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	55	95	121	102	101	122	118	109	99	99	99	101	108	106	91	69	73
Tue	57	122	125	122	113	135	130	124	107	111	98	99	103	113	101	73	68
Wed	59	120	140	127	115	148	132	129	111	110	104	108	119	122	104	74	76
Thu	59	105	124	109	111	149	132	109	107	106	100	101	123	123	110	75	64
Fri	58	111	115	99	97	108	111	124	121	124	119	127	131	133	121	92	69
Sat	60	56	61	61	77	83	87	85	81	84	86	101	100	109	104	97	86
Sun	91	70	54	52	57	69	82	85	84	86	93	98	106	103	110	103	93

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from East Meadow to Manhattan (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (110 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (25 to 78 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 55 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 55 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Manhattan?

Leaving around 10 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	95	121	102	101	122	118	109	99	99	99	101	108	106	91	69	73
Tue	57	122	125	122	113	135	130	124	107	111	98	99	103	113	101	73	68
Wed	59	120	140	127	115	148	132	129	111	110	104	108	119	122	104	74	76
Thu	59	105	124	109	111	149	132	109	107	106	100	101	123	123	110	75	64
Fri	58	111	115	99	97	108	111	124	121	124	119	127	131	133	121	92	69
Sat	60	56	61	61	77	83	87	85	81	84	86	101	100	109	104	97	86
Sun	91	70	54	52	57	69	82	85	84	86	93	98	106	103	110	103	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	95	121	102	101	122	118	109	99	99	99	101	108	106	91	69	73
Tue	57	122	125	122	113	135	130	124	107	111	98	99	103	113	101	73	68
Wed	59	120	140	127	115	148	132	129	111	110	104	108	119	122	104	74	76
Thu	59	105	124	109	111	149	132	109	107	106	100	101	123	123	110	75	64
Fri	58	111	115	99	97	108	111	124	121	124	119	127	131	133	121	92	69
Sat	60	56	61	61	77	83	87	85	81	84	86	101	100	109	104	97	86
Sun	91	70	54	52	57	69	82	85	84	86	93	98	106	103	110	103	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	95	121	102	101	122	118	109	99	99	99	101	108	106	91	69	73
Tue	57	122	125	122	113	135	130	124	107	111	98	99	103	113	101	73	68
Wed	59	120	140	127	115	148	132	129	111	110	104	108	119	122	104	74	76
Thu	59	105	124	109	111	149	132	109	107	106	100	101	123	123	110	75	64
Fri	58	111	115	99	97	108	111	124	121	124	119	127	131	133	121	92	69
Sat	60	56	61	61	77	83	87	85	81	84	86	101	100	109	104	97	86
Sun	91	70	54	52	57	69	82	85	84	86	93	98	106	103	110	103	93