Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to East New York

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 New York 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	57	61	55	61	50	46	43	49	48	49	56	63	57	60	67	52	46
Tue	34	53	54	62	58	51	62	60	59	66	63	65	66	66	68	69	64
Wed	33	66	64	64	63	60	59	45	46	48	47	63	66	67	66	63	63
Thu	48	72	52	62	49	51	52	50	51	63	65	61	59	62	60	51	47
Fri	34	49	46	47	45	60	62	65	68	67	68	56	56	61	59	51	49
Sat	36	35	35	36	40	43	41	59	61	66	65	66	66	67	67	70	67
Sun	37	34	35	38	39	41	44	53	54	56	59	59	70	52	56	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from East Meadow to East New York (via Laurelton Pkwy South and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 43 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 New York 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 New York?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Meadow to East New York?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 33 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to East New York?

Leaving around 6 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	55	61	50	46	43	49	48	49	56	63	57	60	67	52	46
Tue	34	53	54	62	58	51	62	60	59	66	63	65	66	66	68	69	64
Wed	33	66	64	64	63	60	59	45	46	48	47	63	66	67	66	63	63
Thu	48	72	52	62	49	51	52	50	51	63	65	61	59	62	60	51	47
Fri	34	49	46	47	45	60	62	65	68	67	68	56	56	61	59	51	49
Sat	36	35	35	36	40	43	41	59	61	66	65	66	66	67	67	70	67
Sun	37	34	35	38	39	41	44	53	54	56	59	59	70	52	56	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	55	61	50	46	43	49	48	49	56	63	57	60	67	52	46
Tue	34	53	54	62	58	51	62	60	59	66	63	65	66	66	68	69	64
Wed	33	66	64	64	63	60	59	45	46	48	47	63	66	67	66	63	63
Thu	48	72	52	62	49	51	52	50	51	63	65	61	59	62	60	51	47
Fri	34	49	46	47	45	60	62	65	68	67	68	56	56	61	59	51	49
Sat	36	35	35	36	40	43	41	59	61	66	65	66	66	67	67	70	67
Sun	37	34	35	38	39	41	44	53	54	56	59	59	70	52	56	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	55	61	50	46	43	49	48	49	56	63	57	60	67	52	46
Tue	34	53	54	62	58	51	62	60	59	66	63	65	66	66	68	69	64
Wed	33	66	64	64	63	60	59	45	46	48	47	63	66	67	66	63	63
Thu	48	72	52	62	49	51	52	50	51	63	65	61	59	62	60	51	47
Fri	34	49	46	47	45	60	62	65	68	67	68	56	56	61	59	51	49
Sat	36	35	35	36	40	43	41	59	61	66	65	66	66	67	67	70	67
Sun	37	34	35	38	39	41	44	53	54	56	59	59	70	52	56	54	52