Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Woodrow

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 Woodrow 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	45	49	61	69	68	72	75	72	72	77	82	98	98	88	69	63	55
Tue	43	56	65	74	73	73	75	72	73	78	92	97	103	93	82	70	76
Wed	43	50	64	69	74	73	74	72	75	85	95	108	108	94	80	68	75
Thu	44	51	61	71	76	74	82	78	83	100	104	114	115	102	84	71	73
Fri	55	52	61	64	67	72	80	85	91	108	117	123	116	92	77	69	67
Sat	48	45	45	53	57	68	79	84	82	80	75	76	79	78	82	74	73
Sun	49	44	45	46	48	52	70	72	73	75	76	78	81	76	74	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Manhattan to Woodrow (via I-278 South and I-278 West and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. 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 12:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (21 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Woodrow 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 Woodrow?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 43 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Woodrow?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	61	69	68	72	75	72	72	77	82	98	98	88	69	63	55
Tue	43	56	65	74	73	73	75	72	73	78	92	97	103	93	82	70	76
Wed	43	50	64	69	74	73	74	72	75	85	95	108	108	94	80	68	75
Thu	44	51	61	71	76	74	82	78	83	100	104	114	115	102	84	71	73
Fri	55	52	61	64	67	72	80	85	91	108	117	123	116	92	77	69	67
Sat	48	45	45	53	57	68	79	84	82	80	75	76	79	78	82	74	73
Sun	49	44	45	46	48	52	70	72	73	75	76	78	81	76	74	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	61	69	68	72	75	72	72	77	82	98	98	88	69	63	55
Tue	43	56	65	74	73	73	75	72	73	78	92	97	103	93	82	70	76
Wed	43	50	64	69	74	73	74	72	75	85	95	108	108	94	80	68	75
Thu	44	51	61	71	76	74	82	78	83	100	104	114	115	102	84	71	73
Fri	55	52	61	64	67	72	80	85	91	108	117	123	116	92	77	69	67
Sat	48	45	45	53	57	68	79	84	82	80	75	76	79	78	82	74	73
Sun	49	44	45	46	48	52	70	72	73	75	76	78	81	76	74	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	61	69	68	72	75	72	72	77	82	98	98	88	69	63	55
Tue	43	56	65	74	73	73	75	72	73	78	92	97	103	93	82	70	76
Wed	43	50	64	69	74	73	74	72	75	85	95	108	108	94	80	68	75
Thu	44	51	61	71	76	74	82	78	83	100	104	114	115	102	84	71	73
Fri	55	52	61	64	67	72	80	85	91	108	117	123	116	92	77	69	67
Sat	48	45	45	53	57	68	79	84	82	80	75	76	79	78	82	74	73
Sun	49	44	45	46	48	52	70	72	73	75	76	78	81	76	74	73	71