Best Time to Drive from The Bronx 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 The Bronx 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	67	75	81	86	106	99	104	98	82	78	76	85	84	79	69	70	68
Tue	73	71	77	92	93	103	96	90	84	84	81	80	92	88	75	68	67
Wed	73	78	83	85	100	107	100	89	87	84	88	87	94	92	82	72	69
Thu	71	69	81	84	91	106	103	97	84	86	88	85	100	97	91	79	75
Fri	67	68	79	83	87	96	103	104	93	96	92	91	93	94	89	83	73
Sat	62	63	63	67	73	76	77	82	81	86	85	77	85	89	84	84	78
Sun	62	59	61	64	65	67	72	77	79	82	88	90	86	87	84	93	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from The Bronx to East Meadow (via I-295 South) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (25 to 57 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central The Bronx 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 The Bronx to East Meadow?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to East Meadow?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 65 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to East Meadow?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	75	81	86	106	99	104	98	82	78	76	85	84	79	69	70	68
Tue	73	71	77	92	93	103	96	90	84	84	81	80	92	88	75	68	67
Wed	73	78	83	85	100	107	100	89	87	84	88	87	94	92	82	72	69
Thu	71	69	81	84	91	106	103	97	84	86	88	85	100	97	91	79	75
Fri	67	68	79	83	87	96	103	104	93	96	92	91	93	94	89	83	73
Sat	62	63	63	67	73	76	77	82	81	86	85	77	85	89	84	84	78
Sun	62	59	61	64	65	67	72	77	79	82	88	90	86	87	84	93	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	75	81	86	106	99	104	98	82	78	76	85	84	79	69	70	68
Tue	73	71	77	92	93	103	96	90	84	84	81	80	92	88	75	68	67
Wed	73	78	83	85	100	107	100	89	87	84	88	87	94	92	82	72	69
Thu	71	69	81	84	91	106	103	97	84	86	88	85	100	97	91	79	75
Fri	67	68	79	83	87	96	103	104	93	96	92	91	93	94	89	83	73
Sat	62	63	63	67	73	76	77	82	81	86	85	77	85	89	84	84	78
Sun	62	59	61	64	65	67	72	77	79	82	88	90	86	87	84	93	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	75	81	86	106	99	104	98	82	78	76	85	84	79	69	70	68
Tue	73	71	77	92	93	103	96	90	84	84	81	80	92	88	75	68	67
Wed	73	78	83	85	100	107	100	89	87	84	88	87	94	92	82	72	69
Thu	71	69	81	84	91	106	103	97	84	86	88	85	100	97	91	79	75
Fri	67	68	79	83	87	96	103	104	93	96	92	91	93	94	89	83	73
Sat	62	63	63	67	73	76	77	82	81	86	85	77	85	89	84	84	78
Sun	62	59	61	64	65	67	72	77	79	82	88	90	86	87	84	93	83