Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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	72	102	134	110	93	85	93	90	84	79	123	122	118	130	101	77	77
Tue	71	101	153	128	111	126	104	96	128	113	151	155	159	157	153	145	146
Wed	104	128	165	160	154	147	112	80	83	78	145	153	158	162	153	145	135
Thu	82	137	153	97	93	91	94	91	100	129	121	111	101	100	94	83	75
Fri	70	82	88	79	75	77	82	90	88	89	99	102	105	105	92	81	75
Sat	68	68	70	72	82	81	139	151	147	158	159	156	161	160	153	157	144
Sun	64	66	67	79	80	83	103	110	122	126	120	124	108	114	106	99	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Elizabeth to Hempstead (via I-278 East and Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 169 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (161 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (30 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth to Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 169 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 70 to 169 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Hempstead?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 169 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	102	134	110	93	85	93	90	84	79	123	122	118	130	101	77	77
Tue	71	101	153	128	111	126	104	96	128	113	151	155	159	157	153	145	146
Wed	104	128	165	160	154	147	112	80	83	78	145	153	158	162	153	145	135
Thu	82	137	153	97	93	91	94	91	100	129	121	111	101	100	94	83	75
Fri	70	82	88	79	75	77	82	90	88	89	99	102	105	105	92	81	75
Sat	68	68	70	72	82	81	139	151	147	158	159	156	161	160	153	157	144
Sun	64	66	67	79	80	83	103	110	122	126	120	124	108	114	106	99	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	102	134	110	93	85	93	90	84	79	123	122	118	130	101	77	77
Tue	71	101	153	128	111	126	104	96	128	113	151	155	159	157	153	145	146
Wed	104	128	165	160	154	147	112	80	83	78	145	153	158	162	153	145	135
Thu	82	137	153	97	93	91	94	91	100	129	121	111	101	100	94	83	75
Fri	70	82	88	79	75	77	82	90	88	89	99	102	105	105	92	81	75
Sat	68	68	70	72	82	81	139	151	147	158	159	156	161	160	153	157	144
Sun	64	66	67	79	80	83	103	110	122	126	120	124	108	114	106	99	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	102	134	110	93	85	93	90	84	79	123	122	118	130	101	77	77
Tue	71	101	153	128	111	126	104	96	128	113	151	155	159	157	153	145	146
Wed	104	128	165	160	154	147	112	80	83	78	145	153	158	162	153	145	135
Thu	82	137	153	97	93	91	94	91	100	129	121	111	101	100	94	83	75
Fri	70	82	88	79	75	77	82	90	88	89	99	102	105	105	92	81	75
Sat	68	68	70	72	82	81	139	151	147	158	159	156	161	160	153	157	144
Sun	64	66	67	79	80	83	103	110	122	126	120	124	108	114	106	99	89