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Best Time to Drive from Whitestone 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.

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Whitestone to Queens (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (24 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Queens to Whitestone

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 5 to 13 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Whitestone to central Queens along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Whitestone to Queens by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1518212221212222222222292726211918
Tue1718212323222222232224313025232020
Wed1720212222211923232225353327232119
Thu1819202219212224232426313027252219
Fri1619201722182323232427332828262323
Sat1615161818192019202223242222222221
Sun1615161616171718202121222323222220

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 Whitestone to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 15 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whitestone to Queens?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.

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