Best Time to Drive from Central Islip to Upper West Side

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Central Islip to Upper West Side (via I-95 West and I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 196 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 173 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (143 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (23 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Central Islip to central Upper West Side 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 Central Islip to Upper West Side?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 196 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Central Islip to Upper West Side?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 77 to 196 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 173 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Central Islip to Upper West Side?

Leaving around 10 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 196 minutes.

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