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	96	108	115	140	156	150	137	116	117	116	114	140	145	125	113	99	89
Tue	102	107	122	138	138	136	136	129	122	113	122	136	151	133	106	94	91
Wed	102	110	113	136	137	136	138	123	119	115	123	136	147	143	111	108	96
Thu	96	127	120	129	143	144	145	133	116	125	128	169	162	152	132	126	101
Fri	94	103	110	133	141	138	145	140	117	127	130	139	157	141	137	115	116
Sat	89	91	91	96	103	109	108	108	120	126	121	132	134	130	125	114	111
Sun	85	86	87	86	107	97	103	104	111	128	140	134	142	136	121	124	114

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 89 minutes and up to 171 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 126 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (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 (28 to 73 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 89 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 126 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Commack?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 171 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	108	115	140	156	150	137	116	117	116	114	140	145	125	113	99	89
Tue	102	107	122	138	138	136	136	129	122	113	122	136	151	133	106	94	91
Wed	102	110	113	136	137	136	138	123	119	115	123	136	147	143	111	108	96
Thu	96	127	120	129	143	144	145	133	116	125	128	169	162	152	132	126	101
Fri	94	103	110	133	141	138	145	140	117	127	130	139	157	141	137	115	116
Sat	89	91	91	96	103	109	108	108	120	126	121	132	134	130	125	114	111
Sun	85	86	87	86	107	97	103	104	111	128	140	134	142	136	121	124	114

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	108	115	140	156	150	137	116	117	116	114	140	145	125	113	99	89
Tue	102	107	122	138	138	136	136	129	122	113	122	136	151	133	106	94	91
Wed	102	110	113	136	137	136	138	123	119	115	123	136	147	143	111	108	96
Thu	96	127	120	129	143	144	145	133	116	125	128	169	162	152	132	126	101
Fri	94	103	110	133	141	138	145	140	117	127	130	139	157	141	137	115	116
Sat	89	91	91	96	103	109	108	108	120	126	121	132	134	130	125	114	111
Sun	85	86	87	86	107	97	103	104	111	128	140	134	142	136	121	124	114

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	108	115	140	156	150	137	116	117	116	114	140	145	125	113	99	89
Tue	102	107	122	138	138	136	136	129	122	113	122	136	151	133	106	94	91
Wed	102	110	113	136	137	136	138	123	119	115	123	136	147	143	111	108	96
Thu	96	127	120	129	143	144	145	133	116	125	128	169	162	152	132	126	101
Fri	94	103	110	133	141	138	145	140	117	127	130	139	157	141	137	115	116
Sat	89	91	91	96	103	109	108	108	120	126	121	132	134	130	125	114	111
Sun	85	86	87	86	107	97	103	104	111	128	140	134	142	136	121	124	114