Best Time to Drive from Elmont 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Elmont 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	26	43	64	79	51	41	39	46	44	51	48	40	38	36	28	28	28
Tue	26	47	76	72	50	47	44	41	48	56	50	38	39	42	33	30	29
Wed	26	49	84	67	48	47	44	47	53	51	66	47	46	47	36	31	30
Thu	26	43	72	68	51	44	42	49	61	56	62	47	45	44	38	33	30
Fri	27	36	54	52	48	43	43	47	58	60	70	56	56	58	53	36	32
Sat	26	26	26	27	29	30	32	40	35	44	38	40	49	44	39	35	30
Sun	26	25	26	24	27	28	28	30	31	35	34	35	37	29	28	30	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Elmont to Manhattan (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmont to central Manhattan 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 Elmont to Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elmont to Manhattan?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 26 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Manhattan?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	43	64	79	51	41	39	46	44	51	48	40	38	36	28	28	28
Tue	26	47	76	72	50	47	44	41	48	56	50	38	39	42	33	30	29
Wed	26	49	84	67	48	47	44	47	53	51	66	47	46	47	36	31	30
Thu	26	43	72	68	51	44	42	49	61	56	62	47	45	44	38	33	30
Fri	27	36	54	52	48	43	43	47	58	60	70	56	56	58	53	36	32
Sat	26	26	26	27	29	30	32	40	35	44	38	40	49	44	39	35	30
Sun	26	25	26	24	27	28	28	30	31	35	34	35	37	29	28	30	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	43	64	79	51	41	39	46	44	51	48	40	38	36	28	28	28
Tue	26	47	76	72	50	47	44	41	48	56	50	38	39	42	33	30	29
Wed	26	49	84	67	48	47	44	47	53	51	66	47	46	47	36	31	30
Thu	26	43	72	68	51	44	42	49	61	56	62	47	45	44	38	33	30
Fri	27	36	54	52	48	43	43	47	58	60	70	56	56	58	53	36	32
Sat	26	26	26	27	29	30	32	40	35	44	38	40	49	44	39	35	30
Sun	26	25	26	24	27	28	28	30	31	35	34	35	37	29	28	30	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	43	64	79	51	41	39	46	44	51	48	40	38	36	28	28	28
Tue	26	47	76	72	50	47	44	41	48	56	50	38	39	42	33	30	29
Wed	26	49	84	67	48	47	44	47	53	51	66	47	46	47	36	31	30
Thu	26	43	72	68	51	44	42	49	61	56	62	47	45	44	38	33	30
Fri	27	36	54	52	48	43	43	47	58	60	70	56	56	58	53	36	32
Sat	26	26	26	27	29	30	32	40	35	44	38	40	49	44	39	35	30
Sun	26	25	26	24	27	28	28	30	31	35	34	35	37	29	28	30	32