Best Time to Drive from Jamaica to Syosset

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 Jamaica to Syosset 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	36	42	63	60	60	57	67	59	70	63	71	68	70	62	54	47	47
Tue	38	46	58	57	47	67	62	79	78	77	62	70	71	64	55	49	45
Wed	35	52	79	59	57	66	60	67	52	68	80	84	76	71	64	50	47
Thu	50	50	58	64	54	70	62	61	51	61	63	69	69	73	60	51	45
Fri	37	46	59	52	47	47	52	57	58	69	77	80	76	73	72	55	51
Sat	39	35	40	45	43	48	52	44	44	48	56	54	53	58	54	54	50
Sun	34	33	37	36	38	41	44	45	51	50	50	55	59	59	56	56	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Jamaica to Syosset (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (61 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jamaica to central Syosset 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 Jamaica to Syosset?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jamaica to Syosset?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 35 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Syosset?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	63	60	60	57	67	59	70	63	71	68	70	62	54	47	47
Tue	38	46	58	57	47	67	62	79	78	77	62	70	71	64	55	49	45
Wed	35	52	79	59	57	66	60	67	52	68	80	84	76	71	64	50	47
Thu	50	50	58	64	54	70	62	61	51	61	63	69	69	73	60	51	45
Fri	37	46	59	52	47	47	52	57	58	69	77	80	76	73	72	55	51
Sat	39	35	40	45	43	48	52	44	44	48	56	54	53	58	54	54	50
Sun	34	33	37	36	38	41	44	45	51	50	50	55	59	59	56	56	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	63	60	60	57	67	59	70	63	71	68	70	62	54	47	47
Tue	38	46	58	57	47	67	62	79	78	77	62	70	71	64	55	49	45
Wed	35	52	79	59	57	66	60	67	52	68	80	84	76	71	64	50	47
Thu	50	50	58	64	54	70	62	61	51	61	63	69	69	73	60	51	45
Fri	37	46	59	52	47	47	52	57	58	69	77	80	76	73	72	55	51
Sat	39	35	40	45	43	48	52	44	44	48	56	54	53	58	54	54	50
Sun	34	33	37	36	38	41	44	45	51	50	50	55	59	59	56	56	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	63	60	60	57	67	59	70	63	71	68	70	62	54	47	47
Tue	38	46	58	57	47	67	62	79	78	77	62	70	71	64	55	49	45
Wed	35	52	79	59	57	66	60	67	52	68	80	84	76	71	64	50	47
Thu	50	50	58	64	54	70	62	61	51	61	63	69	69	73	60	51	45
Fri	37	46	59	52	47	47	52	57	58	69	77	80	76	73	72	55	51
Sat	39	35	40	45	43	48	52	44	44	48	56	54	53	58	54	54	50
Sun	34	33	37	36	38	41	44	45	51	50	50	55	59	59	56	56	48