Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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	97	128	160	130	124	123	103	109	129	116	145	154	160	167	130	107	108
Tue	84	130	177	155	114	136	124	106	149	134	176	175	182	159	123	105	117
Wed	92	120	183	157	118	117	123	93	102	129	174	175	173	181	176	160	158
Thu	110	143	164	123	106	101	105	100	107	128	127	119	130	148	119	93	86
Fri	83	108	124	152	142	156	172	183	178	189	197	186	189	182	183	177	173
Sat	76	73	81	99	108	94	127	145	168	179	181	168	184	189	182	181	173
Sun	84	87	86	129	104	111	139	152	163	169	167	158	156	159	147	135	128

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Elizabeth to East Meadow (via I-278 East and Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 199 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 129 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (189 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (40 to 95 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth to East Meadow?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 199 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 83 to 199 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 129 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to East Meadow?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 199 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	128	160	130	124	123	103	109	129	116	145	154	160	167	130	107	108
Tue	84	130	177	155	114	136	124	106	149	134	176	175	182	159	123	105	117
Wed	92	120	183	157	118	117	123	93	102	129	174	175	173	181	176	160	158
Thu	110	143	164	123	106	101	105	100	107	128	127	119	130	148	119	93	86
Fri	83	108	124	152	142	156	172	183	178	189	197	186	189	182	183	177	173
Sat	76	73	81	99	108	94	127	145	168	179	181	168	184	189	182	181	173
Sun	84	87	86	129	104	111	139	152	163	169	167	158	156	159	147	135	128

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	128	160	130	124	123	103	109	129	116	145	154	160	167	130	107	108
Tue	84	130	177	155	114	136	124	106	149	134	176	175	182	159	123	105	117
Wed	92	120	183	157	118	117	123	93	102	129	174	175	173	181	176	160	158
Thu	110	143	164	123	106	101	105	100	107	128	127	119	130	148	119	93	86
Fri	83	108	124	152	142	156	172	183	178	189	197	186	189	182	183	177	173
Sat	76	73	81	99	108	94	127	145	168	179	181	168	184	189	182	181	173
Sun	84	87	86	129	104	111	139	152	163	169	167	158	156	159	147	135	128

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	128	160	130	124	123	103	109	129	116	145	154	160	167	130	107	108
Tue	84	130	177	155	114	136	124	106	149	134	176	175	182	159	123	105	117
Wed	92	120	183	157	118	117	123	93	102	129	174	175	173	181	176	160	158
Thu	110	143	164	123	106	101	105	100	107	128	127	119	130	148	119	93	86
Fri	83	108	124	152	142	156	172	183	178	189	197	186	189	182	183	177	173
Sat	76	73	81	99	108	94	127	145	168	179	181	168	184	189	182	181	173
Sun	84	87	86	129	104	111	139	152	163	169	167	158	156	159	147	135	128