Best Time to Drive from East New York to East Meadow

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 New York to East Meadow 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	42	62	64	75	49	43	46	46	45	36	67	77	72	64	80	45	40
Tue	28	48	71	86	65	58	69	48	80	99	102	108	113	102	118	106	103
Wed	27	69	104	99	102	97	86	35	39	37	47	100	100	103	117	110	104
Thu	42	58	71	66	42	41	43	49	47	75	81	68	59	64	61	47	42
Fri	29	41	51	45	34	95	102	104	113	116	56	41	41	44	44	38	38
Sat	33	32	35	33	37	47	32	96	100	107	108	105	112	109	107	119	112
Sun	30	31	30	30	34	36	50	62	58	75	67	65	62	59	56	48	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from East New York to East Meadow (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York to central East Meadow 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 New York to East Meadow?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East New York to East Meadow?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 27 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to East Meadow?

Leaving around 7 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	62	64	75	49	43	46	46	45	36	67	77	72	64	80	45	40
Tue	28	48	71	86	65	58	69	48	80	99	102	108	113	102	118	106	103
Wed	27	69	104	99	102	97	86	35	39	37	47	100	100	103	117	110	104
Thu	42	58	71	66	42	41	43	49	47	75	81	68	59	64	61	47	42
Fri	29	41	51	45	34	95	102	104	113	116	56	41	41	44	44	38	38
Sat	33	32	35	33	37	47	32	96	100	107	108	105	112	109	107	119	112
Sun	30	31	30	30	34	36	50	62	58	75	67	65	62	59	56	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	62	64	75	49	43	46	46	45	36	67	77	72	64	80	45	40
Tue	28	48	71	86	65	58	69	48	80	99	102	108	113	102	118	106	103
Wed	27	69	104	99	102	97	86	35	39	37	47	100	100	103	117	110	104
Thu	42	58	71	66	42	41	43	49	47	75	81	68	59	64	61	47	42
Fri	29	41	51	45	34	95	102	104	113	116	56	41	41	44	44	38	38
Sat	33	32	35	33	37	47	32	96	100	107	108	105	112	109	107	119	112
Sun	30	31	30	30	34	36	50	62	58	75	67	65	62	59	56	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	62	64	75	49	43	46	46	45	36	67	77	72	64	80	45	40
Tue	28	48	71	86	65	58	69	48	80	99	102	108	113	102	118	106	103
Wed	27	69	104	99	102	97	86	35	39	37	47	100	100	103	117	110	104
Thu	42	58	71	66	42	41	43	49	47	75	81	68	59	64	61	47	42
Fri	29	41	51	45	34	95	102	104	113	116	56	41	41	44	44	38	38
Sat	33	32	35	33	37	47	32	96	100	107	108	105	112	109	107	119	112
Sun	30	31	30	30	34	36	50	62	58	75	67	65	62	59	56	48	48