Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Brentwood

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 Manhattan to Brentwood 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	101	114	120	148	164	159	144	120	123	121	120	147	151	129	118	102	92
Tue	107	112	129	145	146	144	154	136	128	119	128	142	156	135	110	98	95
Wed	108	116	119	143	144	144	146	129	125	120	129	148	154	149	116	112	99
Thu	100	133	126	139	152	152	153	139	122	131	133	178	169	157	137	129	106
Fri	98	108	115	139	148	146	151	148	122	134	139	145	160	141	141	119	115
Sat	90	92	92	97	106	114	113	110	122	121	131	149	140	137	131	119	116
Sun	89	90	90	89	111	101	108	108	116	134	146	140	147	142	127	129	119

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Manhattan to Brentwood (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 180 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 133 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (149 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (31 to 82 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Brentwood 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 Manhattan to Brentwood?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 180 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 92 to 180 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 133 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Brentwood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 180 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	114	120	148	164	159	144	120	123	121	120	147	151	129	118	102	92
Tue	107	112	129	145	146	144	154	136	128	119	128	142	156	135	110	98	95
Wed	108	116	119	143	144	144	146	129	125	120	129	148	154	149	116	112	99
Thu	100	133	126	139	152	152	153	139	122	131	133	178	169	157	137	129	106
Fri	98	108	115	139	148	146	151	148	122	134	139	145	160	141	141	119	115
Sat	90	92	92	97	106	114	113	110	122	121	131	149	140	137	131	119	116
Sun	89	90	90	89	111	101	108	108	116	134	146	140	147	142	127	129	119

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	114	120	148	164	159	144	120	123	121	120	147	151	129	118	102	92
Tue	107	112	129	145	146	144	154	136	128	119	128	142	156	135	110	98	95
Wed	108	116	119	143	144	144	146	129	125	120	129	148	154	149	116	112	99
Thu	100	133	126	139	152	152	153	139	122	131	133	178	169	157	137	129	106
Fri	98	108	115	139	148	146	151	148	122	134	139	145	160	141	141	119	115
Sat	90	92	92	97	106	114	113	110	122	121	131	149	140	137	131	119	116
Sun	89	90	90	89	111	101	108	108	116	134	146	140	147	142	127	129	119

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	114	120	148	164	159	144	120	123	121	120	147	151	129	118	102	92
Tue	107	112	129	145	146	144	154	136	128	119	128	142	156	135	110	98	95
Wed	108	116	119	143	144	144	146	129	125	120	129	148	154	149	116	112	99
Thu	100	133	126	139	152	152	153	139	122	131	133	178	169	157	137	129	106
Fri	98	108	115	139	148	146	151	148	122	134	139	145	160	141	141	119	115
Sat	90	92	92	97	106	114	113	110	122	121	131	149	140	137	131	119	116
Sun	89	90	90	89	111	101	108	108	116	134	146	140	147	142	127	129	119