Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to Jamaica

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 Jamaica 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	44	50	46	50	42	38	37	41	41	41	47	52	47	49	55	42	39
Tue	28	44	46	51	48	43	51	51	49	55	52	53	45	45	45	46	40
Wed	28	44	46	39	41	39	37	39	42	41	41	41	43	45	45	40	39
Thu	30	48	44	37	39	44	46	42	41	44	42	46	46	49	46	41	41
Fri	29	42	39	36	38	36	42	40	48	45	44	45	46	49	50	43	41
Sat	30	29	30	30	33	36	35	49	50	54	53	54	54	55	54	58	55
Sun	31	29	29	32	32	34	36	44	45	46	49	49	60	43	47	44	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from East Meadow to Jamaica (via Laurelton Pkwy South and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (60 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 30 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 Jamaica 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 Jamaica?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 28 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Jamaica?

Leaving around 7 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	50	46	50	42	38	37	41	41	41	47	52	47	49	55	42	39
Tue	28	44	46	51	48	43	51	51	49	55	52	53	45	45	45	46	40
Wed	28	44	46	39	41	39	37	39	42	41	41	41	43	45	45	40	39
Thu	30	48	44	37	39	44	46	42	41	44	42	46	46	49	46	41	41
Fri	29	42	39	36	38	36	42	40	48	45	44	45	46	49	50	43	41
Sat	30	29	30	30	33	36	35	49	50	54	53	54	54	55	54	58	55
Sun	31	29	29	32	32	34	36	44	45	46	49	49	60	43	47	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	50	46	50	42	38	37	41	41	41	47	52	47	49	55	42	39
Tue	28	44	46	51	48	43	51	51	49	55	52	53	45	45	45	46	40
Wed	28	44	46	39	41	39	37	39	42	41	41	41	43	45	45	40	39
Thu	30	48	44	37	39	44	46	42	41	44	42	46	46	49	46	41	41
Fri	29	42	39	36	38	36	42	40	48	45	44	45	46	49	50	43	41
Sat	30	29	30	30	33	36	35	49	50	54	53	54	54	55	54	58	55
Sun	31	29	29	32	32	34	36	44	45	46	49	49	60	43	47	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	50	46	50	42	38	37	41	41	41	47	52	47	49	55	42	39
Tue	28	44	46	51	48	43	51	51	49	55	52	53	45	45	45	46	40
Wed	28	44	46	39	41	39	37	39	42	41	41	41	43	45	45	40	39
Thu	30	48	44	37	39	44	46	42	41	44	42	46	46	49	46	41	41
Fri	29	42	39	36	38	36	42	40	48	45	44	45	46	49	50	43	41
Sat	30	29	30	30	33	36	35	49	50	54	53	54	54	55	54	58	55
Sun	31	29	29	32	32	34	36	44	45	46	49	49	60	43	47	44	43