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	73	82	91	107	125	114	107	90	94	96	87	113	118	106	91	81	69
Tue	75	78	97	107	106	107	114	103	95	91	98	103	123	111	87	75	71
Wed	77	83	97	107	107	110	110	95	94	91	100	108	120	118	91	86	76
Thu	77	86	98	104	112	112	119	111	89	100	104	138	135	128	111	105	81
Fri	73	74	86	106	112	105	113	110	95	101	109	114	135	115	114	99	94
Sat	68	69	70	75	77	86	88	87	96	98	100	111	113	104	104	93	93
Sun	66	66	67	67	86	73	79	82	90	107	112	115	116	108	97	107	93

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 69 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. 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 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (20 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 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 69 to 141 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 141 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	82	91	107	125	114	107	90	94	96	87	113	118	106	91	81	69
Tue	75	78	97	107	106	107	114	103	95	91	98	103	123	111	87	75	71
Wed	77	83	97	107	107	110	110	95	94	91	100	108	120	118	91	86	76
Thu	77	86	98	104	112	112	119	111	89	100	104	138	135	128	111	105	81
Fri	73	74	86	106	112	105	113	110	95	101	109	114	135	115	114	99	94
Sat	68	69	70	75	77	86	88	87	96	98	100	111	113	104	104	93	93
Sun	66	66	67	67	86	73	79	82	90	107	112	115	116	108	97	107	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	82	91	107	125	114	107	90	94	96	87	113	118	106	91	81	69
Tue	75	78	97	107	106	107	114	103	95	91	98	103	123	111	87	75	71
Wed	77	83	97	107	107	110	110	95	94	91	100	108	120	118	91	86	76
Thu	77	86	98	104	112	112	119	111	89	100	104	138	135	128	111	105	81
Fri	73	74	86	106	112	105	113	110	95	101	109	114	135	115	114	99	94
Sat	68	69	70	75	77	86	88	87	96	98	100	111	113	104	104	93	93
Sun	66	66	67	67	86	73	79	82	90	107	112	115	116	108	97	107	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	82	91	107	125	114	107	90	94	96	87	113	118	106	91	81	69
Tue	75	78	97	107	106	107	114	103	95	91	98	103	123	111	87	75	71
Wed	77	83	97	107	107	110	110	95	94	91	100	108	120	118	91	86	76
Thu	77	86	98	104	112	112	119	111	89	100	104	138	135	128	111	105	81
Fri	73	74	86	106	112	105	113	110	95	101	109	114	135	115	114	99	94
Sat	68	69	70	75	77	86	88	87	96	98	100	111	113	104	104	93	93
Sun	66	66	67	67	86	73	79	82	90	107	112	115	116	108	97	107	93