Best Time to Drive from White Plains 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 White Plains 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	54	67	72	75	73	71	66	65	70	69	73	81	80	76	70	63	62
Tue	52	65	70	82	76	73	74	81	66	67	83	90	83	78	67	61	59
Wed	55	63	68	80	74	70	76	74	71	75	89	97	91	86	75	69	61
Thu	58	71	71	81	73	78	82	74	71	82	99	99	102	93	83	71	61
Fri	57	62	66	71	75	71	76	80	77	90	109	114	115	102	91	84	71
Sat	53	52	57	56	60	62	68	70	69	70	76	77	84	90	83	78	72
Sun	55	51	54	53	61	57	58	61	66	76	80	86	95	94	95	83	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from White Plains to Queens (via I-678 South and Hutchinson River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 123 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (25 to 73 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 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 White Plains to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 52 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from White Plains to Queens?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	67	72	75	73	71	66	65	70	69	73	81	80	76	70	63	62
Tue	52	65	70	82	76	73	74	81	66	67	83	90	83	78	67	61	59
Wed	55	63	68	80	74	70	76	74	71	75	89	97	91	86	75	69	61
Thu	58	71	71	81	73	78	82	74	71	82	99	99	102	93	83	71	61
Fri	57	62	66	71	75	71	76	80	77	90	109	114	115	102	91	84	71
Sat	53	52	57	56	60	62	68	70	69	70	76	77	84	90	83	78	72
Sun	55	51	54	53	61	57	58	61	66	76	80	86	95	94	95	83	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	67	72	75	73	71	66	65	70	69	73	81	80	76	70	63	62
Tue	52	65	70	82	76	73	74	81	66	67	83	90	83	78	67	61	59
Wed	55	63	68	80	74	70	76	74	71	75	89	97	91	86	75	69	61
Thu	58	71	71	81	73	78	82	74	71	82	99	99	102	93	83	71	61
Fri	57	62	66	71	75	71	76	80	77	90	109	114	115	102	91	84	71
Sat	53	52	57	56	60	62	68	70	69	70	76	77	84	90	83	78	72
Sun	55	51	54	53	61	57	58	61	66	76	80	86	95	94	95	83	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	67	72	75	73	71	66	65	70	69	73	81	80	76	70	63	62
Tue	52	65	70	82	76	73	74	81	66	67	83	90	83	78	67	61	59
Wed	55	63	68	80	74	70	76	74	71	75	89	97	91	86	75	69	61
Thu	58	71	71	81	73	78	82	74	71	82	99	99	102	93	83	71	61
Fri	57	62	66	71	75	71	76	80	77	90	109	114	115	102	91	84	71
Sat	53	52	57	56	60	62	68	70	69	70	76	77	84	90	83	78	72
Sun	55	51	54	53	61	57	58	61	66	76	80	86	95	94	95	83	73