Best Time to Drive from Hicksville 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 Hicksville 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	55	92	110	102	97	116	116	121	108	99	94	102	115	104	87	67	70
Tue	57	125	123	125	115	133	127	116	102	112	95	101	106	109	101	71	67
Wed	58	122	132	124	111	143	129	113	101	102	96	104	121	120	110	73	72
Thu	58	104	116	108	109	134	125	103	102	104	93	100	124	125	109	72	63
Fri	57	108	110	101	100	106	101	122	121	124	116	123	136	137	121	92	76
Sat	64	56	61	62	78	83	86	81	86	87	91	105	102	119	121	117	106
Sun	89	69	52	51	54	67	78	85	82	84	94	98	104	100	115	117	103

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Hicksville to Manhattan (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (124 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (23 to 72 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hicksville 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 Hicksville to Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 55 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hicksville to Manhattan?

Leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	92	110	102	97	116	116	121	108	99	94	102	115	104	87	67	70
Tue	57	125	123	125	115	133	127	116	102	112	95	101	106	109	101	71	67
Wed	58	122	132	124	111	143	129	113	101	102	96	104	121	120	110	73	72
Thu	58	104	116	108	109	134	125	103	102	104	93	100	124	125	109	72	63
Fri	57	108	110	101	100	106	101	122	121	124	116	123	136	137	121	92	76
Sat	64	56	61	62	78	83	86	81	86	87	91	105	102	119	121	117	106
Sun	89	69	52	51	54	67	78	85	82	84	94	98	104	100	115	117	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	92	110	102	97	116	116	121	108	99	94	102	115	104	87	67	70
Tue	57	125	123	125	115	133	127	116	102	112	95	101	106	109	101	71	67
Wed	58	122	132	124	111	143	129	113	101	102	96	104	121	120	110	73	72
Thu	58	104	116	108	109	134	125	103	102	104	93	100	124	125	109	72	63
Fri	57	108	110	101	100	106	101	122	121	124	116	123	136	137	121	92	76
Sat	64	56	61	62	78	83	86	81	86	87	91	105	102	119	121	117	106
Sun	89	69	52	51	54	67	78	85	82	84	94	98	104	100	115	117	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	92	110	102	97	116	116	121	108	99	94	102	115	104	87	67	70
Tue	57	125	123	125	115	133	127	116	102	112	95	101	106	109	101	71	67
Wed	58	122	132	124	111	143	129	113	101	102	96	104	121	120	110	73	72
Thu	58	104	116	108	109	134	125	103	102	104	93	100	124	125	109	72	63
Fri	57	108	110	101	100	106	101	122	121	124	116	123	136	137	121	92	76
Sat	64	56	61	62	78	83	86	81	86	87	91	105	102	119	121	117	106
Sun	89	69	52	51	54	67	78	85	82	84	94	98	104	100	115	117	103