Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream 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	39	59	78	87	78	62	65	58	62	76	83	80	73	66	60	51	48
Tue	37	63	88	88	84	72	68	64	67	76	80	85	70	63	60	56	54
Wed	34	62	86	83	87	69	64	63	63	63	79	82	76	63	58	54	56
Thu	45	65	89	91	77	69	68	70	55	67	73	77	67	64	54	51	49
Fri	35	62	78	83	77	67	62	65	72	77	90	84	82	75	69	57	56
Sat	49	37	36	40	42	49	49	50	60	62	64	65	74	75	69	71	69
Sun	55	39	39	42	42	40	44	51	54	57	62	78	77	64	64	63	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Valley Stream to Manhattan (via Belt Pkwy West and I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (15 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream to Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valley Stream to Manhattan?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 34 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Manhattan?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

More drives

Valley Stream to The Bronx · Valley Stream to Newark · Valley Stream to Jersey City · Valley Stream to Yonkers · Valley Stream to Washington Heights · Valley Stream to Astoria · Valley Stream to Paterson · Valley Stream to Elizabeth · Valley Stream to Stamford · Valley Stream to Sheepshead Bay

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	59	78	87	78	62	65	58	62	76	83	80	73	66	60	51	48
Tue	37	63	88	88	84	72	68	64	67	76	80	85	70	63	60	56	54
Wed	34	62	86	83	87	69	64	63	63	63	79	82	76	63	58	54	56
Thu	45	65	89	91	77	69	68	70	55	67	73	77	67	64	54	51	49
Fri	35	62	78	83	77	67	62	65	72	77	90	84	82	75	69	57	56
Sat	49	37	36	40	42	49	49	50	60	62	64	65	74	75	69	71	69
Sun	55	39	39	42	42	40	44	51	54	57	62	78	77	64	64	63	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	59	78	87	78	62	65	58	62	76	83	80	73	66	60	51	48
Tue	37	63	88	88	84	72	68	64	67	76	80	85	70	63	60	56	54
Wed	34	62	86	83	87	69	64	63	63	63	79	82	76	63	58	54	56
Thu	45	65	89	91	77	69	68	70	55	67	73	77	67	64	54	51	49
Fri	35	62	78	83	77	67	62	65	72	77	90	84	82	75	69	57	56
Sat	49	37	36	40	42	49	49	50	60	62	64	65	74	75	69	71	69
Sun	55	39	39	42	42	40	44	51	54	57	62	78	77	64	64	63	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	59	78	87	78	62	65	58	62	76	83	80	73	66	60	51	48
Tue	37	63	88	88	84	72	68	64	67	76	80	85	70	63	60	56	54
Wed	34	62	86	83	87	69	64	63	63	63	79	82	76	63	58	54	56
Thu	45	65	89	91	77	69	68	70	55	67	73	77	67	64	54	51	49
Fri	35	62	78	83	77	67	62	65	72	77	90	84	82	75	69	57	56
Sat	49	37	36	40	42	49	49	50	60	62	64	65	74	75	69	71	69
Sun	55	39	39	42	42	40	44	51	54	57	62	78	77	64	64	63	57