Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth to Valley Stream

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 Valley Stream 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	58	83	107	100	85	83	71	73	81	76	83	88	90	93	87	68	67
Tue	57	87	117	113	83	93	84	72	80	86	85	87	89	92	90	70	69
Wed	60	85	110	110	89	83	87	65	64	69	87	88	88	95	90	82	81
Thu	78	91	109	99	83	76	77	72	69	74	80	78	80	83	90	65	62
Fri	60	78	93	89	84	82	86	88	87	89	97	100	102	100	92	85	81
Sat	55	54	55	65	69	66	71	83	82	90	89	89	93	94	92	92	87
Sun	58	58	56	68	68	71	79	88	93	93	95	97	90	95	96	88	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Elizabeth to Valley Stream (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (27 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth to central Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elizabeth to Valley Stream?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 57 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Valley Stream?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	83	107	100	85	83	71	73	81	76	83	88	90	93	87	68	67
Tue	57	87	117	113	83	93	84	72	80	86	85	87	89	92	90	70	69
Wed	60	85	110	110	89	83	87	65	64	69	87	88	88	95	90	82	81
Thu	78	91	109	99	83	76	77	72	69	74	80	78	80	83	90	65	62
Fri	60	78	93	89	84	82	86	88	87	89	97	100	102	100	92	85	81
Sat	55	54	55	65	69	66	71	83	82	90	89	89	93	94	92	92	87
Sun	58	58	56	68	68	71	79	88	93	93	95	97	90	95	96	88	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	83	107	100	85	83	71	73	81	76	83	88	90	93	87	68	67
Tue	57	87	117	113	83	93	84	72	80	86	85	87	89	92	90	70	69
Wed	60	85	110	110	89	83	87	65	64	69	87	88	88	95	90	82	81
Thu	78	91	109	99	83	76	77	72	69	74	80	78	80	83	90	65	62
Fri	60	78	93	89	84	82	86	88	87	89	97	100	102	100	92	85	81
Sat	55	54	55	65	69	66	71	83	82	90	89	89	93	94	92	92	87
Sun	58	58	56	68	68	71	79	88	93	93	95	97	90	95	96	88	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	83	107	100	85	83	71	73	81	76	83	88	90	93	87	68	67
Tue	57	87	117	113	83	93	84	72	80	86	85	87	89	92	90	70	69
Wed	60	85	110	110	89	83	87	65	64	69	87	88	88	95	90	82	81
Thu	78	91	109	99	83	76	77	72	69	74	80	78	80	83	90	65	62
Fri	60	78	93	89	84	82	86	88	87	89	97	100	102	100	92	85	81
Sat	55	54	55	65	69	66	71	83	82	90	89	89	93	94	92	92	87
Sun	58	58	56	68	68	71	79	88	93	93	95	97	90	95	96	88	83