Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to Sheepshead Bay

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 Sheepshead Bay 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	59	75	65	66	60	58	56	53	60	64	63	67	66	69	72	64	59
Tue	41	67	60	67	66	56	63	64	61	70	68	69	72	73	73	66	60
Wed	43	71	63	66	67	56	54	53	54	59	61	67	71	74	71	66	66
Thu	56	73	64	67	58	63	62	57	61	63	69	70	71	73	69	59	56
Fri	43	64	55	56	61	64	68	70	75	75	76	76	79	85	76	71	68
Sat	45	41	40	45	48	57	49	58	64	69	65	64	72	74	74	79	72
Sun	46	42	44	52	59	53	56	64	66	67	70	73	77	67	75	70	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from East Meadow to Sheepshead Bay (via Belt Pkwy West and Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 37 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 Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Meadow to Sheepshead Bay?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 41 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 6 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	65	66	60	58	56	53	60	64	63	67	66	69	72	64	59
Tue	41	67	60	67	66	56	63	64	61	70	68	69	72	73	73	66	60
Wed	43	71	63	66	67	56	54	53	54	59	61	67	71	74	71	66	66
Thu	56	73	64	67	58	63	62	57	61	63	69	70	71	73	69	59	56
Fri	43	64	55	56	61	64	68	70	75	75	76	76	79	85	76	71	68
Sat	45	41	40	45	48	57	49	58	64	69	65	64	72	74	74	79	72
Sun	46	42	44	52	59	53	56	64	66	67	70	73	77	67	75	70	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	65	66	60	58	56	53	60	64	63	67	66	69	72	64	59
Tue	41	67	60	67	66	56	63	64	61	70	68	69	72	73	73	66	60
Wed	43	71	63	66	67	56	54	53	54	59	61	67	71	74	71	66	66
Thu	56	73	64	67	58	63	62	57	61	63	69	70	71	73	69	59	56
Fri	43	64	55	56	61	64	68	70	75	75	76	76	79	85	76	71	68
Sat	45	41	40	45	48	57	49	58	64	69	65	64	72	74	74	79	72
Sun	46	42	44	52	59	53	56	64	66	67	70	73	77	67	75	70	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	65	66	60	58	56	53	60	64	63	67	66	69	72	64	59
Tue	41	67	60	67	66	56	63	64	61	70	68	69	72	73	73	66	60
Wed	43	71	63	66	67	56	54	53	54	59	61	67	71	74	71	66	66
Thu	56	73	64	67	58	63	62	57	61	63	69	70	71	73	69	59	56
Fri	43	64	55	56	61	64	68	70	75	75	76	76	79	85	76	71	68
Sat	45	41	40	45	48	57	49	58	64	69	65	64	72	74	74	79	72
Sun	46	42	44	52	59	53	56	64	66	67	70	73	77	67	75	70	66