Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Port Washington

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 Port Washington 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	52	63	66	81	93	90	85	75	76	79	70	94	102	89	69	57	60
Tue	53	56	67	81	78	82	87	79	78	76	80	94	100	95	69	59	59
Wed	53	56	73	78	79	88	83	78	74	77	83	90	99	100	72	69	62
Thu	63	63	77	82	79	90	92	88	71	82	79	107	113	107	85	78	67
Fri	51	52	63	77	78	75	91	84	76	74	83	93	104	92	92	84	76
Sat	49	51	58	59	61	70	71	67	78	80	90	95	90	79	84	75	74
Sun	48	44	48	49	55	57	62	67	71	85	86	92	94	81	69	82	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Manhattan to Port Washington (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (24 to 52 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Port Washington 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 Port Washington?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to Port Washington?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 51 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Port Washington?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	66	81	93	90	85	75	76	79	70	94	102	89	69	57	60
Tue	53	56	67	81	78	82	87	79	78	76	80	94	100	95	69	59	59
Wed	53	56	73	78	79	88	83	78	74	77	83	90	99	100	72	69	62
Thu	63	63	77	82	79	90	92	88	71	82	79	107	113	107	85	78	67
Fri	51	52	63	77	78	75	91	84	76	74	83	93	104	92	92	84	76
Sat	49	51	58	59	61	70	71	67	78	80	90	95	90	79	84	75	74
Sun	48	44	48	49	55	57	62	67	71	85	86	92	94	81	69	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	66	81	93	90	85	75	76	79	70	94	102	89	69	57	60
Tue	53	56	67	81	78	82	87	79	78	76	80	94	100	95	69	59	59
Wed	53	56	73	78	79	88	83	78	74	77	83	90	99	100	72	69	62
Thu	63	63	77	82	79	90	92	88	71	82	79	107	113	107	85	78	67
Fri	51	52	63	77	78	75	91	84	76	74	83	93	104	92	92	84	76
Sat	49	51	58	59	61	70	71	67	78	80	90	95	90	79	84	75	74
Sun	48	44	48	49	55	57	62	67	71	85	86	92	94	81	69	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	66	81	93	90	85	75	76	79	70	94	102	89	69	57	60
Tue	53	56	67	81	78	82	87	79	78	76	80	94	100	95	69	59	59
Wed	53	56	73	78	79	88	83	78	74	77	83	90	99	100	72	69	62
Thu	63	63	77	82	79	90	92	88	71	82	79	107	113	107	85	78	67
Fri	51	52	63	77	78	75	91	84	76	74	83	93	104	92	92	84	76
Sat	49	51	58	59	61	70	71	67	78	80	90	95	90	79	84	75	74
Sun	48	44	48	49	55	57	62	67	71	85	86	92	94	81	69	82	76