52	55	67	65	65	67	61	56	60	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from White Plains to Astoria (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (21 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central White Plains 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 White Plains to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from White Plains to Astoria?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 41 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from White Plains to Astoria?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	64	91	87	65	62	60	58	63	69	63	64	64	59	52	49	47
Tue	41	67	88	84	64	62	68	70	71	67	67	68	70	65	54	47	46
Wed	42	65	92	84	63	59	60	70	66	76	76	79	74	69	57	55	49
Thu	43	79	88	84	66	65	70	76	76	85	82	78	76	73	64	57	49
Fri	43	60	70	75	66	60	64	69	76	91	99	96	96	90	77	67	57
Sat	42	41	43	43	49	54	69	60	64	65	63	71	77	68	63	59	56
Sun	41	41	42	42	47	46	50	52	55	67	65	65	67	61	56	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	64	91	87	65	62	60	58	63	69	63	64	64	59	52	49	47
Tue	41	67	88	84	64	62	68	70	71	67	67	68	70	65	54	47	46
Wed	42	65	92	84	63	59	60	70	66	76	76	79	74	69	57	55	49
Thu	43	79	88	84	66	65	70	76	76	85	82	78	76	73	64	57	49
Fri	43	60	70	75	66	60	64	69	76	91	99	96	96	90	77	67	57
Sat	42	41	43	43	49	54	69	60	64	65	63	71	77	68	63	59	56
Sun	41	41	42	42	47	46	50	52	55	67	65	65	67	61	56	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	64	91	87	65	62	60	58	63	69	63	64	64	59	52	49	47
Tue	41	67	88	84	64	62	68	70	71	67	67	68	70	65	54	47	46
Wed	42	65	92	84	63	59	60	70	66	76	76	79	74	69	57	55	49
Thu	43	79	88	84	66	65	70	76	76	85	82	78	76	73	64	57	49
Fri	43	60	70	75	66	60	64	69	76	91	99	96	96	90	77	67	57
Sat	42	41	43	43	49	54	69	60	64	65	63	71	77	68	63	59	56
Sun	41	41	42	42	47	46	50	52	55	67	65	65	67	61	56	60	54