Best Time to Drive from East New York to Elmont

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 Elmont 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	23	34	33	41	29	23	22	26	24	21	34	42	37	34	47	28	22
Tue	16	25	39	45	34	29	40	26	39	52	64	60	61	58	65	61	65
Wed	15	35	59	52	54	58	59	20	22	21	23	60	58	62	71	60	55
Thu	17	31	46	40	26	24	24	27	27	35	44	37	31	45	35	27	24
Fri	16	23	27	25	20	49	56	58	66	71	31	23	56	63	67	70	70
Sat	22	17	18	26	29	32	21	37	45	56	65	55	65	66	71	72	71
Sun	21	20	24	36	36	29	37	44	42	50	48	50	49	30	29	27	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from East New York to Elmont (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 27 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 Elmont 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 Elmont?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 11-mile drive usually takes 15 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Elmont?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	34	33	41	29	23	22	26	24	21	34	42	37	34	47	28	22
Tue	16	25	39	45	34	29	40	26	39	52	64	60	61	58	65	61	65
Wed	15	35	59	52	54	58	59	20	22	21	23	60	58	62	71	60	55
Thu	17	31	46	40	26	24	24	27	27	35	44	37	31	45	35	27	24
Fri	16	23	27	25	20	49	56	58	66	71	31	23	56	63	67	70	70
Sat	22	17	18	26	29	32	21	37	45	56	65	55	65	66	71	72	71
Sun	21	20	24	36	36	29	37	44	42	50	48	50	49	30	29	27	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	34	33	41	29	23	22	26	24	21	34	42	37	34	47	28	22
Tue	16	25	39	45	34	29	40	26	39	52	64	60	61	58	65	61	65
Wed	15	35	59	52	54	58	59	20	22	21	23	60	58	62	71	60	55
Thu	17	31	46	40	26	24	24	27	27	35	44	37	31	45	35	27	24
Fri	16	23	27	25	20	49	56	58	66	71	31	23	56	63	67	70	70
Sat	22	17	18	26	29	32	21	37	45	56	65	55	65	66	71	72	71
Sun	21	20	24	36	36	29	37	44	42	50	48	50	49	30	29	27	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	34	33	41	29	23	22	26	24	21	34	42	37	34	47	28	22
Tue	16	25	39	45	34	29	40	26	39	52	64	60	61	58	65	61	65
Wed	15	35	59	52	54	58	59	20	22	21	23	60	58	62	71	60	55
Thu	17	31	46	40	26	24	24	27	27	35	44	37	31	45	35	27	24
Fri	16	23	27	25	20	49	56	58	66	71	31	23	56	63	67	70	70
Sat	22	17	18	26	29	32	21	37	45	56	65	55	65	66	71	72	71
Sun	21	20	24	36	36	29	37	44	42	50	48	50	49	30	29	27	27