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	40	60	56	61	58	51	48	46	51	48	56	59	61	62	60	52	56
Tue	33	58	52	63	66	49	65	49	49	58	63	74	77	78	78	72	62
Wed	34	57	58	62	64	52	51	46	45	49	65	72	66	63	74	63	61
Thu	46	61	67	58	49	56	52	64	55	65	67	70	58	73	62	56	46
Fri	47	58	58	55	55	63	73	63	69	68	77	72	72	81	72	74	65
Sat	42	39	43	42	47	50	47	47	61	64	60	58	66	68	65	70	66
Sun	40	36	38	50	57	49	55	61	63	62	65	66	70	66	67	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 81 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (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 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 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 81 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 81 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 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	60	56	61	58	51	48	46	51	48	56	59	61	62	60	52	56
Tue	33	58	52	63	66	49	65	49	49	58	63	74	77	78	78	72	62
Wed	34	57	58	62	64	52	51	46	45	49	65	72	66	63	74	63	61
Thu	46	61	67	58	49	56	52	64	55	65	67	70	58	73	62	56	46
Fri	47	58	58	55	55	63	73	63	69	68	77	72	72	81	72	74	65
Sat	42	39	43	42	47	50	47	47	61	64	60	58	66	68	65	70	66
Sun	40	36	38	50	57	49	55	61	63	62	65	66	70	66	67	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	60	56	61	58	51	48	46	51	48	56	59	61	62	60	52	56
Tue	33	58	52	63	66	49	65	49	49	58	63	74	77	78	78	72	62
Wed	34	57	58	62	64	52	51	46	45	49	65	72	66	63	74	63	61
Thu	46	61	67	58	49	56	52	64	55	65	67	70	58	73	62	56	46
Fri	47	58	58	55	55	63	73	63	69	68	77	72	72	81	72	74	65
Sat	42	39	43	42	47	50	47	47	61	64	60	58	66	68	65	70	66
Sun	40	36	38	50	57	49	55	61	63	62	65	66	70	66	67	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	60	56	61	58	51	48	46	51	48	56	59	61	62	60	52	56
Tue	33	58	52	63	66	49	65	49	49	58	63	74	77	78	78	72	62
Wed	34	57	58	62	64	52	51	46	45	49	65	72	66	63	74	63	61
Thu	46	61	67	58	49	56	52	64	55	65	67	70	58	73	62	56	46
Fri	47	58	58	55	55	63	73	63	69	68	77	72	72	81	72	74	65
Sat	42	39	43	42	47	50	47	47	61	64	60	58	66	68	65	70	66
Sun	40	36	38	50	57	49	55	61	63	62	65	66	70	66	67	54	52