Best Time to Drive from Commack 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Commack to Upper West Side 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	90	150	163	137	117	164	171	168	162	154	147	146	127	113	105	82	75
Tue	92	160	151	135	140	183	196	175	174	171	152	158	142	130	104	81	81
Wed	92	169	152	139	126	190	188	184	175	175	162	147	155	146	124	88	78
Thu	96	134	148	122	130	195	194	169	160	173	163	148	156	156	128	96	81
Fri	85	150	148	125	130	161	160	179	172	194	173	179	192	172	157	121	88
Sat	69	72	76	83	117	137	138	138	147	138	140	132	126	130	125	113	111
Sun	66	66	65	74	80	100	112	122	123	122	125	124	113	112	120	123	105

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Commack to Upper West Side (via I-95 West and I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 197 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 176 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (147 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (26 to 83 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Commack 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 Commack to Upper West Side?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 197 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 75 to 197 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 176 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Commack to Upper West Side?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 197 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	150	163	137	117	164	171	168	162	154	147	146	127	113	105	82	75
Tue	92	160	151	135	140	183	196	175	174	171	152	158	142	130	104	81	81
Wed	92	169	152	139	126	190	188	184	175	175	162	147	155	146	124	88	78
Thu	96	134	148	122	130	195	194	169	160	173	163	148	156	156	128	96	81
Fri	85	150	148	125	130	161	160	179	172	194	173	179	192	172	157	121	88
Sat	69	72	76	83	117	137	138	138	147	138	140	132	126	130	125	113	111
Sun	66	66	65	74	80	100	112	122	123	122	125	124	113	112	120	123	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	150	163	137	117	164	171	168	162	154	147	146	127	113	105	82	75
Tue	92	160	151	135	140	183	196	175	174	171	152	158	142	130	104	81	81
Wed	92	169	152	139	126	190	188	184	175	175	162	147	155	146	124	88	78
Thu	96	134	148	122	130	195	194	169	160	173	163	148	156	156	128	96	81
Fri	85	150	148	125	130	161	160	179	172	194	173	179	192	172	157	121	88
Sat	69	72	76	83	117	137	138	138	147	138	140	132	126	130	125	113	111
Sun	66	66	65	74	80	100	112	122	123	122	125	124	113	112	120	123	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	150	163	137	117	164	171	168	162	154	147	146	127	113	105	82	75
Tue	92	160	151	135	140	183	196	175	174	171	152	158	142	130	104	81	81
Wed	92	169	152	139	126	190	188	184	175	175	162	147	155	146	124	88	78
Thu	96	134	148	122	130	195	194	169	160	173	163	148	156	156	128	96	81
Fri	85	150	148	125	130	161	160	179	172	194	173	179	192	172	157	121	88
Sat	69	72	76	83	117	137	138	138	147	138	140	132	126	130	125	113	111
Sun	66	66	65	74	80	100	112	122	123	122	125	124	113	112	120	123	105