Origin
Lido Beach, NY
Night in Lido Beach on Friday
Local time
10:37 PM
EDT
Current temp
74°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
Trip from Lido Beach, NY to Hempstead, NY
Compiled and reviewed by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 18, 2026 · Editorial standards
Drive Time
19m
Distance
13.7 mi
22 km
Drive Score
8/10
Great drive
Same Day?
Yes, doable
Fuel Cost
$2
one way
EV Charging
Unknown
Best Time to Leave
4 AM
0h 18m
★
6 AM
0h 20m
8 AM
0h 23m
10 AM
0h 21m
12 PM
0h 20m
3 PM
0h 21m
5 PM
0h 23m
8 PM
0h 19m
Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.
Lido Beach, NY
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Trip Overview
This short 13.7-mile drive from Lido Beach, NY to Hempstead, NY takes approximately 19 minutes, making it a perfect option for a single-day trip. You'll primarily navigate via Meadowbrook State Parkway and Loop Parkway, with a portion on Lido Boulevard. With a modest estimated fuel cost of around $2, this journey is quite budget-friendly. The mixed drive profile suggests a blend of road types, so don't expect a completely uniform experience. Given its brevity, this route offers a lot of flexibility for when you depart and how you spend your time upon arrival.
About the Cities
Arriving in Hempstead, NY
Full guide →Hempstead is the most populous town in America, with a whopping 700,000 residents, located on the South Shore of Nassau County, New York. The town is highly urbanized and fragmented, containing 22 semi-autonomous villages within its boundaries, and forty other neighborhoods. Garden City, encompassing the "Nassau Hub" region, has its own article. The other prominent communities in Hempstead include Floral Park, Hempstead Village, Valley Stream, Rockville Centre, Freeport, Merrick, and the Five Towns area.
Top landmarks
- • Mitchel Air Force Base — US Air Force base in Long Island, New York
City content from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).
Who Is This Route For?
Weekend Trip
Doable as a same-day drive at 19m. Total distance: 13.7 miles.
Family Friendly
Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.
Solo Traveler
19m drive, comfortable solo distance.
EV Driver
0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.
First-Time Driver
Mostly highway driving (58%). Some complex stretches to watch for.
Scenic Drive
Mixed drive route profile with national parks nearby.
Drive Character
Expect a mixed drive on this journey, with 58% of the route on highways. Your longest uninterrupted stretch will be about 5 miles along the Meadowbrook State Parkway, offering a period of consistent travel. The presence of Loop Parkway and Lido Boulevard suggests you'll transition to more local road conditions as you progress. This blend means you'll experience both faster-paced parkway driving and potentially more varied traffic and turns as you approach your destination.
Expect a mix of faster highway mileage and slower local approaches near the beginning or end.
There are about 14 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.
Meadowbrook State Parkway is the longest continuous segment at about 5 miles.
Elevation Profile
Mostly flat terrain
62 ft
7 ft
Total Climb
80 ft
Total Descent
31 ft
Highest Point
62 ft
~10.7 mi in
Elevation Range
56 ft
How Hard Is This Drive?
This route mixes highway mileage with some local-road sections near the start or finish. This route has several spots where lane changes, forks, or exits need your full attention. The trickiest moment comes around 2.1 miles in.
Driving Effort
9/10
Focused - lots of decisions in a short distance, but it is over quickly
Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.
This is a short but busy drive. With 11 decision points packed into just 13.7 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 19m.
Where does it get tricky?
The main spots that need attention: at 2.1 miles: Lane positioning matters here; at 4.6 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 10.1 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here.
Critical Maneuvers
5 of 11 key pointsThese are the spots where you need to pay the most attention. Preview them before you drive.
6
2.1 mi into trip
|
~3m in
Take the ramp toward Loop Parkway North
Lane positioning matters here
Use the left lane.
Toward Loop Parkway North
8
4.6 mi into trip
|
~7m in
Keep slight left at fork toward M North: Meadowbrook Parkway North, Mineola
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the slight left lane.
Toward M North: Meadowbrook Parkway North, Mine...
7
10.1 mi into trip
|
~13m in
Take the exit toward SO West: New York
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here
Use the slight left lane.
Exit M6 W
Toward SO West: New York
8
11.6 mi into trip
|
~15m in
Take the exit toward Nassau Road, Hempstead, Freeport
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the slight right lane.
Exit 21
Toward Nassau Road, Hempstead, Freeport
8
11.8 mi into trip
|
~16m in
Keep slight right at fork toward Uniondale
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the right lane.
Toward Uniondale
Towns Mentioned on Route Signs
Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.
Between Lido Beach, NY and Hempstead, NY, road signs point toward Loop Parkway North, M North: Meadowbrook Parkway North, Mineola, So West: New York, Freeport and Uniondale.
