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	99	101	95	104	90	82	79	84	83	97	112	126	111	99	105	85	77
Tue	64	92	97	108	100	90	103	99	100	131	132	133	129	113	108	106	101
Wed	63	109	113	108	109	101	99	79	83	101	114	140	133	114	106	100	99
Thu	88	115	92	106	88	89	86	87	95	139	149	145	136	117	97	84	83
Fri	63	86	81	77	80	80	93	96	124	144	143	141	134	116	100	85	82
Sat	65	64	67	68	78	89	93	118	117	116	115	112	111	110	109	109	105
Sun	66	63	63	67	70	76	89	103	104	104	105	102	114	93	95	91	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 149 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (23 to 67 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 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 63 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	101	95	104	90	82	79	84	83	97	112	126	111	99	105	85	77
Tue	64	92	97	108	100	90	103	99	100	131	132	133	129	113	108	106	101
Wed	63	109	113	108	109	101	99	79	83	101	114	140	133	114	106	100	99
Thu	88	115	92	106	88	89	86	87	95	139	149	145	136	117	97	84	83
Fri	63	86	81	77	80	80	93	96	124	144	143	141	134	116	100	85	82
Sat	65	64	67	68	78	89	93	118	117	116	115	112	111	110	109	109	105
Sun	66	63	63	67	70	76	89	103	104	104	105	102	114	93	95	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	101	95	104	90	82	79	84	83	97	112	126	111	99	105	85	77
Tue	64	92	97	108	100	90	103	99	100	131	132	133	129	113	108	106	101
Wed	63	109	113	108	109	101	99	79	83	101	114	140	133	114	106	100	99
Thu	88	115	92	106	88	89	86	87	95	139	149	145	136	117	97	84	83
Fri	63	86	81	77	80	80	93	96	124	144	143	141	134	116	100	85	82
Sat	65	64	67	68	78	89	93	118	117	116	115	112	111	110	109	109	105
Sun	66	63	63	67	70	76	89	103	104	104	105	102	114	93	95	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	101	95	104	90	82	79	84	83	97	112	126	111	99	105	85	77
Tue	64	92	97	108	100	90	103	99	100	131	132	133	129	113	108	106	101
Wed	63	109	113	108	109	101	99	79	83	101	114	140	133	114	106	100	99
Thu	88	115	92	106	88	89	86	87	95	139	149	145	136	117	97	84	83
Fri	63	86	81	77	80	80	93	96	124	144	143	141	134	116	100	85	82
Sat	65	64	67	68	78	89	93	118	117	116	115	112	111	110	109	109	105
Sun	66	63	63	67	70	76	89	103	104	104	105	102	114	93	95	91	88