Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to East Flatbush

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 East Flatbush 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	65	68	60	68	56	52	49	56	55	55	63	70	64	67	74	58	52
Tue	38	60	58	70	65	58	69	67	66	73	70	72	74	74	76	76	72
Wed	38	75	71	70	70	67	66	50	52	54	53	70	73	75	73	70	69
Thu	58	80	58	69	55	57	59	56	58	70	73	69	67	70	68	57	53
Fri	39	56	51	52	51	67	70	73	76	76	76	63	64	70	66	58	55
Sat	40	39	39	40	45	47	46	66	69	73	73	73	74	75	76	78	74
Sun	41	38	38	41	44	46	49	60	61	63	67	66	77	58	64	61	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from East Meadow to East Flatbush (via Laurelton Pkwy South and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (20 to 52 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 East Flatbush 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 East Flatbush?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 38 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to East Flatbush?

Leaving around 6 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	60	68	56	52	49	56	55	55	63	70	64	67	74	58	52
Tue	38	60	58	70	65	58	69	67	66	73	70	72	74	74	76	76	72
Wed	38	75	71	70	70	67	66	50	52	54	53	70	73	75	73	70	69
Thu	58	80	58	69	55	57	59	56	58	70	73	69	67	70	68	57	53
Fri	39	56	51	52	51	67	70	73	76	76	76	63	64	70	66	58	55
Sat	40	39	39	40	45	47	46	66	69	73	73	73	74	75	76	78	74
Sun	41	38	38	41	44	46	49	60	61	63	67	66	77	58	64	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	60	68	56	52	49	56	55	55	63	70	64	67	74	58	52
Tue	38	60	58	70	65	58	69	67	66	73	70	72	74	74	76	76	72
Wed	38	75	71	70	70	67	66	50	52	54	53	70	73	75	73	70	69
Thu	58	80	58	69	55	57	59	56	58	70	73	69	67	70	68	57	53
Fri	39	56	51	52	51	67	70	73	76	76	76	63	64	70	66	58	55
Sat	40	39	39	40	45	47	46	66	69	73	73	73	74	75	76	78	74
Sun	41	38	38	41	44	46	49	60	61	63	67	66	77	58	64	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	60	68	56	52	49	56	55	55	63	70	64	67	74	58	52
Tue	38	60	58	70	65	58	69	67	66	73	70	72	74	74	76	76	72
Wed	38	75	71	70	70	67	66	50	52	54	53	70	73	75	73	70	69
Thu	58	80	58	69	55	57	59	56	58	70	73	69	67	70	68	57	53
Fri	39	56	51	52	51	67	70	73	76	76	76	63	64	70	66	58	55
Sat	40	39	39	40	45	47	46	66	69	73	73	73	74	75	76	78	74
Sun	41	38	38	41	44	46	49	60	61	63	67	66	77	58	64	61	59