How far is Dunkirk, NY from Queens, NY?

The driving distance from Dunkirk, NY to Queens, NY is about 439.4 miles (707.2 km), with a travel time of about 07h 28m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 310 miles (498.9 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 14h 56m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT.
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Road
439.4 mi
07h 28m
Flight
310.01 mi
498.92 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
310.01 mi
Kilometers
498.92 km
Flight Time
00h 37m

Driving Distance

Road route
439.4 mi
Kilometers
707.15 km
Drive Time
07h 28m

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Drive time stays fixed at 07h 28m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Queens
Wed, Sep 23, 8:47 PM EDT
Return by in Dunkirk
Thu, Sep 24, 4:15 AM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Dunkirk
2026-09-23T13:19
Arrive Queens
Wed, Sep 23, 8:47 PM EDT
Route Timing
07h 28m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
1:28 PM to 2:58 PM EDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
9:04 PM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Dunkirk
8:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Nichols
NY

Village within the town of Nichols, New York, United States

From Dunkirk
201.5 mi
03h 44m
To Queens
237.9 mi
03h 44m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
67°F
Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Wed, Sep 23 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
9 to 13 mph E
Destination
Queens Weather
NY
Live fallback forecast
66°F
Wednesday
Using Roxbury as the closest live forecast in the Queens County weather hub.

Partly Sunny

Starts
Wed, Sep 23 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
25 to 30 mph NE

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Dunkirk and Queens.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Dunkirk and Queens.

