Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Bensonhurst

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.

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Manhattan to Bensonhurst (via I-278 South and I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bensonhurst to Manhattan

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 13 to 32 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Bensonhurst along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Manhattan to Bensonhurst 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	30	35	45	51	51	52	57	54	56	56	53	66	71	67	52	47	45
Tue	29	42	48	53	54	56	60	56	57	56	57	63	69	66	59	52	58
Wed	30	36	48	50	54	55	58	56	58	57	57	66	70	68	60	53	59
Thu	29	37	45	52	55	56	60	59	60	61	61	67	71	67	60	54	58
Fri	41	36	45	49	47	52	53	57	55	57	59	68	66	60	52	51	51
Sat	32	29	30	36	37	40	52	47	56	55	54	55	60	58	61	56	54
Sun	36	29	29	30	33	35	41	40	47	48	51	55	59	57	54	53	51

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 Manhattan to Bensonhurst?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 29 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Bensonhurst?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	35	45	51	51	52	57	54	56	56	53	66	71	67	52	47	45
Tue	29	42	48	53	54	56	60	56	57	56	57	63	69	66	59	52	58
Wed	30	36	48	50	54	55	58	56	58	57	57	66	70	68	60	53	59
Thu	29	37	45	52	55	56	60	59	60	61	61	67	71	67	60	54	58
Fri	41	36	45	49	47	52	53	57	55	57	59	68	66	60	52	51	51
Sat	32	29	30	36	37	40	52	47	56	55	54	55	60	58	61	56	54
Sun	36	29	29	30	33	35	41	40	47	48	51	55	59	57	54	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	35	45	51	51	52	57	54	56	56	53	66	71	67	52	47	45
Tue	29	42	48	53	54	56	60	56	57	56	57	63	69	66	59	52	58
Wed	30	36	48	50	54	55	58	56	58	57	57	66	70	68	60	53	59
Thu	29	37	45	52	55	56	60	59	60	61	61	67	71	67	60	54	58
Fri	41	36	45	49	47	52	53	57	55	57	59	68	66	60	52	51	51
Sat	32	29	30	36	37	40	52	47	56	55	54	55	60	58	61	56	54
Sun	36	29	29	30	33	35	41	40	47	48	51	55	59	57	54	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	35	45	51	51	52	57	54	56	56	53	66	71	67	52	47	45
Tue	29	42	48	53	54	56	60	56	57	56	57	63	69	66	59	52	58
Wed	30	36	48	50	54	55	58	56	58	57	57	66	70	68	60	53	59
Thu	29	37	45	52	55	56	60	59	60	61	61	67	71	67	60	54	58
Fri	41	36	45	49	47	52	53	57	55	57	59	68	66	60	52	51	51
Sat	32	29	30	36	37	40	52	47	56	55	54	55	60	58	61	56	54
Sun	36	29	29	30	33	35	41	40	47	48	51	55	59	57	54	53	51