Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Massapequa

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 Massapequa 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	87	98	105	121	143	132	124	105	107	107	101	129	134	116	104	92	80
Tue	91	96	111	121	125	124	134	118	111	104	112	117	139	120	98	86	83
Wed	92	99	112	121	124	124	125	110	109	105	113	125	136	132	102	99	87
Thu	87	118	110	118	130	130	137	127	103	115	118	157	151	141	123	116	93
Fri	86	92	100	120	128	125	129	128	107	116	124	129	145	128	127	112	107
Sat	80	81	82	87	93	99	102	100	110	110	112	124	123	117	117	106	104
Sun	81	80	80	80	100	89	94	96	104	120	130	126	130	125	111	120	105

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Manhattan to Massapequa (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (131 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 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 Massapequa 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 Massapequa?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 80 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Massapequa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	98	105	121	143	132	124	105	107	107	101	129	134	116	104	92	80
Tue	91	96	111	121	125	124	134	118	111	104	112	117	139	120	98	86	83
Wed	92	99	112	121	124	124	125	110	109	105	113	125	136	132	102	99	87
Thu	87	118	110	118	130	130	137	127	103	115	118	157	151	141	123	116	93
Fri	86	92	100	120	128	125	129	128	107	116	124	129	145	128	127	112	107
Sat	80	81	82	87	93	99	102	100	110	110	112	124	123	117	117	106	104
Sun	81	80	80	80	100	89	94	96	104	120	130	126	130	125	111	120	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	98	105	121	143	132	124	105	107	107	101	129	134	116	104	92	80
Tue	91	96	111	121	125	124	134	118	111	104	112	117	139	120	98	86	83
Wed	92	99	112	121	124	124	125	110	109	105	113	125	136	132	102	99	87
Thu	87	118	110	118	130	130	137	127	103	115	118	157	151	141	123	116	93
Fri	86	92	100	120	128	125	129	128	107	116	124	129	145	128	127	112	107
Sat	80	81	82	87	93	99	102	100	110	110	112	124	123	117	117	106	104
Sun	81	80	80	80	100	89	94	96	104	120	130	126	130	125	111	120	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	98	105	121	143	132	124	105	107	107	101	129	134	116	104	92	80
Tue	91	96	111	121	125	124	134	118	111	104	112	117	139	120	98	86	83
Wed	92	99	112	121	124	124	125	110	109	105	113	125	136	132	102	99	87
Thu	87	118	110	118	130	130	137	127	103	115	118	157	151	141	123	116	93
Fri	86	92	100	120	128	125	129	128	107	116	124	129	145	128	127	112	107
Sat	80	81	82	87	93	99	102	100	110	110	112	124	123	117	117	106	104
Sun	81	80	80	80	100	89	94	96	104	120	130	126	130	125	111	120	105