Best Time to Drive from Hempstead to Chinatown

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 Hempstead to Chinatown 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	43	75	105	109	100	76	83	79	78	85	118	122	120	105	89	74	67
Tue	51	108	122	119	114	99	89	85	97	95	108	122	104	94	88	97	81
Wed	49	98	115	120	112	103	99	95	88	88	103	113	111	95	85	79	80
Thu	50	100	115	115	111	111	105	90	83	91	98	107	103	94	79	81	72
Fri	51	92	109	112	109	86	79	88	89	100	124	115	122	102	102	75	73
Sat	69	55	50	52	66	67	77	77	85	97	93	106	105	116	116	108	99
Sun	102	78	55	50	50	52	59	63	73	76	82	112	111	111	99	98	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Hempstead to Chinatown (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (23 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead to central Chinatown 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 Hempstead to Chinatown?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 43 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Chinatown?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	75	105	109	100	76	83	79	78	85	118	122	120	105	89	74	67
Tue	51	108	122	119	114	99	89	85	97	95	108	122	104	94	88	97	81
Wed	49	98	115	120	112	103	99	95	88	88	103	113	111	95	85	79	80
Thu	50	100	115	115	111	111	105	90	83	91	98	107	103	94	79	81	72
Fri	51	92	109	112	109	86	79	88	89	100	124	115	122	102	102	75	73
Sat	69	55	50	52	66	67	77	77	85	97	93	106	105	116	116	108	99
Sun	102	78	55	50	50	52	59	63	73	76	82	112	111	111	99	98	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	75	105	109	100	76	83	79	78	85	118	122	120	105	89	74	67
Tue	51	108	122	119	114	99	89	85	97	95	108	122	104	94	88	97	81
Wed	49	98	115	120	112	103	99	95	88	88	103	113	111	95	85	79	80
Thu	50	100	115	115	111	111	105	90	83	91	98	107	103	94	79	81	72
Fri	51	92	109	112	109	86	79	88	89	100	124	115	122	102	102	75	73
Sat	69	55	50	52	66	67	77	77	85	97	93	106	105	116	116	108	99
Sun	102	78	55	50	50	52	59	63	73	76	82	112	111	111	99	98	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	75	105	109	100	76	83	79	78	85	118	122	120	105	89	74	67
Tue	51	108	122	119	114	99	89	85	97	95	108	122	104	94	88	97	81
Wed	49	98	115	120	112	103	99	95	88	88	103	113	111	95	85	79	80
Thu	50	100	115	115	111	111	105	90	83	91	98	107	103	94	79	81	72
Fri	51	92	109	112	109	86	79	88	89	100	124	115	122	102	102	75	73
Sat	69	55	50	52	66	67	77	77	85	97	93	106	105	116	116	108	99
Sun	102	78	55	50	50	52	59	63	73	76	82	112	111	111	99	98	87