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	41	52	60	80	67	62	57	47	51	49	66	76	79	72	67	56	53
Tue	29	45	57	94	72	58	79	40	52	79	105	112	112	113	100	74	77
Wed	32	46	68	82	60	53	60	50	39	56	83	86	84	78	85	79	83
Thu	39	60	92	78	45	43	47	54	48	64	66	64	59	62	77	60	42
Fri	35	45	58	59	62	73	94	94	102	102	96	99	107	115	122	106	109
Sat	35	30	35	44	53	61	49	66	88	102	73	80	97	91	94	101	92
Sun	39	45	44	72	73	67	86	97	94	100	100	101	97	100	86	52	55

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 29 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (106 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 50 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 29 minutes then, versus up to 122 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 29 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 7 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	60	80	67	62	57	47	51	49	66	76	79	72	67	56	53
Tue	29	45	57	94	72	58	79	40	52	79	105	112	112	113	100	74	77
Wed	32	46	68	82	60	53	60	50	39	56	83	86	84	78	85	79	83
Thu	39	60	92	78	45	43	47	54	48	64	66	64	59	62	77	60	42
Fri	35	45	58	59	62	73	94	94	102	102	96	99	107	115	122	106	109
Sat	35	30	35	44	53	61	49	66	88	102	73	80	97	91	94	101	92
Sun	39	45	44	72	73	67	86	97	94	100	100	101	97	100	86	52	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	60	80	67	62	57	47	51	49	66	76	79	72	67	56	53
Tue	29	45	57	94	72	58	79	40	52	79	105	112	112	113	100	74	77
Wed	32	46	68	82	60	53	60	50	39	56	83	86	84	78	85	79	83
Thu	39	60	92	78	45	43	47	54	48	64	66	64	59	62	77	60	42
Fri	35	45	58	59	62	73	94	94	102	102	96	99	107	115	122	106	109
Sat	35	30	35	44	53	61	49	66	88	102	73	80	97	91	94	101	92
Sun	39	45	44	72	73	67	86	97	94	100	100	101	97	100	86	52	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	60	80	67	62	57	47	51	49	66	76	79	72	67	56	53
Tue	29	45	57	94	72	58	79	40	52	79	105	112	112	113	100	74	77
Wed	32	46	68	82	60	53	60	50	39	56	83	86	84	78	85	79	83
Thu	39	60	92	78	45	43	47	54	48	64	66	64	59	62	77	60	42
Fri	35	45	58	59	62	73	94	94	102	102	96	99	107	115	122	106	109
Sat	35	30	35	44	53	61	49	66	88	102	73	80	97	91	94	101	92
Sun	39	45	44	72	73	67	86	97	94	100	100	101	97	100	86	52	55