Best Time to Drive from Hempstead to Elizabeth

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 Elizabeth 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	75	101	100	106	103	88	85	80	88	96	115	125	118	102	96	85	82
Tue	64	91	94	110	103	86	108	83	86	113	130	136	132	115	109	99	98
Wed	63	94	97	105	102	87	86	81	81	105	128	146	131	108	108	97	92
Thu	74	102	104	103	87	88	86	95	95	130	140	148	136	120	104	92	78
Fri	73	92	85	90	92	100	113	119	153	168	163	162	145	127	115	105	105
Sat	74	63	68	77	88	95	97	95	114	113	107	103	111	111	107	109	104
Sun	71	66	68	85	95	89	104	111	113	110	112	113	115	111	111	90	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Hempstead to Elizabeth (via Belt Pkwy West and I-278 West and Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (116 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (24 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead to central Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 63 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 168 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	101	100	106	103	88	85	80	88	96	115	125	118	102	96	85	82
Tue	64	91	94	110	103	86	108	83	86	113	130	136	132	115	109	99	98
Wed	63	94	97	105	102	87	86	81	81	105	128	146	131	108	108	97	92
Thu	74	102	104	103	87	88	86	95	95	130	140	148	136	120	104	92	78
Fri	73	92	85	90	92	100	113	119	153	168	163	162	145	127	115	105	105
Sat	74	63	68	77	88	95	97	95	114	113	107	103	111	111	107	109	104
Sun	71	66	68	85	95	89	104	111	113	110	112	113	115	111	111	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	101	100	106	103	88	85	80	88	96	115	125	118	102	96	85	82
Tue	64	91	94	110	103	86	108	83	86	113	130	136	132	115	109	99	98
Wed	63	94	97	105	102	87	86	81	81	105	128	146	131	108	108	97	92
Thu	74	102	104	103	87	88	86	95	95	130	140	148	136	120	104	92	78
Fri	73	92	85	90	92	100	113	119	153	168	163	162	145	127	115	105	105
Sat	74	63	68	77	88	95	97	95	114	113	107	103	111	111	107	109	104
Sun	71	66	68	85	95	89	104	111	113	110	112	113	115	111	111	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	101	100	106	103	88	85	80	88	96	115	125	118	102	96	85	82
Tue	64	91	94	110	103	86	108	83	86	113	130	136	132	115	109	99	98
Wed	63	94	97	105	102	87	86	81	81	105	128	146	131	108	108	97	92
Thu	74	102	104	103	87	88	86	95	95	130	140	148	136	120	104	92	78
Fri	73	92	85	90	92	100	113	119	153	168	163	162	145	127	115	105	105
Sat	74	63	68	77	88	95	97	95	114	113	107	103	111	111	107	109	104
Sun	71	66	68	85	95	89	104	111	113	110	112	113	115	111	111	90	88