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	47	66	79	51	42	43	45	44	52	49	41	42	38	29	28	28
Tue	26	49	80	75	53	46	47	42	48	55	54	39	41	42	34	30	29
Wed	26	54	87	70	50	45	41	49	52	53	64	46	46	45	35	31	29
Thu	26	45	75	72	54	45	41	48	60	56	62	43	48	45	38	33	30
Fri	27	39	59	58	47	45	43	48	59	60	68	55	56	58	50	35	32
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	29	32	38	36	43	41	39	52	50	38	36	30
Sun	26	25	26	24	27	28	30	31	32	38	36	38	38	30	29	30	31

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 87 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (52 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 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 26 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Manhattan?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

More drives

Manhattan to Elmont (return trip) · Elmont to Brooklyn · Elmont to The Bronx · Elmont to Staten Island · Elmont to Newark · Elmont to Jersey City · Elmont to Yonkers · Elmont to Washington Heights · Elmont to Paterson

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	47	66	79	51	42	43	45	44	52	49	41	42	38	29	28	28
Tue	26	49	80	75	53	46	47	42	48	55	54	39	41	42	34	30	29
Wed	26	54	87	70	50	45	41	49	52	53	64	46	46	45	35	31	29
Thu	26	45	75	72	54	45	41	48	60	56	62	43	48	45	38	33	30
Fri	27	39	59	58	47	45	43	48	59	60	68	55	56	58	50	35	32
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	29	32	38	36	43	41	39	52	50	38	36	30
Sun	26	25	26	24	27	28	30	31	32	38	36	38	38	30	29	30	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	47	66	79	51	42	43	45	44	52	49	41	42	38	29	28	28
Tue	26	49	80	75	53	46	47	42	48	55	54	39	41	42	34	30	29
Wed	26	54	87	70	50	45	41	49	52	53	64	46	46	45	35	31	29
Thu	26	45	75	72	54	45	41	48	60	56	62	43	48	45	38	33	30
Fri	27	39	59	58	47	45	43	48	59	60	68	55	56	58	50	35	32
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	29	32	38	36	43	41	39	52	50	38	36	30
Sun	26	25	26	24	27	28	30	31	32	38	36	38	38	30	29	30	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	47	66	79	51	42	43	45	44	52	49	41	42	38	29	28	28
Tue	26	49	80	75	53	46	47	42	48	55	54	39	41	42	34	30	29
Wed	26	54	87	70	50	45	41	49	52	53	64	46	46	45	35	31	29
Thu	26	45	75	72	54	45	41	48	60	56	62	43	48	45	38	33	30
Fri	27	39	59	58	47	45	43	48	59	60	68	55	56	58	50	35	32
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	29	32	38	36	43	41	39	52	50	38	36	30
Sun	26	25	26	24	27	28	30	31	32	38	36	38	38	30	29	30	31