Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Commack

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 Commack 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	98	103	111	130	150	152	139	123	115	114	114	139	144	127	110	102	96
Tue	102	103	120	135	137	136	129	125	120	114	125	137	149	128	103	95	91
Wed	102	103	111	130	138	148	136	124	116	115	125	140	146	139	112	109	94
Thu	99	121	120	133	140	141	145	133	115	121	119	153	155	148	124	119	104
Fri	94	95	106	121	132	131	137	138	118	125	129	133	152	136	135	117	114
Sat	88	92	94	97	105	111	111	108	119	127	127	142	134	123	122	116	111
Sun	85	83	87	88	105	97	104	106	111	129	139	132	140	130	116	124	115

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Manhattan to Commack (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 164 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 125 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (142 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (29 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Commack 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 Commack?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 91 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 125 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Commack?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	103	111	130	150	152	139	123	115	114	114	139	144	127	110	102	96
Tue	102	103	120	135	137	136	129	125	120	114	125	137	149	128	103	95	91
Wed	102	103	111	130	138	148	136	124	116	115	125	140	146	139	112	109	94
Thu	99	121	120	133	140	141	145	133	115	121	119	153	155	148	124	119	104
Fri	94	95	106	121	132	131	137	138	118	125	129	133	152	136	135	117	114
Sat	88	92	94	97	105	111	111	108	119	127	127	142	134	123	122	116	111
Sun	85	83	87	88	105	97	104	106	111	129	139	132	140	130	116	124	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	103	111	130	150	152	139	123	115	114	114	139	144	127	110	102	96
Tue	102	103	120	135	137	136	129	125	120	114	125	137	149	128	103	95	91
Wed	102	103	111	130	138	148	136	124	116	115	125	140	146	139	112	109	94
Thu	99	121	120	133	140	141	145	133	115	121	119	153	155	148	124	119	104
Fri	94	95	106	121	132	131	137	138	118	125	129	133	152	136	135	117	114
Sat	88	92	94	97	105	111	111	108	119	127	127	142	134	123	122	116	111
Sun	85	83	87	88	105	97	104	106	111	129	139	132	140	130	116	124	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	103	111	130	150	152	139	123	115	114	114	139	144	127	110	102	96
Tue	102	103	120	135	137	136	129	125	120	114	125	137	149	128	103	95	91
Wed	102	103	111	130	138	148	136	124	116	115	125	140	146	139	112	109	94
Thu	99	121	120	133	140	141	145	133	115	121	119	153	155	148	124	119	104
Fri	94	95	106	121	132	131	137	138	118	125	129	133	152	136	135	117	114
Sat	88	92	94	97	105	111	111	108	119	127	127	142	134	123	122	116	111
Sun	85	83	87	88	105	97	104	106	111	129	139	132	140	130	116	124	115