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	32	49	48	49	47	42	41	38	42	40	47	49	49	51	51	43	42
Tue	28	43	44	50	50	40	53	41	41	48	52	55	57	57	57	52	51
Wed	28	46	46	48	48	41	41	39	37	41	48	54	52	52	56	49	47
Thu	33	52	51	48	39	41	42	46	43	47	49	51	48	55	51	46	38
Fri	33	45	42	43	44	47	53	50	57	55	57	59	58	60	60	54	54
Sat	35	29	31	35	39	40	39	39	49	53	49	47	54	55	53	57	54
Sun	34	30	32	42	46	41	45	49	51	51	53	54	58	54	55	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 60 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (58 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 33 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 60 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 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Jamaica?

Leaving around 6 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	49	48	49	47	42	41	38	42	40	47	49	49	51	51	43	42
Tue	28	43	44	50	50	40	53	41	41	48	52	55	57	57	57	52	51
Wed	28	46	46	48	48	41	41	39	37	41	48	54	52	52	56	49	47
Thu	33	52	51	48	39	41	42	46	43	47	49	51	48	55	51	46	38
Fri	33	45	42	43	44	47	53	50	57	55	57	59	58	60	60	54	54
Sat	35	29	31	35	39	40	39	39	49	53	49	47	54	55	53	57	54
Sun	34	30	32	42	46	41	45	49	51	51	53	54	58	54	55	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	49	48	49	47	42	41	38	42	40	47	49	49	51	51	43	42
Tue	28	43	44	50	50	40	53	41	41	48	52	55	57	57	57	52	51
Wed	28	46	46	48	48	41	41	39	37	41	48	54	52	52	56	49	47
Thu	33	52	51	48	39	41	42	46	43	47	49	51	48	55	51	46	38
Fri	33	45	42	43	44	47	53	50	57	55	57	59	58	60	60	54	54
Sat	35	29	31	35	39	40	39	39	49	53	49	47	54	55	53	57	54
Sun	34	30	32	42	46	41	45	49	51	51	53	54	58	54	55	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	49	48	49	47	42	41	38	42	40	47	49	49	51	51	43	42
Tue	28	43	44	50	50	40	53	41	41	48	52	55	57	57	57	52	51
Wed	28	46	46	48	48	41	41	39	37	41	48	54	52	52	56	49	47
Thu	33	52	51	48	39	41	42	46	43	47	49	51	48	55	51	46	38
Fri	33	45	42	43	44	47	53	50	57	55	57	59	58	60	60	54	54
Sat	35	29	31	35	39	40	39	39	49	53	49	47	54	55	53	57	54
Sun	34	30	32	42	46	41	45	49	51	51	53	54	58	54	55	44	43