Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to The Bronx

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from East Meadow to The Bronx (via I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 58 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 The Bronx 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 The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Meadow to The Bronx?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 41 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to The Bronx?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

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