Traffic Predict
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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 33 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 51 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
| Tue | 21 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Wed | 21 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Thu | 21 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
| Fri | 21 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
| Sat | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 23 | 79 | 82 | 89 | 90 | 87 | 94 | 90 | 88 | 95 | 94 |
| Sun | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 48 | 44 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 35 | 37 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 17-mile drive from East New York to Hempstead (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Saturdays (96 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 23 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 21 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from East New York to Hempstead?
The 17-mile drive usually takes 21 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from East New York to Hempstead?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.
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