Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Gravesend

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 Gravesend 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	34	48	58	66	68	74	74	69	71	67	71	86	94	85	69	60	45
Tue	34	53	62	70	71	76	79	73	73	69	76	89	93	91	83	69	84
Wed	35	48	63	65	71	73	79	74	74	73	75	89	97	94	81	71	82
Thu	34	47	58	68	76	75	82	78	79	76	83	91	96	92	84	77	81
Fri	52	52	59	63	68	69	78	76	74	73	85	91	89	79	72	70	67
Sat	34	32	43	47	50	68	65	70	69	71	72	74	80	80	82	74	75
Sun	34	31	32	37	46	50	63	62	66	67	70	75	80	79	76	74	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Manhattan to Gravesend (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (25 to 65 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Gravesend 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 Gravesend?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 34 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Gravesend?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	48	58	66	68	74	74	69	71	67	71	86	94	85	69	60	45
Tue	34	53	62	70	71	76	79	73	73	69	76	89	93	91	83	69	84
Wed	35	48	63	65	71	73	79	74	74	73	75	89	97	94	81	71	82
Thu	34	47	58	68	76	75	82	78	79	76	83	91	96	92	84	77	81
Fri	52	52	59	63	68	69	78	76	74	73	85	91	89	79	72	70	67
Sat	34	32	43	47	50	68	65	70	69	71	72	74	80	80	82	74	75
Sun	34	31	32	37	46	50	63	62	66	67	70	75	80	79	76	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	48	58	66	68	74	74	69	71	67	71	86	94	85	69	60	45
Tue	34	53	62	70	71	76	79	73	73	69	76	89	93	91	83	69	84
Wed	35	48	63	65	71	73	79	74	74	73	75	89	97	94	81	71	82
Thu	34	47	58	68	76	75	82	78	79	76	83	91	96	92	84	77	81
Fri	52	52	59	63	68	69	78	76	74	73	85	91	89	79	72	70	67
Sat	34	32	43	47	50	68	65	70	69	71	72	74	80	80	82	74	75
Sun	34	31	32	37	46	50	63	62	66	67	70	75	80	79	76	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	48	58	66	68	74	74	69	71	67	71	86	94	85	69	60	45
Tue	34	53	62	70	71	76	79	73	73	69	76	89	93	91	83	69	84
Wed	35	48	63	65	71	73	79	74	74	73	75	89	97	94	81	71	82
Thu	34	47	58	68	76	75	82	78	79	76	83	91	96	92	84	77	81
Fri	52	52	59	63	68	69	78	76	74	73	85	91	89	79	72	70	67
Sat	34	32	43	47	50	68	65	70	69	71	72	74	80	80	82	74	75
Sun	34	31	32	37	46	50	63	62	66	67	70	75	80	79	76	74	70