Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Glen Cove

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 Glen Cove 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	65	80	84	100	119	115	116	101	99	100	89	114	127	106	86	73	74
Tue	68	73	86	101	103	108	110	100	99	96	100	113	125	118	87	73	79
Wed	68	74	93	98	108	120	112	100	96	95	102	115	124	124	91	86	76
Thu	78	79	97	100	108	116	120	111	91	103	99	136	133	133	104	97	83
Fri	64	67	81	94	100	98	116	110	99	97	102	116	127	117	117	102	94
Sat	62	63	72	73	78	88	90	85	96	99	105	113	114	97	105	93	91
Sun	62	56	60	62	70	70	78	86	88	102	106	115	112	100	88	102	92

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Manhattan to Glen Cove (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (115 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (37 to 84 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to Glen Cove?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 64 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Glen Cove?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	80	84	100	119	115	116	101	99	100	89	114	127	106	86	73	74
Tue	68	73	86	101	103	108	110	100	99	96	100	113	125	118	87	73	79
Wed	68	74	93	98	108	120	112	100	96	95	102	115	124	124	91	86	76
Thu	78	79	97	100	108	116	120	111	91	103	99	136	133	133	104	97	83
Fri	64	67	81	94	100	98	116	110	99	97	102	116	127	117	117	102	94
Sat	62	63	72	73	78	88	90	85	96	99	105	113	114	97	105	93	91
Sun	62	56	60	62	70	70	78	86	88	102	106	115	112	100	88	102	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	80	84	100	119	115	116	101	99	100	89	114	127	106	86	73	74
Tue	68	73	86	101	103	108	110	100	99	96	100	113	125	118	87	73	79
Wed	68	74	93	98	108	120	112	100	96	95	102	115	124	124	91	86	76
Thu	78	79	97	100	108	116	120	111	91	103	99	136	133	133	104	97	83
Fri	64	67	81	94	100	98	116	110	99	97	102	116	127	117	117	102	94
Sat	62	63	72	73	78	88	90	85	96	99	105	113	114	97	105	93	91
Sun	62	56	60	62	70	70	78	86	88	102	106	115	112	100	88	102	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	80	84	100	119	115	116	101	99	100	89	114	127	106	86	73	74
Tue	68	73	86	101	103	108	110	100	99	96	100	113	125	118	87	73	79
Wed	68	74	93	98	108	120	112	100	96	95	102	115	124	124	91	86	76
Thu	78	79	97	100	108	116	120	111	91	103	99	136	133	133	104	97	83
Fri	64	67	81	94	100	98	116	110	99	97	102	116	127	117	117	102	94
Sat	62	63	72	73	78	88	90	85	96	99	105	113	114	97	105	93	91
Sun	62	56	60	62	70	70	78	86	88	102	106	115	112	100	88	102	92