Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to Edison

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 Edison 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	92	119	110	113	107	108	112	112	114	121	131	146	138	125	119	111	107
Tue	87	106	108	124	110	104	123	105	105	129	150	151	146	135	128	116	112
Wed	89	109	110	118	117	106	106	102	101	119	141	152	141	126	127	153	112
Thu	93	115	109	117	106	106	110	115	119	146	159	171	156	138	122	115	104
Fri	95	111	106	122	125	126	132	143	171	178	175	180	161	145	134	128	119
Sat	96	89	89	95	106	112	102	108	119	124	122	122	131	130	127	129	123
Sun	94	86	92	92	98	112	119	112	121	120	125	125	126	121	121	112	106

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from East Meadow to Edison (via NY-440 South and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 180 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (131 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (29 to 90 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 Edison 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 Edison?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 180 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 87 to 180 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Edison?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 180 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	119	110	113	107	108	112	112	114	121	131	146	138	125	119	111	107
Tue	87	106	108	124	110	104	123	105	105	129	150	151	146	135	128	116	112
Wed	89	109	110	118	117	106	106	102	101	119	141	152	141	126	127	153	112
Thu	93	115	109	117	106	106	110	115	119	146	159	171	156	138	122	115	104
Fri	95	111	106	122	125	126	132	143	171	178	175	180	161	145	134	128	119
Sat	96	89	89	95	106	112	102	108	119	124	122	122	131	130	127	129	123
Sun	94	86	92	92	98	112	119	112	121	120	125	125	126	121	121	112	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	119	110	113	107	108	112	112	114	121	131	146	138	125	119	111	107
Tue	87	106	108	124	110	104	123	105	105	129	150	151	146	135	128	116	112
Wed	89	109	110	118	117	106	106	102	101	119	141	152	141	126	127	153	112
Thu	93	115	109	117	106	106	110	115	119	146	159	171	156	138	122	115	104
Fri	95	111	106	122	125	126	132	143	171	178	175	180	161	145	134	128	119
Sat	96	89	89	95	106	112	102	108	119	124	122	122	131	130	127	129	123
Sun	94	86	92	92	98	112	119	112	121	120	125	125	126	121	121	112	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	119	110	113	107	108	112	112	114	121	131	146	138	125	119	111	107
Tue	87	106	108	124	110	104	123	105	105	129	150	151	146	135	128	116	112
Wed	89	109	110	118	117	106	106	102	101	119	141	152	141	126	127	153	112
Thu	93	115	109	117	106	106	110	115	119	146	159	171	156	138	122	115	104
Fri	95	111	106	122	125	126	132	143	171	178	175	180	161	145	134	128	119
Sat	96	89	89	95	106	112	102	108	119	124	122	122	131	130	127	129	123
Sun	94	86	92	92	98	112	119	112	121	120	125	125	126	121	121	112	106