Loop Parkway North
2.1 mi in
|
~3m
M North: Meadowbrook Parkway North
4.6 mi in
|
~7m
Mineola
4.6 mi in
|
~7m
So West: New York
10.1 mi in
|
~13m
Freeport
11.6 mi in
|
~15m
Uniondale
11.8 mi in
|
~16m
Main Roads
| Road | Distance | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook State Parkway | 5 mi | 5m |
| Loop Parkway | 2.4 mi | 3m |
| Lido Boulevard | 2.1 mi | 3m |
| Nassau Road | 0.8 mi | 1m |
| Greenwich Street | 0.6 mi | 1m |
| Southern State Parkway | 0.5 mi | <1m |
| Henry Street | 0.5 mi | <1m |
| Peninsula Boulevard | <0.1 mi | <1m |
Longest stretch:
Meadowbrook State Parkway
— 5 mi, about 5m
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Lido Beach, NY and Hempstead, NY.
1
Start on Lido Boulevard
2.1 mi
·
3 min
·
Lido Boulevard
Use the left lane.
2
Take the ramp
401 ft
·
9 sec
Toward Loop Parkway North
Use the left lane.
3
Continue on L
2.4 mi
·
3 min
·
Loop Parkway
4
Keep slight left at fork
0.5 mi
·
1 min
Toward M North: Meadowbrook Parkway North, Mineola
Use the slight left lane.
5
Merge onto M
5.0 mi
·
5 min
·
Meadowbrook State Parkway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
6
Take the exit
1.0 mi
·
1 min
Exit M6 W
Toward SO West: New York
Use the slight left lane.
7
Merge onto SO
0.5 mi
·
44 sec
·
Southern State Parkway
8
Take the exit
0.1 mi
·
25 sec
Exit 21
Toward Nassau Road, Hempstead, Freeport
Use the slight right lane.
9
Keep slight right at fork
163 ft
·
5 sec
Toward Uniondale
Use the right lane.
10
Turn right onto Nassau Road
0.8 mi
·
1 min
·
Nassau Road
Use the right lane.
11
Continue on Greenwich Street
0.6 mi
·
1 min
·
Greenwich Street
12
Turn right onto Henry Street
0.5 mi
·
56 sec
·
Henry Street
Use the right lane.
13
Turn right onto Peninsula Boulevard
64 ft
·
1 sec
·
Peninsula Boulevard
14
Arrive at destination
Peninsula Boulevard
Fuel & Cost
Regular Gas
$2.26 one way
$4.51 round trip
$4.18/gal
25.4 MPG avg
5 kg CO2
| Fuel Type | $/gal | One Way | Round Trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| midgrade | $4.52 | $2.44 | $4.88 |
| premium | $4.92 | $2.66 | $5.31 |
| diesel | $5.61 | $3.02 | $6.05 |
No toll roads detected on this route.
Drive Cost (one way)
Fuel
$2
Estimated CO2 emission: 4.8 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.
Driving Electric?
About $1 in charging · 0 stops · 60% less CO2
| Vehicle Type | kWh | Stops | DC Fast | Home Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average EV | 4.1 | 0 | $1.44 | $0.66 |
| Efficient EV | 3.4 | 0 | $1.20 | $0.55 |
| EV Truck/SUV | 5.5 | 0 | $1.92 | $0.88 |
Gas CO2
5 kg
EV CO2
2 kg (60% less)
This trip is well within single-charge range for most EVs. No charging stops needed if you start fully charged.
DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.
Travel Intel
Current conditions at both ends of the drive.
Destination
Hempstead, NY
Night in Hempstead on Friday
Local time
10:37 PM
EDT
Current temp
76°F
Mostly Cloudy
SW 10 to 17 mph
9% chance
Live forecast
Wind Advisory
Wind Advisory issued April 13 at 12:55AM EDT until April 13 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Burlington VT
Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued April 13 at 12:22AM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Time zone
Same local time
Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.
Temperature spread
2 degrees warmer at arrival
A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.
Road read
19m on the road
The weather snapshot is not static. If you are leaving later, give both cities one more quick forecast check before departure.
Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.
Frequently Asked Questions
The drive from Lido Beach, NY to Hempstead, NY covers 13.7 miles and takes about 19m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.
The main roads are Meadowbrook State Parkway, Loop Parkway, Lido Boulevard. Expect a mix of highway and local road driving.
This is a comfortable same-day trip.
The midpoint is about 6.8 miles from Lido Beach, NY. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.
At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $2.26 one way. This estimate uses 25.4 MPG — your actual cost will vary with your vehicle's fuel efficiency and current gas prices.
Leave by 9 AM and you'll arrive before lunch. Even a 4 PM departure gets you there before dark in summer.
This is a short but busy drive. With 11 decision points packed into just 13.7 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 19m.
The main spots that need attention: at 2.1 miles: Lane positioning matters here; at 4.6 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 10.1 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here.
Between Lido Beach, NY and Hempstead, NY, road signs point toward Loop Parkway North, M North: Meadowbrook Parkway North, Mineola, So West: New York, Freeport and Uniondale.
Mostly flat terrain. The route ranges from 7 ft to 62 ft elevation with about 80 ft of total climbing.
Yes. Nearby national parks include Gateway National Recreation Area, General Grant National Memorial and Hamilton Grange National Memorial. There are 6 parks within detour distance of this route.
How this page is built
Compiled by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy from open government datasets — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for geometry, EIA for fuel prices, USGS 3DEP for elevation, and NPS for national parks. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.
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