Best Time to Drive from Freeport 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 Freeport 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	58	97	119	113	112	86	91	91	104	111	120	115	106	98	86	71	78
Tue	53	106	120	127	122	115	92	102	102	116	115	108	99	93	101	81	79
Wed	56	96	115	118	120	97	91	92	99	110	116	108	110	91	90	78	82
Thu	59	99	117	116	107	104	107	101	104	115	113	112	106	99	93	81	77
Fri	63	99	116	115	113	91	103	106	119	124	128	118	120	108	104	86	91
Sat	62	50	56	61	69	71	78	77	83	91	105	104	100	104	109	109	98
Sun	89	67	54	56	56	63	66	72	88	90	108	108	107	100	105	106	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Freeport to Manhattan (via Belt Pkwy West and I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (117 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (30 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Freeport 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 Freeport to Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 53 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Freeport to Manhattan?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	97	119	113	112	86	91	91	104	111	120	115	106	98	86	71	78
Tue	53	106	120	127	122	115	92	102	102	116	115	108	99	93	101	81	79
Wed	56	96	115	118	120	97	91	92	99	110	116	108	110	91	90	78	82
Thu	59	99	117	116	107	104	107	101	104	115	113	112	106	99	93	81	77
Fri	63	99	116	115	113	91	103	106	119	124	128	118	120	108	104	86	91
Sat	62	50	56	61	69	71	78	77	83	91	105	104	100	104	109	109	98
Sun	89	67	54	56	56	63	66	72	88	90	108	108	107	100	105	106	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	97	119	113	112	86	91	91	104	111	120	115	106	98	86	71	78
Tue	53	106	120	127	122	115	92	102	102	116	115	108	99	93	101	81	79
Wed	56	96	115	118	120	97	91	92	99	110	116	108	110	91	90	78	82
Thu	59	99	117	116	107	104	107	101	104	115	113	112	106	99	93	81	77
Fri	63	99	116	115	113	91	103	106	119	124	128	118	120	108	104	86	91
Sat	62	50	56	61	69	71	78	77	83	91	105	104	100	104	109	109	98
Sun	89	67	54	56	56	63	66	72	88	90	108	108	107	100	105	106	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	97	119	113	112	86	91	91	104	111	120	115	106	98	86	71	78
Tue	53	106	120	127	122	115	92	102	102	116	115	108	99	93	101	81	79
Wed	56	96	115	118	120	97	91	92	99	110	116	108	110	91	90	78	82
Thu	59	99	117	116	107	104	107	101	104	115	113	112	106	99	93	81	77
Fri	63	99	116	115	113	91	103	106	119	124	128	118	120	108	104	86	91
Sat	62	50	56	61	69	71	78	77	83	91	105	104	100	104	109	109	98
Sun	89	67	54	56	56	63	66	72	88	90	108	108	107	100	105	106	98