Best Time to Drive from Hempstead to East New York

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 East New York 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	33	42	39	38	33	31	31	33	33	34	37	41	37	39	38	34	35
Tue	22	37	36	30	33	34	31	37	33	38	35	34	37	38	38	39	34
Wed	23	37	40	31	34	32	30	32	34	34	33	33	36	38	38	34	33
Thu	23	41	38	30	33	38	39	36	34	37	34	38	38	42	39	35	35
Fri	23	35	33	29	31	29	35	32	40	38	37	37	39	41	42	35	35
Sat	24	24	23	24	27	29	29	39	40	42	42	42	43	44	44	49	46
Sun	26	24	24	26	26	28	30	35	36	37	38	40	48	36	38	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Hempstead to East New York (via Laurelton Pkwy South and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead to central East New York 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 East New York?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hempstead to East New York?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 22 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to East New York?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	39	38	33	31	31	33	33	34	37	41	37	39	38	34	35
Tue	22	37	36	30	33	34	31	37	33	38	35	34	37	38	38	39	34
Wed	23	37	40	31	34	32	30	32	34	34	33	33	36	38	38	34	33
Thu	23	41	38	30	33	38	39	36	34	37	34	38	38	42	39	35	35
Fri	23	35	33	29	31	29	35	32	40	38	37	37	39	41	42	35	35
Sat	24	24	23	24	27	29	29	39	40	42	42	42	43	44	44	49	46
Sun	26	24	24	26	26	28	30	35	36	37	38	40	48	36	38	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	39	38	33	31	31	33	33	34	37	41	37	39	38	34	35
Tue	22	37	36	30	33	34	31	37	33	38	35	34	37	38	38	39	34
Wed	23	37	40	31	34	32	30	32	34	34	33	33	36	38	38	34	33
Thu	23	41	38	30	33	38	39	36	34	37	34	38	38	42	39	35	35
Fri	23	35	33	29	31	29	35	32	40	38	37	37	39	41	42	35	35
Sat	24	24	23	24	27	29	29	39	40	42	42	42	43	44	44	49	46
Sun	26	24	24	26	26	28	30	35	36	37	38	40	48	36	38	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	42	39	38	33	31	31	33	33	34	37	41	37	39	38	34	35
Tue	22	37	36	30	33	34	31	37	33	38	35	34	37	38	38	39	34
Wed	23	37	40	31	34	32	30	32	34	34	33	33	36	38	38	34	33
Thu	23	41	38	30	33	38	39	36	34	37	34	38	38	42	39	35	35
Fri	23	35	33	29	31	29	35	32	40	38	37	37	39	41	42	35	35
Sat	24	24	23	24	27	29	29	39	40	42	42	42	43	44	44	49	46
Sun	26	24	24	26	26	28	30	35	36	37	38	40	48	36	38	40	37