Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to Astoria

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 East Meadow to Astoria 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	43	62	71	61	59	83	84	75	62	61	56	63	77	82	64	50	45
Tue	43	74	76	73	66	109	97	81	67	69	60	65	77	87	65	49	45
Wed	43	82	83	79	71	113	98	82	71	70	68	72	101	103	80	52	45
Thu	45	69	70	65	64	109	88	74	69	68	63	66	103	107	83	57	46
Fri	43	71	70	56	55	77	75	84	82	79	77	93	110	113	93	71	49
Sat	40	42	43	45	57	64	67	67	62	60	62	72	75	88	77	73	60
Sun	40	39	40	41	44	56	70	67	63	59	59	63	70	73	78	78	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from East Meadow to Astoria (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Meadow to central Astoria 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 East Meadow to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Meadow to Astoria?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 43 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Astoria?

Leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	62	71	61	59	83	84	75	62	61	56	63	77	82	64	50	45
Tue	43	74	76	73	66	109	97	81	67	69	60	65	77	87	65	49	45
Wed	43	82	83	79	71	113	98	82	71	70	68	72	101	103	80	52	45
Thu	45	69	70	65	64	109	88	74	69	68	63	66	103	107	83	57	46
Fri	43	71	70	56	55	77	75	84	82	79	77	93	110	113	93	71	49
Sat	40	42	43	45	57	64	67	67	62	60	62	72	75	88	77	73	60
Sun	40	39	40	41	44	56	70	67	63	59	59	63	70	73	78	78	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	62	71	61	59	83	84	75	62	61	56	63	77	82	64	50	45
Tue	43	74	76	73	66	109	97	81	67	69	60	65	77	87	65	49	45
Wed	43	82	83	79	71	113	98	82	71	70	68	72	101	103	80	52	45
Thu	45	69	70	65	64	109	88	74	69	68	63	66	103	107	83	57	46
Fri	43	71	70	56	55	77	75	84	82	79	77	93	110	113	93	71	49
Sat	40	42	43	45	57	64	67	67	62	60	62	72	75	88	77	73	60
Sun	40	39	40	41	44	56	70	67	63	59	59	63	70	73	78	78	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	62	71	61	59	83	84	75	62	61	56	63	77	82	64	50	45
Tue	43	74	76	73	66	109	97	81	67	69	60	65	77	87	65	49	45
Wed	43	82	83	79	71	113	98	82	71	70	68	72	101	103	80	52	45
Thu	45	69	70	65	64	109	88	74	69	68	63	66	103	107	83	57	46
Fri	43	71	70	56	55	77	75	84	82	79	77	93	110	113	93	71	49
Sat	40	42	43	45	57	64	67	67	62	60	62	72	75	88	77	73	60
Sun	40	39	40	41	44	56	70	67	63	59	59	63	70	73	78	78	63