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.

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	28	31	38	49	53	57	47	46	46	43	55	67	70	55	43	42	44
Tue	28	30	40	51	52	60	50	50	52	50	54	75	80	67	57	59	49
Wed	28	30	39	51	56	57	56	49	51	51	63	84	80	71	60	52	50
Thu	27	31	40	50	56	68	65	59	59	61	69	79	78	76	69	61	55
Fri	27	31	36	46	48	54	50	55	53	54	63	72	71	64	56	57	52
Sat	33	30	31	34	37	41	43	42	43	47	48	59	68	64	62	62	54
Sun	30	28	30	31	35	36	42	40	42	40	48	57	60	55	54	54	46

About this drive

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 85 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 (68 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (19 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Cypress Hills 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 Cypress Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 85 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 85 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 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	38	49	53	57	47	46	46	43	55	67	70	55	43	42	44
Tue	28	30	40	51	52	60	50	50	52	50	54	75	80	67	57	59	49
Wed	28	30	39	51	56	57	56	49	51	51	63	84	80	71	60	52	50
Thu	27	31	40	50	56	68	65	59	59	61	69	79	78	76	69	61	55
Fri	27	31	36	46	48	54	50	55	53	54	63	72	71	64	56	57	52
Sat	33	30	31	34	37	41	43	42	43	47	48	59	68	64	62	62	54
Sun	30	28	30	31	35	36	42	40	42	40	48	57	60	55	54	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	38	49	53	57	47	46	46	43	55	67	70	55	43	42	44
Tue	28	30	40	51	52	60	50	50	52	50	54	75	80	67	57	59	49
Wed	28	30	39	51	56	57	56	49	51	51	63	84	80	71	60	52	50
Thu	27	31	40	50	56	68	65	59	59	61	69	79	78	76	69	61	55
Fri	27	31	36	46	48	54	50	55	53	54	63	72	71	64	56	57	52
Sat	33	30	31	34	37	41	43	42	43	47	48	59	68	64	62	62	54
Sun	30	28	30	31	35	36	42	40	42	40	48	57	60	55	54	54	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	38	49	53	57	47	46	46	43	55	67	70	55	43	42	44
Tue	28	30	40	51	52	60	50	50	52	50	54	75	80	67	57	59	49
Wed	28	30	39	51	56	57	56	49	51	51	63	84	80	71	60	52	50
Thu	27	31	40	50	56	68	65	59	59	61	69	79	78	76	69	61	55
Fri	27	31	36	46	48	54	50	55	53	54	63	72	71	64	56	57	52
Sat	33	30	31	34	37	41	43	42	43	47	48	59	68	64	62	62	54
Sun	30	28	30	31	35	36	42	40	42	40	48	57	60	55	54	54	46