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.

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	43	52	57	59	62	61	60	62	60	59	74	79	72	57	52	49
Tue	32	48	55	60	60	64	66	62	64	61	64	72	76	72	65	58	64
Wed	34	42	54	57	60	63	66	63	64	63	64	73	79	75	67	59	65
Thu	33	42	53	58	61	63	68	65	67	67	67	74	78	74	67	62	65
Fri	42	42	53	56	58	58	59	62	62	63	66	77	75	66	59	56	55
Sat	33	32	34	39	42	58	55	56	58	60	59	62	68	67	66	61	60
Sun	37	32	32	34	38	39	45	52	54	55	57	62	66	65	62	59	57

About this drive

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 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. 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 (69 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (15 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Coney Island 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 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 4:30 pm on Wednesdays 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	43	52	57	59	62	61	60	62	60	59	74	79	72	57	52	49
Tue	32	48	55	60	60	64	66	62	64	61	64	72	76	72	65	58	64
Wed	34	42	54	57	60	63	66	63	64	63	64	73	79	75	67	59	65
Thu	33	42	53	58	61	63	68	65	67	67	67	74	78	74	67	62	65
Fri	42	42	53	56	58	58	59	62	62	63	66	77	75	66	59	56	55
Sat	33	32	34	39	42	58	55	56	58	60	59	62	68	67	66	61	60
Sun	37	32	32	34	38	39	45	52	54	55	57	62	66	65	62	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	52	57	59	62	61	60	62	60	59	74	79	72	57	52	49
Tue	32	48	55	60	60	64	66	62	64	61	64	72	76	72	65	58	64
Wed	34	42	54	57	60	63	66	63	64	63	64	73	79	75	67	59	65
Thu	33	42	53	58	61	63	68	65	67	67	67	74	78	74	67	62	65
Fri	42	42	53	56	58	58	59	62	62	63	66	77	75	66	59	56	55
Sat	33	32	34	39	42	58	55	56	58	60	59	62	68	67	66	61	60
Sun	37	32	32	34	38	39	45	52	54	55	57	62	66	65	62	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	52	57	59	62	61	60	62	60	59	74	79	72	57	52	49
Tue	32	48	55	60	60	64	66	62	64	61	64	72	76	72	65	58	64
Wed	34	42	54	57	60	63	66	63	64	63	64	73	79	75	67	59	65
Thu	33	42	53	58	61	63	68	65	67	67	67	74	78	74	67	62	65
Fri	42	42	53	56	58	58	59	62	62	63	66	77	75	66	59	56	55
Sat	33	32	34	39	42	58	55	56	58	60	59	62	68	67	66	61	60
Sun	37	32	32	34	38	39	45	52	54	55	57	62	66	65	62	59	57