Best Time to Drive from Woodrow 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 Woodrow 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	47	61	70	66	59	59	59	62	56	53	55	57	57	58	55	50	49
Tue	47	66	90	80	72	62	63	59	52	53	50	51	51	52	52	51	48
Wed	47	68	80	74	69	62	64	53	50	49	52	51	51	52	51	50	49
Thu	48	67	76	72	64	61	58	59	55	52	50	52	52	54	53	52	50
Fri	47	60	67	59	52	51	52	55	50	50	56	61	60	57	52	51	50
Sat	45	46	45	46	48	51	52	52	51	54	50	51	53	55	53	53	51
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	49	53	55	54	55	53	57	53	55	55	56	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Woodrow to Queens (via I-278 East and NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (19 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodrow 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 Woodrow to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 47 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodrow to Queens?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	61	70	66	59	59	59	62	56	53	55	57	57	58	55	50	49
Tue	47	66	90	80	72	62	63	59	52	53	50	51	51	52	52	51	48
Wed	47	68	80	74	69	62	64	53	50	49	52	51	51	52	51	50	49
Thu	48	67	76	72	64	61	58	59	55	52	50	52	52	54	53	52	50
Fri	47	60	67	59	52	51	52	55	50	50	56	61	60	57	52	51	50
Sat	45	46	45	46	48	51	52	52	51	54	50	51	53	55	53	53	51
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	49	53	55	54	55	53	57	53	55	55	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	61	70	66	59	59	59	62	56	53	55	57	57	58	55	50	49
Tue	47	66	90	80	72	62	63	59	52	53	50	51	51	52	52	51	48
Wed	47	68	80	74	69	62	64	53	50	49	52	51	51	52	51	50	49
Thu	48	67	76	72	64	61	58	59	55	52	50	52	52	54	53	52	50
Fri	47	60	67	59	52	51	52	55	50	50	56	61	60	57	52	51	50
Sat	45	46	45	46	48	51	52	52	51	54	50	51	53	55	53	53	51
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	49	53	55	54	55	53	57	53	55	55	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	61	70	66	59	59	59	62	56	53	55	57	57	58	55	50	49
Tue	47	66	90	80	72	62	63	59	52	53	50	51	51	52	52	51	48
Wed	47	68	80	74	69	62	64	53	50	49	52	51	51	52	51	50	49
Thu	48	67	76	72	64	61	58	59	55	52	50	52	52	54	53	52	50
Fri	47	60	67	59	52	51	52	55	50	50	56	61	60	57	52	51	50
Sat	45	46	45	46	48	51	52	52	51	54	50	51	53	55	53	53	51
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	49	53	55	54	55	53	57	53	55	55	56	56