Best Time to Drive from Harrison 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 Harrison 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	42	63	90	88	64	59	57	57	61	71	64	61	62	57	51	48	46
Tue	41	67	86	84	63	61	66	67	70	67	65	64	67	61	51	46	45
Wed	41	64	90	81	60	58	57	66	69	73	78	77	72	68	55	53	47
Thu	43	72	86	81	65	62	67	74	77	84	82	75	72	69	61	55	48
Fri	43	59	68	72	65	59	61	68	76	94	98	94	96	91	75	66	56
Sat	41	40	42	43	49	53	70	60	61	64	62	69	76	65	61	57	55
Sun	40	40	41	42	46	44	47	50	52	64	63	61	63	59	53	58	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Harrison to Manhattan (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (21 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Harrison 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 Harrison to Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 41 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Harrison to Manhattan?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	63	90	88	64	59	57	57	61	71	64	61	62	57	51	48	46
Tue	41	67	86	84	63	61	66	67	70	67	65	64	67	61	51	46	45
Wed	41	64	90	81	60	58	57	66	69	73	78	77	72	68	55	53	47
Thu	43	72	86	81	65	62	67	74	77	84	82	75	72	69	61	55	48
Fri	43	59	68	72	65	59	61	68	76	94	98	94	96	91	75	66	56
Sat	41	40	42	43	49	53	70	60	61	64	62	69	76	65	61	57	55
Sun	40	40	41	42	46	44	47	50	52	64	63	61	63	59	53	58	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	63	90	88	64	59	57	57	61	71	64	61	62	57	51	48	46
Tue	41	67	86	84	63	61	66	67	70	67	65	64	67	61	51	46	45
Wed	41	64	90	81	60	58	57	66	69	73	78	77	72	68	55	53	47
Thu	43	72	86	81	65	62	67	74	77	84	82	75	72	69	61	55	48
Fri	43	59	68	72	65	59	61	68	76	94	98	94	96	91	75	66	56
Sat	41	40	42	43	49	53	70	60	61	64	62	69	76	65	61	57	55
Sun	40	40	41	42	46	44	47	50	52	64	63	61	63	59	53	58	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	63	90	88	64	59	57	57	61	71	64	61	62	57	51	48	46
Tue	41	67	86	84	63	61	66	67	70	67	65	64	67	61	51	46	45
Wed	41	64	90	81	60	58	57	66	69	73	78	77	72	68	55	53	47
Thu	43	72	86	81	65	62	67	74	77	84	82	75	72	69	61	55	48
Fri	43	59	68	72	65	59	61	68	76	94	98	94	96	91	75	66	56
Sat	41	40	42	43	49	53	70	60	61	64	62	69	76	65	61	57	55
Sun	40	40	41	42	46	44	47	50	52	64	63	61	63	59	53	58	52