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	70	74	81	99	115	108	102	88	87	89	83	106	113	103	83	77	72
Tue	72	71	89	99	99	100	98	94	89	87	96	102	116	105	80	71	67
Wed	73	74	89	99	100	108	102	91	88	88	99	101	112	113	86	82	72
Thu	76	97	92	100	99	107	108	104	85	94	92	110	121	121	99	92	80
Fri	68	66	78	93	100	94	103	103	91	95	100	103	125	108	108	96	90
Sat	64	67	70	72	76	84	84	84	87	94	100	110	110	95	95	91	87
Sun	62	59	64	65	81	71	76	79	85	102	107	107	110	97	86	101	89

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 126 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 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (110 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (20 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 6 am. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 66 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Hicksville?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	74	81	99	115	108	102	88	87	89	83	106	113	103	83	77	72
Tue	72	71	89	99	99	100	98	94	89	87	96	102	116	105	80	71	67
Wed	73	74	89	99	100	108	102	91	88	88	99	101	112	113	86	82	72
Thu	76	97	92	100	99	107	108	104	85	94	92	110	121	121	99	92	80
Fri	68	66	78	93	100	94	103	103	91	95	100	103	125	108	108	96	90
Sat	64	67	70	72	76	84	84	84	87	94	100	110	110	95	95	91	87
Sun	62	59	64	65	81	71	76	79	85	102	107	107	110	97	86	101	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	74	81	99	115	108	102	88	87	89	83	106	113	103	83	77	72
Tue	72	71	89	99	99	100	98	94	89	87	96	102	116	105	80	71	67
Wed	73	74	89	99	100	108	102	91	88	88	99	101	112	113	86	82	72
Thu	76	97	92	100	99	107	108	104	85	94	92	110	121	121	99	92	80
Fri	68	66	78	93	100	94	103	103	91	95	100	103	125	108	108	96	90
Sat	64	67	70	72	76	84	84	84	87	94	100	110	110	95	95	91	87
Sun	62	59	64	65	81	71	76	79	85	102	107	107	110	97	86	101	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	74	81	99	115	108	102	88	87	89	83	106	113	103	83	77	72
Tue	72	71	89	99	99	100	98	94	89	87	96	102	116	105	80	71	67
Wed	73	74	89	99	100	108	102	91	88	88	99	101	112	113	86	82	72
Thu	76	97	92	100	99	107	108	104	85	94	92	110	121	121	99	92	80
Fri	68	66	78	93	100	94	103	103	91	95	100	103	125	108	108	96	90
Sat	64	67	70	72	76	84	84	84	87	94	100	110	110	95	95	91	87
Sun	62	59	64	65	81	71	76	79	85	102	107	107	110	97	86	101	89