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Best Time to Drive from Clifton to Hempstead

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Clifton to Hempstead by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon851921931781741701681591561561571611521431179393
Tue80174178175181175168162149159166165153160120107110
Wed8016718017917416915513314715615615415914913111197
Thu87169186180180177169155156154198190188177158127121
Fri79158180174177161153143144178189188187184168159112
Sat737488100119148175181186195192193190186180177167
Sun7976828390125188190192196197190191193183179164

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Clifton to Hempstead (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 198 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 154 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (200 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (38 to 118 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Clifton to central Hempstead 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 Clifton to Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 198 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Clifton to Hempstead?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 79 to 198 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 154 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Clifton to Hempstead?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 198 minutes.

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