Best Time to Drive from Coney Island to Manhattan

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.

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Coney Island to Manhattan (via I-278 North and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Manhattan to Coney Island

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 15 to 43 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Coney Island to central Manhattan along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Coney Island to Manhattan 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	32	42	56	79	70	58	54	53	53	54	55	66	69	64	44	42	41
Tue	31	44	64	96	86	75	66	61	56	55	57	71	83	73	49	45	44
Wed	32	49	67	87	83	73	64	66	60	63	61	72	79	70	51	45	44
Thu	32	48	64	91	83	76	67	72	64	63	64	75	87	81	56	46	47
Fri	32	42	55	70	61	58	57	59	60	74	87	97	95	79	59	47	44
Sat	31	32	35	41	41	47	57	61	66	67	68	63	67	64	55	51	49
Sun	31	30	32	34	38	39	43	50	52	62	61	59	57	50	45	47	44

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 Coney Island to Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Coney Island to Manhattan?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 31 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Coney Island to Manhattan?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

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Manhattan to Coney Island (return trip) · Coney Island to Fordham · Coney Island to Co-op City · Coney Island to Staten Island

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	56	79	70	58	54	53	53	54	55	66	69	64	44	42	41
Tue	31	44	64	96	86	75	66	61	56	55	57	71	83	73	49	45	44
Wed	32	49	67	87	83	73	64	66	60	63	61	72	79	70	51	45	44
Thu	32	48	64	91	83	76	67	72	64	63	64	75	87	81	56	46	47
Fri	32	42	55	70	61	58	57	59	60	74	87	97	95	79	59	47	44
Sat	31	32	35	41	41	47	57	61	66	67	68	63	67	64	55	51	49
Sun	31	30	32	34	38	39	43	50	52	62	61	59	57	50	45	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	56	79	70	58	54	53	53	54	55	66	69	64	44	42	41
Tue	31	44	64	96	86	75	66	61	56	55	57	71	83	73	49	45	44
Wed	32	49	67	87	83	73	64	66	60	63	61	72	79	70	51	45	44
Thu	32	48	64	91	83	76	67	72	64	63	64	75	87	81	56	46	47
Fri	32	42	55	70	61	58	57	59	60	74	87	97	95	79	59	47	44
Sat	31	32	35	41	41	47	57	61	66	67	68	63	67	64	55	51	49
Sun	31	30	32	34	38	39	43	50	52	62	61	59	57	50	45	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	42	56	79	70	58	54	53	53	54	55	66	69	64	44	42	41
Tue	31	44	64	96	86	75	66	61	56	55	57	71	83	73	49	45	44
Wed	32	49	67	87	83	73	64	66	60	63	61	72	79	70	51	45	44
Thu	32	48	64	91	83	76	67	72	64	63	64	75	87	81	56	46	47
Fri	32	42	55	70	61	58	57	59	60	74	87	97	95	79	59	47	44
Sat	31	32	35	41	41	47	57	61	66	67	68	63	67	64	55	51	49
Sun	31	30	32	34	38	39	43	50	52	62	61	59	57	50	45	47	44