Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to Manhattan

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 Manhattan 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	57	94	115	104	103	120	119	125	111	102	96	105	116	107	90	69	72
Tue	59	132	126	127	118	138	131	120	108	115	98	103	109	114	104	73	68
Wed	59	123	135	126	114	146	134	122	104	105	99	106	125	125	115	76	74
Thu	59	108	118	111	112	143	129	107	105	107	97	103	127	127	113	75	65
Fri	59	111	113	104	103	107	104	126	124	128	118	125	139	144	125	96	78
Sat	60	57	61	65	78	87	89	84	89	88	94	108	104	122	111	109	108
Sun	91	70	54	53	55	69	80	87	84	88	101	100	106	103	117	117	105

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from East Meadow to Manhattan (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (127 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (24 to 76 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 Manhattan 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 Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 57 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Manhattan?

Leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	94	115	104	103	120	119	125	111	102	96	105	116	107	90	69	72
Tue	59	132	126	127	118	138	131	120	108	115	98	103	109	114	104	73	68
Wed	59	123	135	126	114	146	134	122	104	105	99	106	125	125	115	76	74
Thu	59	108	118	111	112	143	129	107	105	107	97	103	127	127	113	75	65
Fri	59	111	113	104	103	107	104	126	124	128	118	125	139	144	125	96	78
Sat	60	57	61	65	78	87	89	84	89	88	94	108	104	122	111	109	108
Sun	91	70	54	53	55	69	80	87	84	88	101	100	106	103	117	117	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	94	115	104	103	120	119	125	111	102	96	105	116	107	90	69	72
Tue	59	132	126	127	118	138	131	120	108	115	98	103	109	114	104	73	68
Wed	59	123	135	126	114	146	134	122	104	105	99	106	125	125	115	76	74
Thu	59	108	118	111	112	143	129	107	105	107	97	103	127	127	113	75	65
Fri	59	111	113	104	103	107	104	126	124	128	118	125	139	144	125	96	78
Sat	60	57	61	65	78	87	89	84	89	88	94	108	104	122	111	109	108
Sun	91	70	54	53	55	69	80	87	84	88	101	100	106	103	117	117	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	94	115	104	103	120	119	125	111	102	96	105	116	107	90	69	72
Tue	59	132	126	127	118	138	131	120	108	115	98	103	109	114	104	73	68
Wed	59	123	135	126	114	146	134	122	104	105	99	106	125	125	115	76	74
Thu	59	108	118	111	112	143	129	107	105	107	97	103	127	127	113	75	65
Fri	59	111	113	104	103	107	104	126	124	128	118	125	139	144	125	96	78
Sat	60	57	61	65	78	87	89	84	89	88	94	108	104	122	111	109	108
Sun	91	70	54	53	55	69	80	87	84	88	101	100	106	103	117	117	105