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	41	46	48	65	69	67	59	51	57	67	63	89	88	76	57	52	46
Tue	41	43	52	64	56	57	65	57	59	60	72	87	87	76	57	48	43
Wed	42	41	55	62	57	59	59	59	57	63	73	88	89	85	61	57	46
Thu	51	50	59	68	58	66	68	69	56	66	70	99	99	86	71	62	54
Fri	41	40	48	62	61	55	66	61	57	55	73	84	86	71	75	70	62
Sat	39	41	47	47	48	57	57	53	63	64	75	81	75	66	67	62	60
Sun	37	35	39	39	55	46	48	52	57	72	71	77	76	65	55	63	60

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 38 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (9 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 38 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Elmont?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	46	48	65	69	67	59	51	57	67	63	89	88	76	57	52	46
Tue	41	43	52	64	56	57	65	57	59	60	72	87	87	76	57	48	43
Wed	42	41	55	62	57	59	59	59	57	63	73	88	89	85	61	57	46
Thu	51	50	59	68	58	66	68	69	56	66	70	99	99	86	71	62	54
Fri	41	40	48	62	61	55	66	61	57	55	73	84	86	71	75	70	62
Sat	39	41	47	47	48	57	57	53	63	64	75	81	75	66	67	62	60
Sun	37	35	39	39	55	46	48	52	57	72	71	77	76	65	55	63	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	46	48	65	69	67	59	51	57	67	63	89	88	76	57	52	46
Tue	41	43	52	64	56	57	65	57	59	60	72	87	87	76	57	48	43
Wed	42	41	55	62	57	59	59	59	57	63	73	88	89	85	61	57	46
Thu	51	50	59	68	58	66	68	69	56	66	70	99	99	86	71	62	54
Fri	41	40	48	62	61	55	66	61	57	55	73	84	86	71	75	70	62
Sat	39	41	47	47	48	57	57	53	63	64	75	81	75	66	67	62	60
Sun	37	35	39	39	55	46	48	52	57	72	71	77	76	65	55	63	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	46	48	65	69	67	59	51	57	67	63	89	88	76	57	52	46
Tue	41	43	52	64	56	57	65	57	59	60	72	87	87	76	57	48	43
Wed	42	41	55	62	57	59	59	59	57	63	73	88	89	85	61	57	46
Thu	51	50	59	68	58	66	68	69	56	66	70	99	99	86	71	62	54
Fri	41	40	48	62	61	55	66	61	57	55	73	84	86	71	75	70	62
Sat	39	41	47	47	48	57	57	53	63	64	75	81	75	66	67	62	60
Sun	37	35	39	39	55	46	48	52	57	72	71	77	76	65	55	63	60