Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Dix 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 Dix 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	94	106	113	139	154	143	135	114	116	114	109	138	143	123	112	99	87
Tue	99	105	121	137	136	135	145	128	120	112	121	134	149	128	105	92	89
Wed	100	108	112	135	135	135	137	121	118	113	122	135	146	142	110	106	94
Thu	94	127	119	127	142	142	144	132	114	124	126	168	161	150	131	123	100
Fri	92	101	108	131	140	136	142	139	115	126	132	138	155	136	136	115	114
Sat	87	89	89	94	101	107	107	106	118	118	121	132	132	125	124	114	112
Sun	87	86	87	86	107	96	102	104	111	128	139	136	140	135	120	122	113

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Manhattan to Dix Hills (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 171 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 125 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (141 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (28 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Dix 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 Dix Hills?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 87 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 125 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Dix Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 171 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	106	113	139	154	143	135	114	116	114	109	138	143	123	112	99	87
Tue	99	105	121	137	136	135	145	128	120	112	121	134	149	128	105	92	89
Wed	100	108	112	135	135	135	137	121	118	113	122	135	146	142	110	106	94
Thu	94	127	119	127	142	142	144	132	114	124	126	168	161	150	131	123	100
Fri	92	101	108	131	140	136	142	139	115	126	132	138	155	136	136	115	114
Sat	87	89	89	94	101	107	107	106	118	118	121	132	132	125	124	114	112
Sun	87	86	87	86	107	96	102	104	111	128	139	136	140	135	120	122	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	106	113	139	154	143	135	114	116	114	109	138	143	123	112	99	87
Tue	99	105	121	137	136	135	145	128	120	112	121	134	149	128	105	92	89
Wed	100	108	112	135	135	135	137	121	118	113	122	135	146	142	110	106	94
Thu	94	127	119	127	142	142	144	132	114	124	126	168	161	150	131	123	100
Fri	92	101	108	131	140	136	142	139	115	126	132	138	155	136	136	115	114
Sat	87	89	89	94	101	107	107	106	118	118	121	132	132	125	124	114	112
Sun	87	86	87	86	107	96	102	104	111	128	139	136	140	135	120	122	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	106	113	139	154	143	135	114	116	114	109	138	143	123	112	99	87
Tue	99	105	121	137	136	135	145	128	120	112	121	134	149	128	105	92	89
Wed	100	108	112	135	135	135	137	121	118	113	122	135	146	142	110	106	94
Thu	94	127	119	127	142	142	144	132	114	124	126	168	161	150	131	123	100
Fri	92	101	108	131	140	136	142	139	115	126	132	138	155	136	136	115	114
Sat	87	89	89	94	101	107	107	106	118	118	121	132	132	125	124	114	112
Sun	87	86	87	86	107	96	102	104	111	128	139	136	140	135	120	122	113