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	69	92	113	111	104	81	84	74	92	104	110	109	96	91	93	78	79
Tue	49	94	121	125	114	85	92	93	90	105	113	105	95	91	98	73	74
Wed	52	91	116	116	117	90	83	78	78	97	107	105	103	89	89	84	92
Thu	63	93	121	117	96	89	93	81	81	94	106	103	90	86	79	68	64
Fri	51	89	107	98	94	92	97	96	110	114	126	111	112	107	97	87	92
Sat	64	48	51	59	62	77	69	75	83	91	85	89	100	106	104	100	101
Sun	87	58	52	62	70	60	68	80	83	91	103	104	103	91	92	87	85

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 49 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (109 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (28 to 76 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 49 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Freeport to Manhattan?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	92	113	111	104	81	84	74	92	104	110	109	96	91	93	78	79
Tue	49	94	121	125	114	85	92	93	90	105	113	105	95	91	98	73	74
Wed	52	91	116	116	117	90	83	78	78	97	107	105	103	89	89	84	92
Thu	63	93	121	117	96	89	93	81	81	94	106	103	90	86	79	68	64
Fri	51	89	107	98	94	92	97	96	110	114	126	111	112	107	97	87	92
Sat	64	48	51	59	62	77	69	75	83	91	85	89	100	106	104	100	101
Sun	87	58	52	62	70	60	68	80	83	91	103	104	103	91	92	87	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	92	113	111	104	81	84	74	92	104	110	109	96	91	93	78	79
Tue	49	94	121	125	114	85	92	93	90	105	113	105	95	91	98	73	74
Wed	52	91	116	116	117	90	83	78	78	97	107	105	103	89	89	84	92
Thu	63	93	121	117	96	89	93	81	81	94	106	103	90	86	79	68	64
Fri	51	89	107	98	94	92	97	96	110	114	126	111	112	107	97	87	92
Sat	64	48	51	59	62	77	69	75	83	91	85	89	100	106	104	100	101
Sun	87	58	52	62	70	60	68	80	83	91	103	104	103	91	92	87	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	92	113	111	104	81	84	74	92	104	110	109	96	91	93	78	79
Tue	49	94	121	125	114	85	92	93	90	105	113	105	95	91	98	73	74
Wed	52	91	116	116	117	90	83	78	78	97	107	105	103	89	89	84	92
Thu	63	93	121	117	96	89	93	81	81	94	106	103	90	86	79	68	64
Fri	51	89	107	98	94	92	97	96	110	114	126	111	112	107	97	87	92
Sat	64	48	51	59	62	77	69	75	83	91	85	89	100	106	104	100	101
Sun	87	58	52	62	70	60	68	80	83	91	103	104	103	91	92	87	85