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	96	102	109	129	149	152	137	121	114	114	113	139	143	122	109	100	94
Tue	100	101	119	134	136	135	140	124	119	113	124	136	145	125	102	94	89
Wed	100	101	109	129	137	148	134	122	115	114	124	139	145	142	110	107	93
Thu	97	124	118	132	139	144	146	130	114	120	118	163	155	145	123	117	102
Fri	92	93	105	120	131	130	136	137	117	124	127	132	151	132	134	115	113
Sat	87	90	93	95	104	110	110	107	117	126	128	133	130	122	121	114	110
Sun	83	81	85	86	104	95	103	105	110	129	136	133	140	129	115	123	114

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 89 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (140 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (30 to 75 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 before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 89 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 124 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Dix Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	102	109	129	149	152	137	121	114	114	113	139	143	122	109	100	94
Tue	100	101	119	134	136	135	140	124	119	113	124	136	145	125	102	94	89
Wed	100	101	109	129	137	148	134	122	115	114	124	139	145	142	110	107	93
Thu	97	124	118	132	139	144	146	130	114	120	118	163	155	145	123	117	102
Fri	92	93	105	120	131	130	136	137	117	124	127	132	151	132	134	115	113
Sat	87	90	93	95	104	110	110	107	117	126	128	133	130	122	121	114	110
Sun	83	81	85	86	104	95	103	105	110	129	136	133	140	129	115	123	114

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	102	109	129	149	152	137	121	114	114	113	139	143	122	109	100	94
Tue	100	101	119	134	136	135	140	124	119	113	124	136	145	125	102	94	89
Wed	100	101	109	129	137	148	134	122	115	114	124	139	145	142	110	107	93
Thu	97	124	118	132	139	144	146	130	114	120	118	163	155	145	123	117	102
Fri	92	93	105	120	131	130	136	137	117	124	127	132	151	132	134	115	113
Sat	87	90	93	95	104	110	110	107	117	126	128	133	130	122	121	114	110
Sun	83	81	85	86	104	95	103	105	110	129	136	133	140	129	115	123	114

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	102	109	129	149	152	137	121	114	114	113	139	143	122	109	100	94
Tue	100	101	119	134	136	135	140	124	119	113	124	136	145	125	102	94	89
Wed	100	101	109	129	137	148	134	122	115	114	124	139	145	142	110	107	93
Thu	97	124	118	132	139	144	146	130	114	120	118	163	155	145	123	117	102
Fri	92	93	105	120	131	130	136	137	117	124	127	132	151	132	134	115	113
Sat	87	90	93	95	104	110	110	107	117	126	128	133	130	122	121	114	110
Sun	83	81	85	86	104	95	103	105	110	129	136	133	140	129	115	123	114