Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to Elizabeth

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 Elizabeth 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	112	110	105	111	102	94	90	86	95	121	124	136	124	113	114	104	90
Tue	72	98	104	118	111	89	107	102	104	143	140	142	137	120	115	94	91
Wed	74	101	106	112	117	92	89	87	90	116	131	147	136	120	114	109	108
Thu	97	104	108	114	95	92	89	91	100	134	153	147	139	118	105	89	83
Fri	72	91	93	91	101	113	121	132	161	176	172	167	148	132	120	113	110
Sat	75	69	69	82	91	104	94	109	124	123	123	119	120	120	120	120	114
Sun	74	69	73	91	104	91	105	118	117	120	120	120	121	112	115	106	102

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from East Meadow to Elizabeth (via Belt Pkwy West and I-278 West and Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 176 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (125 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (27 to 74 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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 176 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 72 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 176 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	110	105	111	102	94	90	86	95	121	124	136	124	113	114	104	90
Tue	72	98	104	118	111	89	107	102	104	143	140	142	137	120	115	94	91
Wed	74	101	106	112	117	92	89	87	90	116	131	147	136	120	114	109	108
Thu	97	104	108	114	95	92	89	91	100	134	153	147	139	118	105	89	83
Fri	72	91	93	91	101	113	121	132	161	176	172	167	148	132	120	113	110
Sat	75	69	69	82	91	104	94	109	124	123	123	119	120	120	120	120	114
Sun	74	69	73	91	104	91	105	118	117	120	120	120	121	112	115	106	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	110	105	111	102	94	90	86	95	121	124	136	124	113	114	104	90
Tue	72	98	104	118	111	89	107	102	104	143	140	142	137	120	115	94	91
Wed	74	101	106	112	117	92	89	87	90	116	131	147	136	120	114	109	108
Thu	97	104	108	114	95	92	89	91	100	134	153	147	139	118	105	89	83
Fri	72	91	93	91	101	113	121	132	161	176	172	167	148	132	120	113	110
Sat	75	69	69	82	91	104	94	109	124	123	123	119	120	120	120	120	114
Sun	74	69	73	91	104	91	105	118	117	120	120	120	121	112	115	106	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	110	105	111	102	94	90	86	95	121	124	136	124	113	114	104	90
Tue	72	98	104	118	111	89	107	102	104	143	140	142	137	120	115	94	91
Wed	74	101	106	112	117	92	89	87	90	116	131	147	136	120	114	109	108
Thu	97	104	108	114	95	92	89	91	100	134	153	147	139	118	105	89	83
Fri	72	91	93	91	101	113	121	132	161	176	172	167	148	132	120	113	110
Sat	75	69	69	82	91	104	94	109	124	123	123	119	120	120	120	120	114
Sun	74	69	73	91	104	91	105	118	117	120	120	120	121	112	115	106	102