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	42	66	94	90	65	60	61	58	66	71	65	65	66	60	53	48	46
Tue	41	68	84	84	65	62	68	66	69	68	67	67	69	63	54	47	45
Wed	42	67	95	86	62	58	62	66	67	74	75	79	73	67	59	52	47
Thu	43	81	92	85	68	61	66	73	75	85	83	77	77	72	65	58	48
Fri	43	62	75	78	67	63	65	69	78	92	99	99	98	90	74	64	55
Sat	41	41	42	43	48	53	60	58	62	64	63	71	76	65	62	57	54
Sun	41	40	41	41	47	46	49	51	55	65	65	64	67	62	57	59	53

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 103 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (76 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 103 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 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from White Plains to Astoria?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	66	94	90	65	60	61	58	66	71	65	65	66	60	53	48	46
Tue	41	68	84	84	65	62	68	66	69	68	67	67	69	63	54	47	45
Wed	42	67	95	86	62	58	62	66	67	74	75	79	73	67	59	52	47
Thu	43	81	92	85	68	61	66	73	75	85	83	77	77	72	65	58	48
Fri	43	62	75	78	67	63	65	69	78	92	99	99	98	90	74	64	55
Sat	41	41	42	43	48	53	60	58	62	64	63	71	76	65	62	57	54
Sun	41	40	41	41	47	46	49	51	55	65	65	64	67	62	57	59	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	66	94	90	65	60	61	58	66	71	65	65	66	60	53	48	46
Tue	41	68	84	84	65	62	68	66	69	68	67	67	69	63	54	47	45
Wed	42	67	95	86	62	58	62	66	67	74	75	79	73	67	59	52	47
Thu	43	81	92	85	68	61	66	73	75	85	83	77	77	72	65	58	48
Fri	43	62	75	78	67	63	65	69	78	92	99	99	98	90	74	64	55
Sat	41	41	42	43	48	53	60	58	62	64	63	71	76	65	62	57	54
Sun	41	40	41	41	47	46	49	51	55	65	65	64	67	62	57	59	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	66	94	90	65	60	61	58	66	71	65	65	66	60	53	48	46
Tue	41	68	84	84	65	62	68	66	69	68	67	67	69	63	54	47	45
Wed	42	67	95	86	62	58	62	66	67	74	75	79	73	67	59	52	47
Thu	43	81	92	85	68	61	66	73	75	85	83	77	77	72	65	58	48
Fri	43	62	75	78	67	63	65	69	78	92	99	99	98	90	74	64	55
Sat	41	41	42	43	48	53	60	58	62	64	63	71	76	65	62	57	54
Sun	41	40	41	41	47	46	49	51	55	65	65	64	67	62	57	59	53