Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Melville

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 Melville 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	84	89	96	114	132	126	120	105	102	101	97	123	129	115	98	90	84
Tue	88	89	106	114	120	118	116	111	104	101	111	122	133	115	93	83	79
Wed	87	89	104	115	120	128	118	108	103	102	112	118	130	128	99	96	83
Thu	87	111	105	115	121	126	127	121	99	107	106	135	137	134	111	106	92
Fri	82	79	92	107	116	112	120	121	104	109	114	118	143	121	120	109	102
Sat	76	80	83	85	91	97	99	97	104	107	114	123	120	109	108	103	99
Sun	74	71	75	77	94	84	90	93	99	116	124	119	126	111	101	117	102

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Manhattan to Melville (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 145 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 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (126 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (24 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Melville 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 Melville?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 79 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Melville?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	89	96	114	132	126	120	105	102	101	97	123	129	115	98	90	84
Tue	88	89	106	114	120	118	116	111	104	101	111	122	133	115	93	83	79
Wed	87	89	104	115	120	128	118	108	103	102	112	118	130	128	99	96	83
Thu	87	111	105	115	121	126	127	121	99	107	106	135	137	134	111	106	92
Fri	82	79	92	107	116	112	120	121	104	109	114	118	143	121	120	109	102
Sat	76	80	83	85	91	97	99	97	104	107	114	123	120	109	108	103	99
Sun	74	71	75	77	94	84	90	93	99	116	124	119	126	111	101	117	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	89	96	114	132	126	120	105	102	101	97	123	129	115	98	90	84
Tue	88	89	106	114	120	118	116	111	104	101	111	122	133	115	93	83	79
Wed	87	89	104	115	120	128	118	108	103	102	112	118	130	128	99	96	83
Thu	87	111	105	115	121	126	127	121	99	107	106	135	137	134	111	106	92
Fri	82	79	92	107	116	112	120	121	104	109	114	118	143	121	120	109	102
Sat	76	80	83	85	91	97	99	97	104	107	114	123	120	109	108	103	99
Sun	74	71	75	77	94	84	90	93	99	116	124	119	126	111	101	117	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	89	96	114	132	126	120	105	102	101	97	123	129	115	98	90	84
Tue	88	89	106	114	120	118	116	111	104	101	111	122	133	115	93	83	79
Wed	87	89	104	115	120	128	118	108	103	102	112	118	130	128	99	96	83
Thu	87	111	105	115	121	126	127	121	99	107	106	135	137	134	111	106	92
Fri	82	79	92	107	116	112	120	121	104	109	114	118	143	121	120	109	102
Sat	76	80	83	85	91	97	99	97	104	107	114	123	120	109	108	103	99
Sun	74	71	75	77	94	84	90	93	99	116	124	119	126	111	101	117	102