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	36	64	82	88	88	67	66	66	71	91	86	86	85	78	63	51	48
Tue	42	77	108	92	99	82	74	72	77	86	86	86	77	69	67	60	57
Wed	38	68	85	93	90	77	67	70	74	75	87	86	84	72	62	57	53
Thu	42	67	88	93	83	79	78	77	77	81	81	87	81	74	64	60	55
Fri	42	71	86	95	88	71	90	73	86	90	96	95	92	84	86	64	60
Sat	49	39	38	45	51	53	58	54	65	70	72	88	84	80	74	80	76
Sun	55	39	40	38	37	42	45	49	56	61	69	88	89	75	78	77	69

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 36 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (16 to 41 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 36 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 36 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Manhattan?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	64	82	88	88	67	66	66	71	91	86	86	85	78	63	51	48
Tue	42	77	108	92	99	82	74	72	77	86	86	86	77	69	67	60	57
Wed	38	68	85	93	90	77	67	70	74	75	87	86	84	72	62	57	53
Thu	42	67	88	93	83	79	78	77	77	81	81	87	81	74	64	60	55
Fri	42	71	86	95	88	71	90	73	86	90	96	95	92	84	86	64	60
Sat	49	39	38	45	51	53	58	54	65	70	72	88	84	80	74	80	76
Sun	55	39	40	38	37	42	45	49	56	61	69	88	89	75	78	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	64	82	88	88	67	66	66	71	91	86	86	85	78	63	51	48
Tue	42	77	108	92	99	82	74	72	77	86	86	86	77	69	67	60	57
Wed	38	68	85	93	90	77	67	70	74	75	87	86	84	72	62	57	53
Thu	42	67	88	93	83	79	78	77	77	81	81	87	81	74	64	60	55
Fri	42	71	86	95	88	71	90	73	86	90	96	95	92	84	86	64	60
Sat	49	39	38	45	51	53	58	54	65	70	72	88	84	80	74	80	76
Sun	55	39	40	38	37	42	45	49	56	61	69	88	89	75	78	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	64	82	88	88	67	66	66	71	91	86	86	85	78	63	51	48
Tue	42	77	108	92	99	82	74	72	77	86	86	86	77	69	67	60	57
Wed	38	68	85	93	90	77	67	70	74	75	87	86	84	72	62	57	53
Thu	42	67	88	93	83	79	78	77	77	81	81	87	81	74	64	60	55
Fri	42	71	86	95	88	71	90	73	86	90	96	95	92	84	86	64	60
Sat	49	39	38	45	51	53	58	54	65	70	72	88	84	80	74	80	76
Sun	55	39	40	38	37	42	45	49	56	61	69	88	89	75	78	77	69