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	85	95	101	119	137	129	122	105	105	100	97	124	128	112	101	89	77
Tue	84	92	108	117	119	117	120	113	106	100	108	112	134	120	96	82	80
Wed	87	94	106	116	118	118	119	105	104	101	109	119	130	127	98	94	84
Thu	83	119	106	113	124	124	130	121	99	110	113	150	145	138	119	112	89
Fri	82	83	95	115	122	119	125	122	103	110	115	124	141	126	123	107	103
Sat	77	78	79	84	89	95	97	96	105	106	108	118	120	112	113	102	100
Sun	77	77	77	78	96	85	90	92	100	116	126	122	129	115	105	114	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 77 minutes and up to 152 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 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (129 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (23 to 60 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 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 77 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Melville?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	95	101	119	137	129	122	105	105	100	97	124	128	112	101	89	77
Tue	84	92	108	117	119	117	120	113	106	100	108	112	134	120	96	82	80
Wed	87	94	106	116	118	118	119	105	104	101	109	119	130	127	98	94	84
Thu	83	119	106	113	124	124	130	121	99	110	113	150	145	138	119	112	89
Fri	82	83	95	115	122	119	125	122	103	110	115	124	141	126	123	107	103
Sat	77	78	79	84	89	95	97	96	105	106	108	118	120	112	113	102	100
Sun	77	77	77	78	96	85	90	92	100	116	126	122	129	115	105	114	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	95	101	119	137	129	122	105	105	100	97	124	128	112	101	89	77
Tue	84	92	108	117	119	117	120	113	106	100	108	112	134	120	96	82	80
Wed	87	94	106	116	118	118	119	105	104	101	109	119	130	127	98	94	84
Thu	83	119	106	113	124	124	130	121	99	110	113	150	145	138	119	112	89
Fri	82	83	95	115	122	119	125	122	103	110	115	124	141	126	123	107	103
Sat	77	78	79	84	89	95	97	96	105	106	108	118	120	112	113	102	100
Sun	77	77	77	78	96	85	90	92	100	116	126	122	129	115	105	114	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	95	101	119	137	129	122	105	105	100	97	124	128	112	101	89	77
Tue	84	92	108	117	119	117	120	113	106	100	108	112	134	120	96	82	80
Wed	87	94	106	116	118	118	119	105	104	101	109	119	130	127	98	94	84
Thu	83	119	106	113	124	124	130	121	99	110	113	150	145	138	119	112	89
Fri	82	83	95	115	122	119	125	122	103	110	115	124	141	126	123	107	103
Sat	77	78	79	84	89	95	97	96	105	106	108	118	120	112	113	102	100
Sun	77	77	77	78	96	85	90	92	100	116	126	122	129	115	105	114	102