Best Time to Drive from Hempstead to Clifton

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 Clifton 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	74	130	169	180	155	138	147	167	169	177	180	187	160	124	93	88	78
Tue	72	144	186	169	145	149	156	166	173	172	182	186	166	135	107	89	88
Wed	71	145	173	172	140	136	144	165	171	177	193	176	178	143	114	89	81
Thu	78	131	174	177	145	145	162	174	177	176	191	180	187	161	132	101	91
Fri	72	124	169	157	148	168	169	175	186	185	205	191	192	180	156	129	98
Sat	70	68	73	87	106	128	147	148	149	171	148	159	148	158	130	122	105
Sun	68	68	69	71	84	101	111	122	137	150	141	144	137	118	115	109	111

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Hempstead to Clifton (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 207 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 169 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (171 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (38 to 103 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead to central Clifton 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 Clifton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 207 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 71 to 207 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 169 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Clifton?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 207 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	130	169	180	155	138	147	167	169	177	180	187	160	124	93	88	78
Tue	72	144	186	169	145	149	156	166	173	172	182	186	166	135	107	89	88
Wed	71	145	173	172	140	136	144	165	171	177	193	176	178	143	114	89	81
Thu	78	131	174	177	145	145	162	174	177	176	191	180	187	161	132	101	91
Fri	72	124	169	157	148	168	169	175	186	185	205	191	192	180	156	129	98
Sat	70	68	73	87	106	128	147	148	149	171	148	159	148	158	130	122	105
Sun	68	68	69	71	84	101	111	122	137	150	141	144	137	118	115	109	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	130	169	180	155	138	147	167	169	177	180	187	160	124	93	88	78
Tue	72	144	186	169	145	149	156	166	173	172	182	186	166	135	107	89	88
Wed	71	145	173	172	140	136	144	165	171	177	193	176	178	143	114	89	81
Thu	78	131	174	177	145	145	162	174	177	176	191	180	187	161	132	101	91
Fri	72	124	169	157	148	168	169	175	186	185	205	191	192	180	156	129	98
Sat	70	68	73	87	106	128	147	148	149	171	148	159	148	158	130	122	105
Sun	68	68	69	71	84	101	111	122	137	150	141	144	137	118	115	109	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	130	169	180	155	138	147	167	169	177	180	187	160	124	93	88	78
Tue	72	144	186	169	145	149	156	166	173	172	182	186	166	135	107	89	88
Wed	71	145	173	172	140	136	144	165	171	177	193	176	178	143	114	89	81
Thu	78	131	174	177	145	145	162	174	177	176	191	180	187	161	132	101	91
Fri	72	124	169	157	148	168	169	175	186	185	205	191	192	180	156	129	98
Sat	70	68	73	87	106	128	147	148	149	171	148	159	148	158	130	122	105
Sun	68	68	69	71	84	101	111	122	137	150	141	144	137	118	115	109	111