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	66	80	62	60	94	92	79	70	67	61	68	79	84	63	49	44
Tue	43	76	75	67	62	117	101	86	73	75	64	67	83	90	65	48	45
Wed	43	80	89	77	66	113	100	89	77	76	73	75	97	101	78	51	45
Thu	44	69	78	61	61	109	93	82	74	73	68	69	106	105	84	56	45
Fri	42	69	73	57	56	76	71	81	79	81	81	96	106	106	88	66	48
Sat	41	41	42	44	54	58	62	60	61	59	63	72	76	86	75	68	55
Sun	40	39	40	41	43	53	63	62	61	59	58	65	73	76	79	71	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from East Meadow to Astoria (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (86 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 42 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 42 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Astoria?

Leaving around 10 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 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	66	80	62	60	94	92	79	70	67	61	68	79	84	63	49	44
Tue	43	76	75	67	62	117	101	86	73	75	64	67	83	90	65	48	45
Wed	43	80	89	77	66	113	100	89	77	76	73	75	97	101	78	51	45
Thu	44	69	78	61	61	109	93	82	74	73	68	69	106	105	84	56	45
Fri	42	69	73	57	56	76	71	81	79	81	81	96	106	106	88	66	48
Sat	41	41	42	44	54	58	62	60	61	59	63	72	76	86	75	68	55
Sun	40	39	40	41	43	53	63	62	61	59	58	65	73	76	79	71	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	66	80	62	60	94	92	79	70	67	61	68	79	84	63	49	44
Tue	43	76	75	67	62	117	101	86	73	75	64	67	83	90	65	48	45
Wed	43	80	89	77	66	113	100	89	77	76	73	75	97	101	78	51	45
Thu	44	69	78	61	61	109	93	82	74	73	68	69	106	105	84	56	45
Fri	42	69	73	57	56	76	71	81	79	81	81	96	106	106	88	66	48
Sat	41	41	42	44	54	58	62	60	61	59	63	72	76	86	75	68	55
Sun	40	39	40	41	43	53	63	62	61	59	58	65	73	76	79	71	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	66	80	62	60	94	92	79	70	67	61	68	79	84	63	49	44
Tue	43	76	75	67	62	117	101	86	73	75	64	67	83	90	65	48	45
Wed	43	80	89	77	66	113	100	89	77	76	73	75	97	101	78	51	45
Thu	44	69	78	61	61	109	93	82	74	73	68	69	106	105	84	56	45
Fri	42	69	73	57	56	76	71	81	79	81	81	96	106	106	88	66	48
Sat	41	41	42	44	54	58	62	60	61	59	63	72	76	86	75	68	55
Sun	40	39	40	41	43	53	63	62	61	59	58	65	73	76	79	71	56