Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to East Meadow

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 Manhattan to East Meadow 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	79	87	105	123	116	110	95	93	94	88	114	119	104	88	81	76
Tue	76	75	96	104	107	108	109	99	94	93	101	108	120	108	84	75	72
Wed	78	79	94	105	107	117	107	97	94	94	104	108	116	119	91	86	75
Thu	78	102	98	106	106	114	117	108	91	98	97	132	129	124	104	97	84
Fri	73	70	84	98	103	101	110	110	97	101	105	109	132	112	115	100	95
Sat	68	71	75	77	82	89	90	89	93	99	107	113	113	100	99	94	92
Sun	66	63	67	69	86	75	82	84	90	107	111	114	116	102	92	107	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Manhattan to East Meadow (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (116 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (22 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central East Meadow 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 Manhattan to East Meadow?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to East Meadow?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 70 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to East Meadow?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 134 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	79	87	105	123	116	110	95	93	94	88	114	119	104	88	81	76
Tue	76	75	96	104	107	108	109	99	94	93	101	108	120	108	84	75	72
Wed	78	79	94	105	107	117	107	97	94	94	104	108	116	119	91	86	75
Thu	78	102	98	106	106	114	117	108	91	98	97	132	129	124	104	97	84
Fri	73	70	84	98	103	101	110	110	97	101	105	109	132	112	115	100	95
Sat	68	71	75	77	82	89	90	89	93	99	107	113	113	100	99	94	92
Sun	66	63	67	69	86	75	82	84	90	107	111	114	116	102	92	107	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	79	87	105	123	116	110	95	93	94	88	114	119	104	88	81	76
Tue	76	75	96	104	107	108	109	99	94	93	101	108	120	108	84	75	72
Wed	78	79	94	105	107	117	107	97	94	94	104	108	116	119	91	86	75
Thu	78	102	98	106	106	114	117	108	91	98	97	132	129	124	104	97	84
Fri	73	70	84	98	103	101	110	110	97	101	105	109	132	112	115	100	95
Sat	68	71	75	77	82	89	90	89	93	99	107	113	113	100	99	94	92
Sun	66	63	67	69	86	75	82	84	90	107	111	114	116	102	92	107	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	79	87	105	123	116	110	95	93	94	88	114	119	104	88	81	76
Tue	76	75	96	104	107	108	109	99	94	93	101	108	120	108	84	75	72
Wed	78	79	94	105	107	117	107	97	94	94	104	108	116	119	91	86	75
Thu	78	102	98	106	106	114	117	108	91	98	97	132	129	124	104	97	84
Fri	73	70	84	98	103	101	110	110	97	101	105	109	132	112	115	100	95
Sat	68	71	75	77	82	89	90	89	93	99	107	113	113	100	99	94	92
Sun	66	63	67	69	86	75	82	84	90	107	111	114	116	102	92	107	94