Best Time to Drive from Queens 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 Queens 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	62	71	81	87	73	69	71	82	85	90	85	82	85	87	70	61	57
Tue	37	61	73	85	73	65	57	68	74	87	86	87	91	91	92	76	68
Wed	36	46	56	75	65	57	55	53	63	74	77	70	80	83	75	60	57
Thu	34	49	55	75	67	74	83	88	88	90	90	89	93	91	88	88	82
Fri	45	60	72	80	73	65	64	70	76	77	83	88	77	89	83	71	68
Sat	38	39	34	37	44	46	50	58	60	61	67	68	65	58	62	66	60
Sun	39	39	45	43	45	50	54	61	73	76	88	89	83	82	70	68	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Queens to East Meadow (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens 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 Queens to East Meadow?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 34 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to East Meadow?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays 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	62	71	81	87	73	69	71	82	85	90	85	82	85	87	70	61	57
Tue	37	61	73	85	73	65	57	68	74	87	86	87	91	91	92	76	68
Wed	36	46	56	75	65	57	55	53	63	74	77	70	80	83	75	60	57
Thu	34	49	55	75	67	74	83	88	88	90	90	89	93	91	88	88	82
Fri	45	60	72	80	73	65	64	70	76	77	83	88	77	89	83	71	68
Sat	38	39	34	37	44	46	50	58	60	61	67	68	65	58	62	66	60
Sun	39	39	45	43	45	50	54	61	73	76	88	89	83	82	70	68	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	71	81	87	73	69	71	82	85	90	85	82	85	87	70	61	57
Tue	37	61	73	85	73	65	57	68	74	87	86	87	91	91	92	76	68
Wed	36	46	56	75	65	57	55	53	63	74	77	70	80	83	75	60	57
Thu	34	49	55	75	67	74	83	88	88	90	90	89	93	91	88	88	82
Fri	45	60	72	80	73	65	64	70	76	77	83	88	77	89	83	71	68
Sat	38	39	34	37	44	46	50	58	60	61	67	68	65	58	62	66	60
Sun	39	39	45	43	45	50	54	61	73	76	88	89	83	82	70	68	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	71	81	87	73	69	71	82	85	90	85	82	85	87	70	61	57
Tue	37	61	73	85	73	65	57	68	74	87	86	87	91	91	92	76	68
Wed	36	46	56	75	65	57	55	53	63	74	77	70	80	83	75	60	57
Thu	34	49	55	75	67	74	83	88	88	90	90	89	93	91	88	88	82
Fri	45	60	72	80	73	65	64	70	76	77	83	88	77	89	83	71	68
Sat	38	39	34	37	44	46	50	58	60	61	67	68	65	58	62	66	60
Sun	39	39	45	43	45	50	54	61	73	76	88	89	83	82	70	68	71