Best Time to Drive from Edison 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 Edison 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	107	152	156	135	131	117	117	116	117	130	144	149	146	133	113	109	108
Tue	97	150	162	132	132	142	111	111	132	151	156	154	164	150	125	124	110
Wed	102	161	171	140	122	125	111	99	111	140	147	142	143	145	139	144	136
Thu	107	152	151	121	115	114	123	110	118	132	121	124	128	141	127	105	111
Fri	100	136	148	145	150	156	159	161	162	170	179	168	184	174	165	142	141
Sat	87	89	94	105	112	103	118	133	153	135	136	159	154	144	150	147	141
Sun	94	93	96	111	136	138	127	146	152	157	145	154	149	138	118	117	116

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Edison to East Meadow (via I-278 East and NY-440 North and Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (160 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (39 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Edison 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 Edison to East Meadow?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Edison to East Meadow?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 97 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to East Meadow?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	152	156	135	131	117	117	116	117	130	144	149	146	133	113	109	108
Tue	97	150	162	132	132	142	111	111	132	151	156	154	164	150	125	124	110
Wed	102	161	171	140	122	125	111	99	111	140	147	142	143	145	139	144	136
Thu	107	152	151	121	115	114	123	110	118	132	121	124	128	141	127	105	111
Fri	100	136	148	145	150	156	159	161	162	170	179	168	184	174	165	142	141
Sat	87	89	94	105	112	103	118	133	153	135	136	159	154	144	150	147	141
Sun	94	93	96	111	136	138	127	146	152	157	145	154	149	138	118	117	116

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	152	156	135	131	117	117	116	117	130	144	149	146	133	113	109	108
Tue	97	150	162	132	132	142	111	111	132	151	156	154	164	150	125	124	110
Wed	102	161	171	140	122	125	111	99	111	140	147	142	143	145	139	144	136
Thu	107	152	151	121	115	114	123	110	118	132	121	124	128	141	127	105	111
Fri	100	136	148	145	150	156	159	161	162	170	179	168	184	174	165	142	141
Sat	87	89	94	105	112	103	118	133	153	135	136	159	154	144	150	147	141
Sun	94	93	96	111	136	138	127	146	152	157	145	154	149	138	118	117	116

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	152	156	135	131	117	117	116	117	130	144	149	146	133	113	109	108
Tue	97	150	162	132	132	142	111	111	132	151	156	154	164	150	125	124	110
Wed	102	161	171	140	122	125	111	99	111	140	147	142	143	145	139	144	136
Thu	107	152	151	121	115	114	123	110	118	132	121	124	128	141	127	105	111
Fri	100	136	148	145	150	156	159	161	162	170	179	168	184	174	165	142	141
Sat	87	89	94	105	112	103	118	133	153	135	136	159	154	144	150	147	141
Sun	94	93	96	111	136	138	127	146	152	157	145	154	149	138	118	117	116