Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Copiague

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 Copiague 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	119	125	156	175	159	153	127	128	124	120	155	158	131	120	105	92
Tue	105	116	135	151	151	152	161	138	133	122	131	136	164	140	112	100	96
Wed	110	121	123	142	153	150	155	134	132	126	136	150	161	156	118	114	100
Thu	102	128	134	142	162	161	161	147	126	136	137	191	177	163	141	130	108
Fri	101	112	119	142	150	154	157	156	126	140	145	154	171	150	149	127	122
Sat	93	94	95	101	111	116	121	115	129	126	131	143	144	139	135	123	123
Sun	93	93	92	91	114	104	111	113	120	139	154	148	153	148	131	131	122

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Manhattan to Copiague (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 191 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 139 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (155 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (38 to 100 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Copiague 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 Copiague?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 191 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 91 to 191 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 139 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Copiague?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 191 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	119	125	156	175	159	153	127	128	124	120	155	158	131	120	105	92
Tue	105	116	135	151	151	152	161	138	133	122	131	136	164	140	112	100	96
Wed	110	121	123	142	153	150	155	134	132	126	136	150	161	156	118	114	100
Thu	102	128	134	142	162	161	161	147	126	136	137	191	177	163	141	130	108
Fri	101	112	119	142	150	154	157	156	126	140	145	154	171	150	149	127	122
Sat	93	94	95	101	111	116	121	115	129	126	131	143	144	139	135	123	123
Sun	93	93	92	91	114	104	111	113	120	139	154	148	153	148	131	131	122

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	119	125	156	175	159	153	127	128	124	120	155	158	131	120	105	92
Tue	105	116	135	151	151	152	161	138	133	122	131	136	164	140	112	100	96
Wed	110	121	123	142	153	150	155	134	132	126	136	150	161	156	118	114	100
Thu	102	128	134	142	162	161	161	147	126	136	137	191	177	163	141	130	108
Fri	101	112	119	142	150	154	157	156	126	140	145	154	171	150	149	127	122
Sat	93	94	95	101	111	116	121	115	129	126	131	143	144	139	135	123	123
Sun	93	93	92	91	114	104	111	113	120	139	154	148	153	148	131	131	122

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	119	125	156	175	159	153	127	128	124	120	155	158	131	120	105	92
Tue	105	116	135	151	151	152	161	138	133	122	131	136	164	140	112	100	96
Wed	110	121	123	142	153	150	155	134	132	126	136	150	161	156	118	114	100
Thu	102	128	134	142	162	161	161	147	126	136	137	191	177	163	141	130	108
Fri	101	112	119	142	150	154	157	156	126	140	145	154	171	150	149	127	122
Sat	93	94	95	101	111	116	121	115	129	126	131	143	144	139	135	123	123
Sun	93	93	92	91	114	104	111	113	120	139	154	148	153	148	131	131	122