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Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Copiague

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Manhattan to Copiague by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon104113120143171170158135123125125152158130115108100
Tue11111213314915115314513413412413615116113611010196
Wed11011311914015416614913612712613416215915511911498
Thu109135133147160160161144125132130182171157132125110
Fri10098116131143150163152129134141150166145147124118
Sat9396101103115121121115134127138144143135132124120
Sun89869092110103112116121141150145153134126144125

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 96 minutes and up to 182 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 138 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (153 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (40 to 101 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 after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 182 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 96 to 182 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 138 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Copiague?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 182 minutes.

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