Best Time to Drive from Copiague 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 Copiague 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	96	153	173	150	124	134	131	135	157	172	174	169	135	124	113	90	85
Tue	73	143	165	148	136	148	144	142	159	184	173	184	157	144	113	86	89
Wed	78	150	155	153	126	129	157	135	141	160	171	182	157	147	127	127	117
Thu	95	171	184	137	111	112	134	137	130	167	154	144	151	128	110	88	81
Fri	71	114	146	132	140	176	179	187	205	186	152	149	185	169	156	131	123
Sat	72	66	73	89	108	112	124	138	165	173	157	150	156	153	145	138	129
Sun	69	68	71	93	102	97	116	129	138	139	141	141	119	113	111	110	102

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Copiague to Upper West Side (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West and Laurelton Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 209 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 156 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (173 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (22 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Copiague 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 Copiague to Upper West Side?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 209 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 71 to 209 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 156 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Copiague to Upper West Side?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 209 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	153	173	150	124	134	131	135	157	172	174	169	135	124	113	90	85
Tue	73	143	165	148	136	148	144	142	159	184	173	184	157	144	113	86	89
Wed	78	150	155	153	126	129	157	135	141	160	171	182	157	147	127	127	117
Thu	95	171	184	137	111	112	134	137	130	167	154	144	151	128	110	88	81
Fri	71	114	146	132	140	176	179	187	205	186	152	149	185	169	156	131	123
Sat	72	66	73	89	108	112	124	138	165	173	157	150	156	153	145	138	129
Sun	69	68	71	93	102	97	116	129	138	139	141	141	119	113	111	110	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	153	173	150	124	134	131	135	157	172	174	169	135	124	113	90	85
Tue	73	143	165	148	136	148	144	142	159	184	173	184	157	144	113	86	89
Wed	78	150	155	153	126	129	157	135	141	160	171	182	157	147	127	127	117
Thu	95	171	184	137	111	112	134	137	130	167	154	144	151	128	110	88	81
Fri	71	114	146	132	140	176	179	187	205	186	152	149	185	169	156	131	123
Sat	72	66	73	89	108	112	124	138	165	173	157	150	156	153	145	138	129
Sun	69	68	71	93	102	97	116	129	138	139	141	141	119	113	111	110	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	153	173	150	124	134	131	135	157	172	174	169	135	124	113	90	85
Tue	73	143	165	148	136	148	144	142	159	184	173	184	157	144	113	86	89
Wed	78	150	155	153	126	129	157	135	141	160	171	182	157	147	127	127	117
Thu	95	171	184	137	111	112	134	137	130	167	154	144	151	128	110	88	81
Fri	71	114	146	132	140	176	179	187	205	186	152	149	185	169	156	131	123
Sat	72	66	73	89	108	112	124	138	165	173	157	150	156	153	145	138	129
Sun	69	68	71	93	102	97	116	129	138	139	141	141	119	113	111	110	102