Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Coney Island

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 21-mile drive from Manhattan to Coney Island (via I-278 South and I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Coney Island to Manhattan

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 15 to 37 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 Coney Island 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 Coney Island 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	33	40	51	57	57	58	62	60	63	62	59	73	79	73	57	52	49
Tue	32	47	54	59	60	62	66	62	63	61	63	70	76	72	63	58	63
Wed	33	41	54	56	60	61	64	62	65	63	63	72	77	74	66	58	64
Thu	33	42	51	57	60	62	66	66	66	67	66	74	78	73	65	60	62
Fri	46	41	51	55	53	57	59	63	61	63	66	75	73	65	57	56	56
Sat	35	33	34	41	41	45	57	52	61	61	59	61	65	64	67	62	60
Sun	39	32	32	34	37	39	46	45	52	53	56	61	65	62	59	59	56

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 Coney Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to Coney Island?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 32 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Coney Island?

Leaving around 5 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	51	57	57	58	62	60	63	62	59	73	79	73	57	52	49
Tue	32	47	54	59	60	62	66	62	63	61	63	70	76	72	63	58	63
Wed	33	41	54	56	60	61	64	62	65	63	63	72	77	74	66	58	64
Thu	33	42	51	57	60	62	66	66	66	67	66	74	78	73	65	60	62
Fri	46	41	51	55	53	57	59	63	61	63	66	75	73	65	57	56	56
Sat	35	33	34	41	41	45	57	52	61	61	59	61	65	64	67	62	60
Sun	39	32	32	34	37	39	46	45	52	53	56	61	65	62	59	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	51	57	57	58	62	60	63	62	59	73	79	73	57	52	49
Tue	32	47	54	59	60	62	66	62	63	61	63	70	76	72	63	58	63
Wed	33	41	54	56	60	61	64	62	65	63	63	72	77	74	66	58	64
Thu	33	42	51	57	60	62	66	66	66	67	66	74	78	73	65	60	62
Fri	46	41	51	55	53	57	59	63	61	63	66	75	73	65	57	56	56
Sat	35	33	34	41	41	45	57	52	61	61	59	61	65	64	67	62	60
Sun	39	32	32	34	37	39	46	45	52	53	56	61	65	62	59	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	40	51	57	57	58	62	60	63	62	59	73	79	73	57	52	49
Tue	32	47	54	59	60	62	66	62	63	61	63	70	76	72	63	58	63
Wed	33	41	54	56	60	61	64	62	65	63	63	72	77	74	66	58	64
Thu	33	42	51	57	60	62	66	66	66	67	66	74	78	73	65	60	62
Fri	46	41	51	55	53	57	59	63	61	63	66	75	73	65	57	56	56
Sat	35	33	34	41	41	45	57	52	61	61	59	61	65	64	67	62	60
Sun	39	32	32	34	37	39	46	45	52	53	56	61	65	62	59	59	56