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	69	78	85	86	107	105	104	92	86	81	80	89	88	86	71	72	62
Tue	74	74	80	94	99	106	101	95	89	84	86	90	92	91	78	70	69
Wed	75	82	90	90	102	104	104	94	91	88	96	92	96	93	84	73	71
Thu	73	72	84	85	101	107	106	98	85	91	96	93	106	100	92	82	76
Fri	70	72	83	86	91	102	107	107	96	98	98	95	96	99	92	84	77
Sat	65	68	66	70	72	77	80	83	85	85	87	80	87	84	87	85	82
Sun	63	62	63	64	63	69	74	77	81	85	91	92	90	88	87	92	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 62 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (24 to 55 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 62 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to East Meadow?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	78	85	86	107	105	104	92	86	81	80	89	88	86	71	72	62
Tue	74	74	80	94	99	106	101	95	89	84	86	90	92	91	78	70	69
Wed	75	82	90	90	102	104	104	94	91	88	96	92	96	93	84	73	71
Thu	73	72	84	85	101	107	106	98	85	91	96	93	106	100	92	82	76
Fri	70	72	83	86	91	102	107	107	96	98	98	95	96	99	92	84	77
Sat	65	68	66	70	72	77	80	83	85	85	87	80	87	84	87	85	82
Sun	63	62	63	64	63	69	74	77	81	85	91	92	90	88	87	92	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	78	85	86	107	105	104	92	86	81	80	89	88	86	71	72	62
Tue	74	74	80	94	99	106	101	95	89	84	86	90	92	91	78	70	69
Wed	75	82	90	90	102	104	104	94	91	88	96	92	96	93	84	73	71
Thu	73	72	84	85	101	107	106	98	85	91	96	93	106	100	92	82	76
Fri	70	72	83	86	91	102	107	107	96	98	98	95	96	99	92	84	77
Sat	65	68	66	70	72	77	80	83	85	85	87	80	87	84	87	85	82
Sun	63	62	63	64	63	69	74	77	81	85	91	92	90	88	87	92	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	78	85	86	107	105	104	92	86	81	80	89	88	86	71	72	62
Tue	74	74	80	94	99	106	101	95	89	84	86	90	92	91	78	70	69
Wed	75	82	90	90	102	104	104	94	91	88	96	92	96	93	84	73	71
Thu	73	72	84	85	101	107	106	98	85	91	96	93	106	100	92	82	76
Fri	70	72	83	86	91	102	107	107	96	98	98	95	96	99	92	84	77
Sat	65	68	66	70	72	77	80	83	85	85	87	80	87	84	87	85	82
Sun	63	62	63	64	63	69	74	77	81	85	91	92	90	88	87	92	83