Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream to Edison

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 Valley Stream to Edison 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	70	84	86	83	82	81	85	82	83	88	97	104	105	98	89	81	106
Tue	70	79	85	84	82	81	93	80	80	89	111	114	112	106	93	86	83
Wed	71	78	87	85	84	82	82	78	77	86	104	115	112	99	93	83	80
Thu	73	84	86	84	81	84	85	86	87	102	122	132	142	130	97	88	80
Fri	75	85	83	87	87	91	93	100	112	135	141	137	135	115	101	92	87
Sat	74	71	71	74	82	85	82	85	89	90	89	88	92	92	91	92	88
Sun	72	69	73	72	74	79	85	85	87	88	88	90	92	87	87	84	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Valley Stream to Edison (via NY-440 South and Belt Pkwy West and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (26 to 84 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valley Stream to central Edison 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 Valley Stream to Edison?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valley Stream to Edison?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 70 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Edison?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	84	86	83	82	81	85	82	83	88	97	104	105	98	89	81	106
Tue	70	79	85	84	82	81	93	80	80	89	111	114	112	106	93	86	83
Wed	71	78	87	85	84	82	82	78	77	86	104	115	112	99	93	83	80
Thu	73	84	86	84	81	84	85	86	87	102	122	132	142	130	97	88	80
Fri	75	85	83	87	87	91	93	100	112	135	141	137	135	115	101	92	87
Sat	74	71	71	74	82	85	82	85	89	90	89	88	92	92	91	92	88
Sun	72	69	73	72	74	79	85	85	87	88	88	90	92	87	87	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	84	86	83	82	81	85	82	83	88	97	104	105	98	89	81	106
Tue	70	79	85	84	82	81	93	80	80	89	111	114	112	106	93	86	83
Wed	71	78	87	85	84	82	82	78	77	86	104	115	112	99	93	83	80
Thu	73	84	86	84	81	84	85	86	87	102	122	132	142	130	97	88	80
Fri	75	85	83	87	87	91	93	100	112	135	141	137	135	115	101	92	87
Sat	74	71	71	74	82	85	82	85	89	90	89	88	92	92	91	92	88
Sun	72	69	73	72	74	79	85	85	87	88	88	90	92	87	87	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	84	86	83	82	81	85	82	83	88	97	104	105	98	89	81	106
Tue	70	79	85	84	82	81	93	80	80	89	111	114	112	106	93	86	83
Wed	71	78	87	85	84	82	82	78	77	86	104	115	112	99	93	83	80
Thu	73	84	86	84	81	84	85	86	87	102	122	132	142	130	97	88	80
Fri	75	85	83	87	87	91	93	100	112	135	141	137	135	115	101	92	87
Sat	74	71	71	74	82	85	82	85	89	90	89	88	92	92	91	92	88
Sun	72	69	73	72	74	79	85	85	87	88	88	90	92	87	87	84	82