Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Syosset

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 Syosset 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	75	81	88	106	125	118	113	96	94	95	89	114	121	105	88	82	76
Tue	77	76	97	105	106	110	113	99	96	94	102	109	122	109	85	76	72
Wed	78	80	96	103	110	116	110	98	95	94	105	109	118	120	92	86	75
Thu	83	103	99	108	109	117	117	109	91	99	98	134	130	125	104	98	84
Fri	73	71	85	99	105	103	111	110	98	103	106	115	134	114	117	101	95
Sat	68	71	75	77	82	89	91	90	94	99	108	114	114	102	100	96	93
Sun	66	63	67	69	86	75	83	85	90	108	112	115	118	102	93	108	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Manhattan to Syosset (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 136 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 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (118 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (24 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Syosset 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 Syosset?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 71 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Syosset?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	81	88	106	125	118	113	96	94	95	89	114	121	105	88	82	76
Tue	77	76	97	105	106	110	113	99	96	94	102	109	122	109	85	76	72
Wed	78	80	96	103	110	116	110	98	95	94	105	109	118	120	92	86	75
Thu	83	103	99	108	109	117	117	109	91	99	98	134	130	125	104	98	84
Fri	73	71	85	99	105	103	111	110	98	103	106	115	134	114	117	101	95
Sat	68	71	75	77	82	89	91	90	94	99	108	114	114	102	100	96	93
Sun	66	63	67	69	86	75	83	85	90	108	112	115	118	102	93	108	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	81	88	106	125	118	113	96	94	95	89	114	121	105	88	82	76
Tue	77	76	97	105	106	110	113	99	96	94	102	109	122	109	85	76	72
Wed	78	80	96	103	110	116	110	98	95	94	105	109	118	120	92	86	75
Thu	83	103	99	108	109	117	117	109	91	99	98	134	130	125	104	98	84
Fri	73	71	85	99	105	103	111	110	98	103	106	115	134	114	117	101	95
Sat	68	71	75	77	82	89	91	90	94	99	108	114	114	102	100	96	93
Sun	66	63	67	69	86	75	83	85	90	108	112	115	118	102	93	108	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	81	88	106	125	118	113	96	94	95	89	114	121	105	88	82	76
Tue	77	76	97	105	106	110	113	99	96	94	102	109	122	109	85	76	72
Wed	78	80	96	103	110	116	110	98	95	94	105	109	118	120	92	86	75
Thu	83	103	99	108	109	117	117	109	91	99	98	134	130	125	104	98	84
Fri	73	71	85	99	105	103	111	110	98	103	106	115	134	114	117	101	95
Sat	68	71	75	77	82	89	91	90	94	99	108	114	114	102	100	96	93
Sun	66	63	67	69	86	75	83	85	90	108	112	115	118	102	93	108	95