Best Time to Drive from Port Washington to Manhattan

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 Port Washington to Manhattan 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	36	57	79	90	62	65	65	73	70	73	65	53	55	51	42	40	40
Tue	39	73	100	90	64	69	72	73	76	75	65	57	54	60	50	42	40
Wed	38	75	91	77	59	70	75	80	72	80	85	64	71	66	55	45	41
Thu	38	57	86	83	63	68	69	87	82	74	84	58	58	60	57	45	43
Fri	36	52	70	65	61	62	71	76	84	83	89	68	75	86	68	54	46
Sat	36	36	36	38	40	45	47	50	49	61	51	56	63	60	52	49	43
Sun	35	34	35	35	37	39	41	45	46	50	49	54	54	46	45	46	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Port Washington to Manhattan (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (21 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Port Washington to central Manhattan 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 Port Washington to Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Port Washington to Manhattan?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 36 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Washington to Manhattan?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

More drives

Manhattan to Port Washington (return trip) · Port Washington to Brooklyn · Port Washington to Queens · Port Washington to The Bronx

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	57	79	90	62	65	65	73	70	73	65	53	55	51	42	40	40
Tue	39	73	100	90	64	69	72	73	76	75	65	57	54	60	50	42	40
Wed	38	75	91	77	59	70	75	80	72	80	85	64	71	66	55	45	41
Thu	38	57	86	83	63	68	69	87	82	74	84	58	58	60	57	45	43
Fri	36	52	70	65	61	62	71	76	84	83	89	68	75	86	68	54	46
Sat	36	36	36	38	40	45	47	50	49	61	51	56	63	60	52	49	43
Sun	35	34	35	35	37	39	41	45	46	50	49	54	54	46	45	46	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	57	79	90	62	65	65	73	70	73	65	53	55	51	42	40	40
Tue	39	73	100	90	64	69	72	73	76	75	65	57	54	60	50	42	40
Wed	38	75	91	77	59	70	75	80	72	80	85	64	71	66	55	45	41
Thu	38	57	86	83	63	68	69	87	82	74	84	58	58	60	57	45	43
Fri	36	52	70	65	61	62	71	76	84	83	89	68	75	86	68	54	46
Sat	36	36	36	38	40	45	47	50	49	61	51	56	63	60	52	49	43
Sun	35	34	35	35	37	39	41	45	46	50	49	54	54	46	45	46	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	57	79	90	62	65	65	73	70	73	65	53	55	51	42	40	40
Tue	39	73	100	90	64	69	72	73	76	75	65	57	54	60	50	42	40
Wed	38	75	91	77	59	70	75	80	72	80	85	64	71	66	55	45	41
Thu	38	57	86	83	63	68	69	87	82	74	84	58	58	60	57	45	43
Fri	36	52	70	65	61	62	71	76	84	83	89	68	75	86	68	54	46
Sat	36	36	36	38	40	45	47	50	49	61	51	56	63	60	52	49	43
Sun	35	34	35	35	37	39	41	45	46	50	49	54	54	46	45	46	49