Best Time to Drive from East New York to Hempstead

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 Hempstead 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	33	38	46	58	54	47	45	38	40	37	50	62	59	56	58	45	41
Tue	22	34	43	77	56	37	68	30	40	61	86	87	90	93	88	58	62
Wed	25	35	52	65	51	41	46	40	29	43	60	70	67	60	69	63	66
Thu	31	44	72	65	35	33	35	43	37	49	53	51	46	52	60	52	32
Fri	27	33	44	45	46	54	76	75	81	82	78	78	83	92	94	88	92
Sat	28	23	26	35	41	49	36	50	70	87	59	61	78	76	73	86	76
Sun	31	35	35	59	59	53	69	80	76	82	82	82	82	80	72	40	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from East New York to Hempstead (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 29 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 22 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Hempstead?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	46	58	54	47	45	38	40	37	50	62	59	56	58	45	41
Tue	22	34	43	77	56	37	68	30	40	61	86	87	90	93	88	58	62
Wed	25	35	52	65	51	41	46	40	29	43	60	70	67	60	69	63	66
Thu	31	44	72	65	35	33	35	43	37	49	53	51	46	52	60	52	32
Fri	27	33	44	45	46	54	76	75	81	82	78	78	83	92	94	88	92
Sat	28	23	26	35	41	49	36	50	70	87	59	61	78	76	73	86	76
Sun	31	35	35	59	59	53	69	80	76	82	82	82	82	80	72	40	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	46	58	54	47	45	38	40	37	50	62	59	56	58	45	41
Tue	22	34	43	77	56	37	68	30	40	61	86	87	90	93	88	58	62
Wed	25	35	52	65	51	41	46	40	29	43	60	70	67	60	69	63	66
Thu	31	44	72	65	35	33	35	43	37	49	53	51	46	52	60	52	32
Fri	27	33	44	45	46	54	76	75	81	82	78	78	83	92	94	88	92
Sat	28	23	26	35	41	49	36	50	70	87	59	61	78	76	73	86	76
Sun	31	35	35	59	59	53	69	80	76	82	82	82	82	80	72	40	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	46	58	54	47	45	38	40	37	50	62	59	56	58	45	41
Tue	22	34	43	77	56	37	68	30	40	61	86	87	90	93	88	58	62
Wed	25	35	52	65	51	41	46	40	29	43	60	70	67	60	69	63	66
Thu	31	44	72	65	35	33	35	43	37	49	53	51	46	52	60	52	32
Fri	27	33	44	45	46	54	76	75	81	82	78	78	83	92	94	88	92
Sat	28	23	26	35	41	49	36	50	70	87	59	61	78	76	73	86	76
Sun	31	35	35	59	59	53	69	80	76	82	82	82	82	80	72	40	43