Best Time to Drive from New Rochelle to Hempstead

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 New Rochelle to Hempstead 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	55	59	66	69	74	74	72	71	66	66	74	81	80	70	60	60	56
Tue	56	59	64	73	72	78	78	72	67	68	76	89	85	71	67	61	58
Wed	57	59	65	70	71	75	73	75	70	73	84	93	83	72	71	62	60
Thu	57	57	65	70	70	80	78	78	71	75	84	93	89	84	77	69	63
Fri	55	57	64	68	70	73	77	78	79	79	91	92	82	77	76	70	62
Sat	53	58	56	59	58	60	64	68	67	66	67	65	69	70	69	73	67
Sun	54	52	55	55	56	57	58	61	66	69	72	73	76	74	74	73	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from New Rochelle to Hempstead (via I-295 South and Cross Island Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (76 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (23 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Rochelle to central Hempstead 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 New Rochelle to Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Rochelle to Hempstead?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 55 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Rochelle to Hempstead?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	66	69	74	74	72	71	66	66	74	81	80	70	60	60	56
Tue	56	59	64	73	72	78	78	72	67	68	76	89	85	71	67	61	58
Wed	57	59	65	70	71	75	73	75	70	73	84	93	83	72	71	62	60
Thu	57	57	65	70	70	80	78	78	71	75	84	93	89	84	77	69	63
Fri	55	57	64	68	70	73	77	78	79	79	91	92	82	77	76	70	62
Sat	53	58	56	59	58	60	64	68	67	66	67	65	69	70	69	73	67
Sun	54	52	55	55	56	57	58	61	66	69	72	73	76	74	74	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	66	69	74	74	72	71	66	66	74	81	80	70	60	60	56
Tue	56	59	64	73	72	78	78	72	67	68	76	89	85	71	67	61	58
Wed	57	59	65	70	71	75	73	75	70	73	84	93	83	72	71	62	60
Thu	57	57	65	70	70	80	78	78	71	75	84	93	89	84	77	69	63
Fri	55	57	64	68	70	73	77	78	79	79	91	92	82	77	76	70	62
Sat	53	58	56	59	58	60	64	68	67	66	67	65	69	70	69	73	67
Sun	54	52	55	55	56	57	58	61	66	69	72	73	76	74	74	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	66	69	74	74	72	71	66	66	74	81	80	70	60	60	56
Tue	56	59	64	73	72	78	78	72	67	68	76	89	85	71	67	61	58
Wed	57	59	65	70	71	75	73	75	70	73	84	93	83	72	71	62	60
Thu	57	57	65	70	70	80	78	78	71	75	84	93	89	84	77	69	63
Fri	55	57	64	68	70	73	77	78	79	79	91	92	82	77	76	70	62
Sat	53	58	56	59	58	60	64	68	67	66	67	65	69	70	69	73	67
Sun	54	52	55	55	56	57	58	61	66	69	72	73	76	74	74	73	69