Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Westbury

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 Westbury 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	65	68	76	89	103	101	94	81	81	84	77	100	105	97	78	72	68
Tue	66	66	82	93	92	92	93	88	82	82	89	96	109	98	75	66	63
Wed	67	68	80	91	92	100	93	84	82	83	93	94	105	107	81	77	68
Thu	71	91	85	93	91	99	100	97	80	88	89	103	113	114	93	88	75
Fri	63	61	71	87	92	85	97	96	85	88	91	96	116	102	101	91	85
Sat	60	63	65	67	71	78	79	78	82	88	94	104	103	87	91	85	81
Sun	58	55	60	61	76	66	70	75	80	96	100	100	103	91	81	95	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Manhattan to Westbury (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 118 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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (16 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Westbury 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 Westbury?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 61 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Westbury?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	76	89	103	101	94	81	81	84	77	100	105	97	78	72	68
Tue	66	66	82	93	92	92	93	88	82	82	89	96	109	98	75	66	63
Wed	67	68	80	91	92	100	93	84	82	83	93	94	105	107	81	77	68
Thu	71	91	85	93	91	99	100	97	80	88	89	103	113	114	93	88	75
Fri	63	61	71	87	92	85	97	96	85	88	91	96	116	102	101	91	85
Sat	60	63	65	67	71	78	79	78	82	88	94	104	103	87	91	85	81
Sun	58	55	60	61	76	66	70	75	80	96	100	100	103	91	81	95	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	76	89	103	101	94	81	81	84	77	100	105	97	78	72	68
Tue	66	66	82	93	92	92	93	88	82	82	89	96	109	98	75	66	63
Wed	67	68	80	91	92	100	93	84	82	83	93	94	105	107	81	77	68
Thu	71	91	85	93	91	99	100	97	80	88	89	103	113	114	93	88	75
Fri	63	61	71	87	92	85	97	96	85	88	91	96	116	102	101	91	85
Sat	60	63	65	67	71	78	79	78	82	88	94	104	103	87	91	85	81
Sun	58	55	60	61	76	66	70	75	80	96	100	100	103	91	81	95	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	76	89	103	101	94	81	81	84	77	100	105	97	78	72	68
Tue	66	66	82	93	92	92	93	88	82	82	89	96	109	98	75	66	63
Wed	67	68	80	91	92	100	93	84	82	83	93	94	105	107	81	77	68
Thu	71	91	85	93	91	99	100	97	80	88	89	103	113	114	93	88	75
Fri	63	61	71	87	92	85	97	96	85	88	91	96	116	102	101	91	85
Sat	60	63	65	67	71	78	79	78	82	88	94	104	103	87	91	85	81
Sun	58	55	60	61	76	66	70	75	80	96	100	100	103	91	81	95	84