Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to West Babylon

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 West Babylon 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	105	114	121	156	172	172	159	136	124	126	126	154	159	131	115	109	101
Tue	111	113	134	149	152	155	156	133	136	125	137	152	162	137	111	102	97
Wed	111	114	124	141	157	167	151	137	129	127	135	164	160	151	120	114	99
Thu	110	109	134	148	161	161	162	145	126	133	131	183	173	159	133	127	112
Fri	101	99	118	131	144	151	164	153	130	135	142	152	168	146	149	125	119
Sat	94	97	102	104	116	123	124	116	135	138	139	146	145	137	133	125	122
Sun	90	87	90	93	111	104	113	117	121	142	151	145	153	142	128	134	127

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Manhattan to West Babylon (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 183 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 139 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (153 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (40 to 102 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central West Babylon 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 West Babylon?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 183 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to West Babylon?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 97 to 183 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 139 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to West Babylon?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 183 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	114	121	156	172	172	159	136	124	126	126	154	159	131	115	109	101
Tue	111	113	134	149	152	155	156	133	136	125	137	152	162	137	111	102	97
Wed	111	114	124	141	157	167	151	137	129	127	135	164	160	151	120	114	99
Thu	110	109	134	148	161	161	162	145	126	133	131	183	173	159	133	127	112
Fri	101	99	118	131	144	151	164	153	130	135	142	152	168	146	149	125	119
Sat	94	97	102	104	116	123	124	116	135	138	139	146	145	137	133	125	122
Sun	90	87	90	93	111	104	113	117	121	142	151	145	153	142	128	134	127

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	114	121	156	172	172	159	136	124	126	126	154	159	131	115	109	101
Tue	111	113	134	149	152	155	156	133	136	125	137	152	162	137	111	102	97
Wed	111	114	124	141	157	167	151	137	129	127	135	164	160	151	120	114	99
Thu	110	109	134	148	161	161	162	145	126	133	131	183	173	159	133	127	112
Fri	101	99	118	131	144	151	164	153	130	135	142	152	168	146	149	125	119
Sat	94	97	102	104	116	123	124	116	135	138	139	146	145	137	133	125	122
Sun	90	87	90	93	111	104	113	117	121	142	151	145	153	142	128	134	127

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	114	121	156	172	172	159	136	124	126	126	154	159	131	115	109	101
Tue	111	113	134	149	152	155	156	133	136	125	137	152	162	137	111	102	97
Wed	111	114	124	141	157	167	151	137	129	127	135	164	160	151	120	114	99
Thu	110	109	134	148	161	161	162	145	126	133	131	183	173	159	133	127	112
Fri	101	99	118	131	144	151	164	153	130	135	142	152	168	146	149	125	119
Sat	94	97	102	104	116	123	124	116	135	138	139	146	145	137	133	125	122
Sun	90	87	90	93	111	104	113	117	121	142	151	145	153	142	128	134	127