Best Time to Drive from Massapequa to Upper West Side

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 Massapequa to Upper West Side 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	78	141	154	141	115	118	128	125	134	159	154	159	124	107	100	78	73
Tue	59	114	149	143	124	119	130	131	140	166	171	151	146	133	100	76	77
Wed	62	125	152	142	122	112	130	124	132	144	158	166	154	130	109	104	104
Thu	103	119	170	135	104	101	122	124	120	147	150	129	140	115	110	74	70
Fri	57	109	139	130	140	158	159	182	187	175	180	168	158	157	145	122	116
Sat	61	55	62	77	94	96	110	127	155	149	144	140	153	142	131	120	115
Sun	57	57	60	82	86	86	98	113	118	131	124	123	110	100	96	93	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Massapequa to Upper West Side (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West and Laurelton Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 189 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 142 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (163 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (17 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Massapequa to central Upper West Side 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 Massapequa to Upper West Side?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 189 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Massapequa to Upper West Side?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 57 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 142 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Massapequa to Upper West Side?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 189 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	141	154	141	115	118	128	125	134	159	154	159	124	107	100	78	73
Tue	59	114	149	143	124	119	130	131	140	166	171	151	146	133	100	76	77
Wed	62	125	152	142	122	112	130	124	132	144	158	166	154	130	109	104	104
Thu	103	119	170	135	104	101	122	124	120	147	150	129	140	115	110	74	70
Fri	57	109	139	130	140	158	159	182	187	175	180	168	158	157	145	122	116
Sat	61	55	62	77	94	96	110	127	155	149	144	140	153	142	131	120	115
Sun	57	57	60	82	86	86	98	113	118	131	124	123	110	100	96	93	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	141	154	141	115	118	128	125	134	159	154	159	124	107	100	78	73
Tue	59	114	149	143	124	119	130	131	140	166	171	151	146	133	100	76	77
Wed	62	125	152	142	122	112	130	124	132	144	158	166	154	130	109	104	104
Thu	103	119	170	135	104	101	122	124	120	147	150	129	140	115	110	74	70
Fri	57	109	139	130	140	158	159	182	187	175	180	168	158	157	145	122	116
Sat	61	55	62	77	94	96	110	127	155	149	144	140	153	142	131	120	115
Sun	57	57	60	82	86	86	98	113	118	131	124	123	110	100	96	93	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	141	154	141	115	118	128	125	134	159	154	159	124	107	100	78	73
Tue	59	114	149	143	124	119	130	131	140	166	171	151	146	133	100	76	77
Wed	62	125	152	142	122	112	130	124	132	144	158	166	154	130	109	104	104
Thu	103	119	170	135	104	101	122	124	120	147	150	129	140	115	110	74	70
Fri	57	109	139	130	140	158	159	182	187	175	180	168	158	157	145	122	116
Sat	61	55	62	77	94	96	110	127	155	149	144	140	153	142	131	120	115
Sun	57	57	60	82	86	86	98	113	118	131	124	123	110	100	96	93	91