Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Elmont

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 Elmont 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	38	46	51	68	70	59	56	47	54	60	57	85	85	73	59	52	44
Tue	37	43	52	66	53	54	66	55	53	56	64	85	88	77	56	44	39
Wed	39	41	50	64	53	55	54	51	51	53	65	77	87	83	58	56	44
Thu	42	55	59	65	57	58	67	63	51	61	74	99	99	89	78	68	49
Fri	38	40	47	64	62	54	64	58	51	55	69	83	86	74	76	65	61
Sat	37	37	38	42	43	52	51	50	60	61	68	78	75	65	68	57	58
Sun	35	36	37	38	47	41	45	47	55	68	71	75	75	69	59	64	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Manhattan to Elmont (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Elmont 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 Elmont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 36 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Elmont?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	51	68	70	59	56	47	54	60	57	85	85	73	59	52	44
Tue	37	43	52	66	53	54	66	55	53	56	64	85	88	77	56	44	39
Wed	39	41	50	64	53	55	54	51	51	53	65	77	87	83	58	56	44
Thu	42	55	59	65	57	58	67	63	51	61	74	99	99	89	78	68	49
Fri	38	40	47	64	62	54	64	58	51	55	69	83	86	74	76	65	61
Sat	37	37	38	42	43	52	51	50	60	61	68	78	75	65	68	57	58
Sun	35	36	37	38	47	41	45	47	55	68	71	75	75	69	59	64	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	51	68	70	59	56	47	54	60	57	85	85	73	59	52	44
Tue	37	43	52	66	53	54	66	55	53	56	64	85	88	77	56	44	39
Wed	39	41	50	64	53	55	54	51	51	53	65	77	87	83	58	56	44
Thu	42	55	59	65	57	58	67	63	51	61	74	99	99	89	78	68	49
Fri	38	40	47	64	62	54	64	58	51	55	69	83	86	74	76	65	61
Sat	37	37	38	42	43	52	51	50	60	61	68	78	75	65	68	57	58
Sun	35	36	37	38	47	41	45	47	55	68	71	75	75	69	59	64	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	51	68	70	59	56	47	54	60	57	85	85	73	59	52	44
Tue	37	43	52	66	53	54	66	55	53	56	64	85	88	77	56	44	39
Wed	39	41	50	64	53	55	54	51	51	53	65	77	87	83	58	56	44
Thu	42	55	59	65	57	58	67	63	51	61	74	99	99	89	78	68	49
Fri	38	40	47	64	62	54	64	58	51	55	69	83	86	74	76	65	61
Sat	37	37	38	42	43	52	51	50	60	61	68	78	75	65	68	57	58
Sun	35	36	37	38	47	41	45	47	55	68	71	75	75	69	59	64	58