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	102	108	117	145	158	161	147	130	120	119	120	147	151	130	115	106	99
Tue	107	108	127	141	145	144	148	132	126	119	130	143	156	131	108	99	95
Wed	107	108	116	142	147	157	145	130	122	121	130	148	154	144	116	113	98
Thu	103	126	125	139	149	148	153	140	121	127	124	161	163	152	129	122	108
Fri	98	100	112	126	138	139	151	146	123	131	134	139	159	139	141	120	119
Sat	92	96	99	101	111	117	116	113	124	133	134	145	136	128	126	119	116
Sun	88	86	90	92	109	101	108	112	115	134	142	138	146	136	121	129	120

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 95 minutes and up to 172 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 132 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (146 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (32 to 83 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 before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 172 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 95 to 172 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 132 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Brentwood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 172 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	108	117	145	158	161	147	130	120	119	120	147	151	130	115	106	99
Tue	107	108	127	141	145	144	148	132	126	119	130	143	156	131	108	99	95
Wed	107	108	116	142	147	157	145	130	122	121	130	148	154	144	116	113	98
Thu	103	126	125	139	149	148	153	140	121	127	124	161	163	152	129	122	108
Fri	98	100	112	126	138	139	151	146	123	131	134	139	159	139	141	120	119
Sat	92	96	99	101	111	117	116	113	124	133	134	145	136	128	126	119	116
Sun	88	86	90	92	109	101	108	112	115	134	142	138	146	136	121	129	120

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	108	117	145	158	161	147	130	120	119	120	147	151	130	115	106	99
Tue	107	108	127	141	145	144	148	132	126	119	130	143	156	131	108	99	95
Wed	107	108	116	142	147	157	145	130	122	121	130	148	154	144	116	113	98
Thu	103	126	125	139	149	148	153	140	121	127	124	161	163	152	129	122	108
Fri	98	100	112	126	138	139	151	146	123	131	134	139	159	139	141	120	119
Sat	92	96	99	101	111	117	116	113	124	133	134	145	136	128	126	119	116
Sun	88	86	90	92	109	101	108	112	115	134	142	138	146	136	121	129	120

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	108	117	145	158	161	147	130	120	119	120	147	151	130	115	106	99
Tue	107	108	127	141	145	144	148	132	126	119	130	143	156	131	108	99	95
Wed	107	108	116	142	147	157	145	130	122	121	130	148	154	144	116	113	98
Thu	103	126	125	139	149	148	153	140	121	127	124	161	163	152	129	122	108
Fri	98	100	112	126	138	139	151	146	123	131	134	139	159	139	141	120	119
Sat	92	96	99	101	111	117	116	113	124	133	134	145	136	128	126	119	116
Sun	88	86	90	92	109	101	108	112	115	134	142	138	146	136	121	129	120