Best Time to Drive from Edison 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 Edison 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	107	133	145	131	125	110	104	114	105	98	126	126	117	125	102	89	90
Tue	88	147	151	127	130	124	115	101	135	144	153	149	148	155	147	147	156
Wed	97	165	172	168	151	139	101	90	95	87	145	147	150	152	153	157	149
Thu	113	159	137	109	106	101	101	99	113	133	112	107	112	112	100	93	90
Fri	84	108	106	88	139	146	154	160	158	129	99	143	164	153	160	159	145
Sat	81	81	92	101	107	92	111	126	141	147	143	152	156	157	162	156	160
Sun	86	91	100	120	103	116	131	131	136	138	138	146	130	133	122	122	118

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Edison to Hempstead (via I-278 East and NY-440 North and Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 180 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (163 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (28 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Edison 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 Edison to Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 180 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Edison to Hempstead?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 84 to 180 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to Hempstead?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 180 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	133	145	131	125	110	104	114	105	98	126	126	117	125	102	89	90
Tue	88	147	151	127	130	124	115	101	135	144	153	149	148	155	147	147	156
Wed	97	165	172	168	151	139	101	90	95	87	145	147	150	152	153	157	149
Thu	113	159	137	109	106	101	101	99	113	133	112	107	112	112	100	93	90
Fri	84	108	106	88	139	146	154	160	158	129	99	143	164	153	160	159	145
Sat	81	81	92	101	107	92	111	126	141	147	143	152	156	157	162	156	160
Sun	86	91	100	120	103	116	131	131	136	138	138	146	130	133	122	122	118

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	133	145	131	125	110	104	114	105	98	126	126	117	125	102	89	90
Tue	88	147	151	127	130	124	115	101	135	144	153	149	148	155	147	147	156
Wed	97	165	172	168	151	139	101	90	95	87	145	147	150	152	153	157	149
Thu	113	159	137	109	106	101	101	99	113	133	112	107	112	112	100	93	90
Fri	84	108	106	88	139	146	154	160	158	129	99	143	164	153	160	159	145
Sat	81	81	92	101	107	92	111	126	141	147	143	152	156	157	162	156	160
Sun	86	91	100	120	103	116	131	131	136	138	138	146	130	133	122	122	118

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	133	145	131	125	110	104	114	105	98	126	126	117	125	102	89	90
Tue	88	147	151	127	130	124	115	101	135	144	153	149	148	155	147	147	156
Wed	97	165	172	168	151	139	101	90	95	87	145	147	150	152	153	157	149
Thu	113	159	137	109	106	101	101	99	113	133	112	107	112	112	100	93	90
Fri	84	108	106	88	139	146	154	160	158	129	99	143	164	153	160	159	145
Sat	81	81	92	101	107	92	111	126	141	147	143	152	156	157	162	156	160
Sun	86	91	100	120	103	116	131	131	136	138	138	146	130	133	122	122	118