  1. 1

    Start on West 6th Street

    1946 ft · 59 sec · West 6th Street

  2. 2

    At the end of the road, turn right onto Maple Avenue

    1210 ft · 22 sec · Maple Avenue

  3. 3

    Continue on Lamphere Street

    1212 ft · 23 sec · Lamphere Street

  4. 4

    Continue on Bennett Road

    1.9 mi · 3 min · Bennett Road

  5. 5

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward the route

    35 m · 3 sec

  6. 6

    Exit the roundabout

    133 m · 6 sec

  7. 7

    Merge slight left onto State Highway 60

    7.1 mi · 8 min · State Highway 60

  8. 8

    Continue on North Main Street

    1.2 km · 52 sec · North Main Street

  9. 9

    Continue on State Highway 60

    7.3 mi · 10 min · State Highway 60

  10. 10

    Continue on North Main Street

    3.7 mi · 5 min · North Main Street

  11. 11

    Continue on NY-60

    1294 ft · 36 sec · NY-60

  12. 12

    Continue on NY-60

    1.5 mi · 3 min · NY-60

  13. 13

    Continue on North Main Street

    3.8 mi · 5 min · North Main Street

  14. 14

    Keep slight right to continue on North Main Street

    796 ft · 22 sec · North Main Street

  15. 15

    Turn left onto Marvin Parkway

    1121 ft · 30 sec · Marvin Parkway

  16. 16

    Turn right onto Lakeview Avenue

    1.2 km · 2 min · Lakeview Avenue

  17. 17

    Turn left onto Newton Avenue

    22 m · 2 sec · Newton Avenue

  18. 18

    Turn right onto Winsor Street

    1.4 km · 2 min · Winsor Street

  19. 19

    Continue straight

    902 ft · 28 sec

  20. 20

    Turn slight right onto Allen Street

    1017 ft · 27 sec · Allen Street

  21. 21

    Continue on Maple Street

    2016 ft · 49 sec · Maple Street

  22. 22

    Continue on West Virginia Boulevard

    1869 ft · 53 sec · West Virginia Boulevard

  23. 23

    Turn right onto Glenview Avenue

    779 ft · 27 sec · Glenview Avenue

  24. 24

    Turn left onto Martin Road

    2.1 mi · 4 min · Martin Road

  25. 25

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Foote Avenue

    978 ft · 18 sec · Foote Avenue

  26. 26

    Turn right

    15.6 mi · 19 min

  27. 27

    Turn right onto West 4th Avenue

    1071 ft · 23 sec · West 4th Avenue

  28. 28

    Turn left onto Hickory Street

    956 ft · 23 sec · Hickory Street

  29. 29

    Continue on Hickory Bridge

    746 ft · 24 sec · Hickory Bridge

  30. 30

    Turn left onto Crescent Park

    2270 ft · 58 sec · Crescent Park

  31. 31

    Turn left onto Crescent Park

    1.8 mi · 4 min · Crescent Park

  32. 32

    Continue on Main Street

    1169 ft · 35 sec · Main Street

  33. 33

    Continue on Grand Army of the Republic Highway

    2.9 mi · 5 min · Grand Army of the Republic Highway

  34. 34

    Continue on North Main Street

    1.4 mi · 3 min · North Main Street

  35. 35

    Continue on Grand Army of the Republic Highway

    4.5 mi · 6 min · Grand Army of the Republic Highway

  36. 36

    Continue on West Main Street

    1.1 mi · 2 min · West Main Street

  37. 37

    Take the exit slight right toward PA 666 West

    81 m · 9 sec

  38. 38

    Merge slight left onto South Main Street

    2.3 mi · 4 min · South Main Street

  39. 39

    Continue straight

    8.5 mi · 12 min

  40. 40

    At the end of the road, turn left

    2.9 mi · 4 min

  41. 41

    Turn right

    15.2 mi · 23 min

  42. 42

    Turn left onto West Main Street

    1 mi · 3 min · West Main Street

  43. 43

    Continue on Boot Jack Road

    11.2 mi · 16 min · Boot Jack Road

  44. 44

    Turn left onto Penfield Road

    3.7 mi · 6 min · Penfield Road

  45. 45

    Continue on Hoovertown Road

    5 mi · 9 min · Hoovertown Road

  46. 46

    Continue on State Park Road

    8.1 mi · 14 min · State Park Road

  47. 47

    Turn left

    1681 ft · 41 sec

  48. 48

    Merge slight left onto Keystone Shortway

    253.5 mi · 4 hr 48 min · Keystone Shortway

  49. 49

    Take the exit slight right toward US 46 East: Wayne, Clifton, Lincoln Tunnel

    2413 ft · 59 sec

  50. 50

    Merge slight right

    2.1 mi · 2 min

  51. 51

    Continue straight

    1.6 mi · 2 min

  52. 52

    Turn slight left

    10.5 mi · 12 min

  53. 53

    Take the exit slight right toward NJ 495 East: Lincoln Tunnel, Kennedy Boulevard

    1343 ft · 34 sec

  54. 54

    Merge slight right

    1.1 mi · 2 min

  55. 55

    Take the exit slight right toward Weehawken, Hoboken, Ferries to New York City

    568 ft · 16 sec

  56. 56

    Continue on South Marginal Highway

    645 ft · 11 sec · South Marginal Highway

  57. 57

    Turn right onto Boulevard East

    2267 ft · 1 min · Boulevard East

  58. 58

    Take the ramp right toward Lincoln Tunnel, New York City

    38 m · 15 sec

  59. 59

    Turn right onto Lincoln Tunnel access

    934 ft · 57 sec

  60. 60

    Merge slight left onto Lincoln Tunnel

    1.6 mi · 5 min · Lincoln Tunnel

  61. 61

    Keep slight right to continue on Dyer Avenue

    81 m · 7 sec

  62. 62

    Keep slight right to continue on 36th Street, Downtown, Madison Square Garden

    102 m · 8 sec

  63. 63

    Continue on Dyer Avenue

    107 m · 20 sec · Dyer Avenue

  64. 64

    Turn left onto West 36th Street

    1.3 mi · 4 min · West 36th Street

  65. 65

    Take the ramp straight toward I 495: Queens-Midtown Tunnel

    21 m · 2 sec

  66. 66

    Keep slight left

    2.5 mi · 4 min

  67. 67

    Take the exit slight right toward I 278: Staten Island, Bronx, LaGuardia Airport

    1 km · 1 min

  68. 68

    Merge slight left onto Long Island Expressway

    2 mi · 3 min · Long Island Expressway

  69. 69

    Take the exit slight right toward NY 25: Woodhaven Boulevard

    1890 ft · 36 sec

  70. 70

    Keep slight right to continue on NY 25: Queens Boulevard, Woodhaven Boulevard, Rockaways

    2198 ft · 42 sec

  71. 71

    Keep slight right to continue on Woodhaven Boulevard, Rockaways

    559 ft · 24 sec

  72. 72

    Turn right onto Woodhaven Boulevard

    3.9 mi · 10 min · Woodhaven Boulevard

  73. 73

    Turn left onto Rockaway Boulevard

    105 m · 10 sec · Rockaway Boulevard

  74. 74

    Turn slight left onto Liberty Avenue

    1901 ft · 1 min · Liberty Avenue

  75. 75

    Turn right onto 104th Street

    63 m · 9 sec · 104th Street

  76. 76

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · 104th Street

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Dunkirk and Queens.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
76 steps
29 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
17
7 merges, 10 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
17.3 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
Keystone Shortway
254 mi · 58%
State Highway 60
14.4 mi · 3%
Boot Jack Road
11.2 mi · 3%
South Main Street
10.8 mi · 2%
North Main Street
9.85 mi · 2%
State Park Road
8.11 mi · 2%
Longest Stretch

Keystone Shortway

Merge slight left onto Keystone Shortway

254 mi · 04h 48m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
07h 28m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
14h 56m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+129.4 mi
310 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Nichols
03h 44m from Dunkirk
Leave By
9:04 PM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Mostly Sunny leaving Dunkirk and Partly Sunny near Queens.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

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

The road trip is about 439.4 miles (707.2 km) and usually takes 07h 28m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Nichols is a useful midpoint, sitting about 201.5 miles from Dunkirk and 237.9 miles from Queens.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 310 miles (498.9 km), while the road route adds roughly 129.4 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $69.63 one way or $139.25 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 137.7 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Mostly Sunny around Dunkirk and Partly Sunny near Queens.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Dunkirk and Queens. Straight-line distance: 310.01 mi (498.92 km).

Dunkirk

#1 Dunkirk

City of New York, United States

Population1,242
Coordinates42.4795000, -79.3339300
Altitude188
CountryUnited States
Queens

#2 Queens

The most populous borough of New York City.

Population2,339,150
Coordinates40.6814900, -73.8365200
Altitude12
CountryUnited States
Start: West 6th Street (-79.333921, 42.479463)
End: 104th Street (-73.836696, 40.681442)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 707 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)14h 38m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)10h 59m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)08h 47m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)07h 19m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)06h 16m
80 mph (129 km/h)05h 28m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
15.5 gal
58.69 L · about $69.63
Round trip
$139.25
31 gal · 117.38 L
Estimated CO2
137.7 kg one way
Round trip: 275.5 kg / 607 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.49 $69.63 $139.25
Mid-grade $5.01 $77.64 $155.28
Premium $5.41 $83.87 $167.74
Diesel $6.50 $100.81 $201.62

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in New York · Sep 23, 2026

There is no time difference between Dunkirk and Queens. The current time is 13:19:15.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.