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	62	83	89	101	121	110	108	92	94	95	82	112	125	107	87	73	72
Tue	63	74	88	103	101	105	114	103	96	91	92	113	128	113	86	72	72
Wed	65	76	96	100	98	111	104	94	91	93	101	106	126	124	90	81	77
Thu	66	89	97	97	102	112	120	106	84	99	104	140	137	136	112	102	78
Fri	60	68	82	97	102	98	115	105	94	94	102	116	128	116	117	96	91
Sat	58	57	61	66	70	83	83	80	91	95	102	111	114	97	106	87	92
Sun	61	58	59	60	73	67	73	79	87	100	110	115	111	105	93	99	91

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 60 minutes and up to 142 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 99 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 (33 to 82 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 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 60 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Glen Cove?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	83	89	101	121	110	108	92	94	95	82	112	125	107	87	73	72
Tue	63	74	88	103	101	105	114	103	96	91	92	113	128	113	86	72	72
Wed	65	76	96	100	98	111	104	94	91	93	101	106	126	124	90	81	77
Thu	66	89	97	97	102	112	120	106	84	99	104	140	137	136	112	102	78
Fri	60	68	82	97	102	98	115	105	94	94	102	116	128	116	117	96	91
Sat	58	57	61	66	70	83	83	80	91	95	102	111	114	97	106	87	92
Sun	61	58	59	60	73	67	73	79	87	100	110	115	111	105	93	99	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	83	89	101	121	110	108	92	94	95	82	112	125	107	87	73	72
Tue	63	74	88	103	101	105	114	103	96	91	92	113	128	113	86	72	72
Wed	65	76	96	100	98	111	104	94	91	93	101	106	126	124	90	81	77
Thu	66	89	97	97	102	112	120	106	84	99	104	140	137	136	112	102	78
Fri	60	68	82	97	102	98	115	105	94	94	102	116	128	116	117	96	91
Sat	58	57	61	66	70	83	83	80	91	95	102	111	114	97	106	87	92
Sun	61	58	59	60	73	67	73	79	87	100	110	115	111	105	93	99	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	83	89	101	121	110	108	92	94	95	82	112	125	107	87	73	72
Tue	63	74	88	103	101	105	114	103	96	91	92	113	128	113	86	72	72
Wed	65	76	96	100	98	111	104	94	91	93	101	106	126	124	90	81	77
Thu	66	89	97	97	102	112	120	106	84	99	104	140	137	136	112	102	78
Fri	60	68	82	97	102	98	115	105	94	94	102	116	128	116	117	96	91
Sat	58	57	61	66	70	83	83	80	91	95	102	111	114	97	106	87	92
Sun	61	58	59	60	73	67	73	79	87	100	110	115	111	105	93	99	91