Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Hicksville

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 Hicksville 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	69	77	86	101	117	107	100	84	89	90	82	107	112	101	86	77	66
Tue	70	73	91	102	99	100	102	98	89	86	92	98	117	109	83	70	67
Wed	72	77	90	100	100	102	102	88	88	85	95	102	115	112	86	82	73
Thu	73	103	93	98	103	104	111	104	84	95	99	131	128	124	106	100	76
Fri	68	69	81	100	105	99	107	104	90	95	100	108	129	111	111	94	90
Sat	65	66	66	71	72	81	83	83	90	93	94	105	110	98	98	88	88
Sun	62	63	64	64	82	69	75	77	85	101	108	108	111	102	91	101	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Manhattan to Hicksville (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 133 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (18 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Hicksville 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 Hicksville?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 66 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Hicksville?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	77	86	101	117	107	100	84	89	90	82	107	112	101	86	77	66
Tue	70	73	91	102	99	100	102	98	89	86	92	98	117	109	83	70	67
Wed	72	77	90	100	100	102	102	88	88	85	95	102	115	112	86	82	73
Thu	73	103	93	98	103	104	111	104	84	95	99	131	128	124	106	100	76
Fri	68	69	81	100	105	99	107	104	90	95	100	108	129	111	111	94	90
Sat	65	66	66	71	72	81	83	83	90	93	94	105	110	98	98	88	88
Sun	62	63	64	64	82	69	75	77	85	101	108	108	111	102	91	101	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	77	86	101	117	107	100	84	89	90	82	107	112	101	86	77	66
Tue	70	73	91	102	99	100	102	98	89	86	92	98	117	109	83	70	67
Wed	72	77	90	100	100	102	102	88	88	85	95	102	115	112	86	82	73
Thu	73	103	93	98	103	104	111	104	84	95	99	131	128	124	106	100	76
Fri	68	69	81	100	105	99	107	104	90	95	100	108	129	111	111	94	90
Sat	65	66	66	71	72	81	83	83	90	93	94	105	110	98	98	88	88
Sun	62	63	64	64	82	69	75	77	85	101	108	108	111	102	91	101	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	77	86	101	117	107	100	84	89	90	82	107	112	101	86	77	66
Tue	70	73	91	102	99	100	102	98	89	86	92	98	117	109	83	70	67
Wed	72	77	90	100	100	102	102	88	88	85	95	102	115	112	86	82	73
Thu	73	103	93	98	103	104	111	104	84	95	99	131	128	124	106	100	76
Fri	68	69	81	100	105	99	107	104	90	95	100	108	129	111	111	94	90
Sat	65	66	66	71	72	81	83	83	90	93	94	105	110	98	98	88	88
Sun	62	63	64	64	82	69	75	77	85	101	108	108	111	102	91	101	88