Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Cypress Hills

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 13-mile drive from Manhattan to Cypress Hills (via FDR Drive South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 19 to 61 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 Cypress Hills 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 Cypress Hills 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	29	31	37	50	54	60	47	46	45	44	53	65	68	56	44	43	44
Tue	29	30	40	51	52	63	49	51	52	51	52	73	78	67	57	62	49
Wed	28	30	38	49	56	60	55	49	51	49	64	79	79	70	60	53	48
Thu	27	32	41	50	56	68	64	59	60	62	67	78	75	75	68	56	58
Fri	28	31	35	50	48	56	53	59	51	54	62	72	70	63	56	60	53
Sat	36	32	33	34	41	44	43	43	41	48	47	58	71	63	59	58	51
Sun	30	28	29	31	35	36	40	41	42	39	49	55	61	54	53	53	44

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 Cypress Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to Cypress Hills?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 27 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Cypress Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	37	50	54	60	47	46	45	44	53	65	68	56	44	43	44
Tue	29	30	40	51	52	63	49	51	52	51	52	73	78	67	57	62	49
Wed	28	30	38	49	56	60	55	49	51	49	64	79	79	70	60	53	48
Thu	27	32	41	50	56	68	64	59	60	62	67	78	75	75	68	56	58
Fri	28	31	35	50	48	56	53	59	51	54	62	72	70	63	56	60	53
Sat	36	32	33	34	41	44	43	43	41	48	47	58	71	63	59	58	51
Sun	30	28	29	31	35	36	40	41	42	39	49	55	61	54	53	53	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	37	50	54	60	47	46	45	44	53	65	68	56	44	43	44
Tue	29	30	40	51	52	63	49	51	52	51	52	73	78	67	57	62	49
Wed	28	30	38	49	56	60	55	49	51	49	64	79	79	70	60	53	48
Thu	27	32	41	50	56	68	64	59	60	62	67	78	75	75	68	56	58
Fri	28	31	35	50	48	56	53	59	51	54	62	72	70	63	56	60	53
Sat	36	32	33	34	41	44	43	43	41	48	47	58	71	63	59	58	51
Sun	30	28	29	31	35	36	40	41	42	39	49	55	61	54	53	53	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	37	50	54	60	47	46	45	44	53	65	68	56	44	43	44
Tue	29	30	40	51	52	63	49	51	52	51	52	73	78	67	57	62	49
Wed	28	30	38	49	56	60	55	49	51	49	64	79	79	70	60	53	48
Thu	27	32	41	50	56	68	64	59	60	62	67	78	75	75	68	56	58
Fri	28	31	35	50	48	56	53	59	51	54	62	72	70	63	56	60	53
Sat	36	32	33	34	41	44	43	43	41	48	47	58	71	63	59	58	51
Sun	30	28	29	31	35	36	40	41	42	39	49	55	61	54	53	53	44