Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream to Elizabeth

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 Elizabeth 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	86	85	86	78	74	71	65	68	88	98	107	103	90	80	73	65
Tue	54	79	88	88	85	71	76	75	74	96	113	118	114	97	83	68	66
Wed	54	78	86	90	86	77	67	66	67	90	105	125	121	97	83	76	74
Thu	63	81	84	85	77	75	71	69	75	103	124	131	127	113	85	69	64
Fri	54	73	76	69	73	80	86	91	112	144	148	145	136	112	92	80	76
Sat	56	53	56	61	68	82	82	92	95	97	92	93	90	89	87	88	83
Sun	55	53	56	65	71	66	83	94	93	96	94	93	96	87	87	81	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Valley Stream to Elizabeth (via Belt Pkwy West and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (22 to 65 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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 54 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 150 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	86	85	86	78	74	71	65	68	88	98	107	103	90	80	73	65
Tue	54	79	88	88	85	71	76	75	74	96	113	118	114	97	83	68	66
Wed	54	78	86	90	86	77	67	66	67	90	105	125	121	97	83	76	74
Thu	63	81	84	85	77	75	71	69	75	103	124	131	127	113	85	69	64
Fri	54	73	76	69	73	80	86	91	112	144	148	145	136	112	92	80	76
Sat	56	53	56	61	68	82	82	92	95	97	92	93	90	89	87	88	83
Sun	55	53	56	65	71	66	83	94	93	96	94	93	96	87	87	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	86	85	86	78	74	71	65	68	88	98	107	103	90	80	73	65
Tue	54	79	88	88	85	71	76	75	74	96	113	118	114	97	83	68	66
Wed	54	78	86	90	86	77	67	66	67	90	105	125	121	97	83	76	74
Thu	63	81	84	85	77	75	71	69	75	103	124	131	127	113	85	69	64
Fri	54	73	76	69	73	80	86	91	112	144	148	145	136	112	92	80	76
Sat	56	53	56	61	68	82	82	92	95	97	92	93	90	89	87	88	83
Sun	55	53	56	65	71	66	83	94	93	96	94	93	96	87	87	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	86	85	86	78	74	71	65	68	88	98	107	103	90	80	73	65
Tue	54	79	88	88	85	71	76	75	74	96	113	118	114	97	83	68	66
Wed	54	78	86	90	86	77	67	66	67	90	105	125	121	97	83	76	74
Thu	63	81	84	85	77	75	71	69	75	103	124	131	127	113	85	69	64
Fri	54	73	76	69	73	80	86	91	112	144	148	145	136	112	92	80	76
Sat	56	53	56	61	68	82	82	92	95	97	92	93	90	89	87	88	83
Sun	55	53	56	65	71	66	83	94	93	96	94	93	96	87	87	81	79