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	54	92	119	100	95	117	116	105	96	96	97	97	106	103	89	67	64
Tue	56	117	124	119	112	133	127	121	104	108	92	96	101	107	99	71	67
Wed	58	117	139	124	112	146	127	124	106	106	102	104	117	119	102	72	74
Thu	57	103	121	106	108	144	127	104	102	103	97	99	120	120	108	74	62
Fri	56	108	112	96	91	105	107	120	118	122	116	122	127	126	117	89	67
Sat	64	55	59	59	74	80	84	83	79	82	84	99	101	116	108	99	88
Sun	90	69	52	51	55	67	80	83	82	83	89	95	103	101	106	102	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Hicksville to Manhattan (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 146 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 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (24 to 74 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 54 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 54 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hicksville to Manhattan?

Leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

More drives

Manhattan to Hicksville (return trip) · Hicksville to The Bronx · Hicksville to Staten Island · Hicksville to Borough Park

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	92	119	100	95	117	116	105	96	96	97	97	106	103	89	67	64
Tue	56	117	124	119	112	133	127	121	104	108	92	96	101	107	99	71	67
Wed	58	117	139	124	112	146	127	124	106	106	102	104	117	119	102	72	74
Thu	57	103	121	106	108	144	127	104	102	103	97	99	120	120	108	74	62
Fri	56	108	112	96	91	105	107	120	118	122	116	122	127	126	117	89	67
Sat	64	55	59	59	74	80	84	83	79	82	84	99	101	116	108	99	88
Sun	90	69	52	51	55	67	80	83	82	83	89	95	103	101	106	102	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	92	119	100	95	117	116	105	96	96	97	97	106	103	89	67	64
Tue	56	117	124	119	112	133	127	121	104	108	92	96	101	107	99	71	67
Wed	58	117	139	124	112	146	127	124	106	106	102	104	117	119	102	72	74
Thu	57	103	121	106	108	144	127	104	102	103	97	99	120	120	108	74	62
Fri	56	108	112	96	91	105	107	120	118	122	116	122	127	126	117	89	67
Sat	64	55	59	59	74	80	84	83	79	82	84	99	101	116	108	99	88
Sun	90	69	52	51	55	67	80	83	82	83	89	95	103	101	106	102	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	92	119	100	95	117	116	105	96	96	97	97	106	103	89	67	64
Tue	56	117	124	119	112	133	127	121	104	108	92	96	101	107	99	71	67
Wed	58	117	139	124	112	146	127	124	106	106	102	104	117	119	102	72	74
Thu	57	103	121	106	108	144	127	104	102	103	97	99	120	120	108	74	62
Fri	56	108	112	96	91	105	107	120	118	122	116	122	127	126	117	89	67
Sat	64	55	59	59	74	80	84	83	79	82	84	99	101	116	108	99	88
Sun	90	69	52	51	55	67	80	83	82	83	89	95	103	101	106	102	90