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Trip from Blauvelt, NY to Manhattan, NY

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Compiled and reviewed by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 26, 2026 · Editorial standards

Drive Time

38m

Distance

24 mi

39 km

Drive Score

6/10

Good drive

Same Day?

Yes, doable

Fuel Cost

$4

one way

EV Charging

Unknown

Best Time to Leave

Save up to 10 min
4 AM
0h 36m ★
6 AM
0h 39m
8 AM
0h 46m
10 AM
0h 41m
12 PM
0h 41m
3 PM
0h 42m
5 PM
0h 45m
8 PM
0h 37m

Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.

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Downtown Blauvelt, NY, NY

Blauvelt, NY

Renan Tagliaferro

borough of New York City, New York, United States

Manhattan, NY

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Trip Overview

Blauvelt, NY to Manhattan, NY is 24 miles and takes about 38m via Palisades Interstate Parkway and Henry Hudson Parkway, with a fuel budget near $4 and enough daylight to finish in a day. This trip stays entirely within New York, moving from the Northeast region to the Northeast region. It's a short hop, mostly on major parkways and highways, making it a straightforward commute or a quick transfer. Consider this route when you need to get from the suburban areas north of the city into Manhattan efficiently.

Main Roads

Road Distance Duration
Palisades Interstate Parkway 13.7 mi 19m
Henry Hudson Parkway 4.2 mi 6m
NY 303 2.2 mi 3m
I 95 EXPR 0.5 mi <1m
George Washington Bridge (upper level) 0.5 mi <1m
Erie Street East 0.4 mi 1m
West 86th Street 0.4 mi 1m
Broadway 0.4 mi <1m
Longest stretch: Palisades Interstate Parkway — 13.7 mi, about 19m

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Blauvelt, NY and Manhattan, NY.

1

Start on Erie Street East

0.4 mi · 1 min · Erie Street East
2

Turn right onto NY 303

2.2 mi · 3 min · NY 303
Use the straight / left lanes.
3

Take the ramp

0.2 mi · 30 sec
Toward Palisades Interstate Parkway South
4

Merge onto Palisades Interstate Parkway

14 mi · 19 min · Palisades Interstate Parkway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
5

Merge onto I 95 EXPR; US 1 EXPR; US 9 EXPR

0.5 mi · 52 sec · I 95 EXPR; US 1 EXPR; US 9 EXPR
6

Continue on I 95; US 1; US 9

0.5 mi · 45 sec · George Washington Bridge (upper level)
7

Take the exit onto US 9

0.1 mi · 13 sec · US 9
Exit 1A Toward NY 9A: Henry Hudson Parkway, West 178th Street Use the straight / slight right lanes.
8

Keep slight right at fork

0.3 mi · 42 sec
Toward NY 9A: Henry Hudson Parkway Use the straight / slight right lanes.
9

Keep slight left at fork

0.4 mi · 47 sec
Toward NY 9A South: Henry Hudson Parkway, Downtown Use the straight lane.
10

Merge onto HH; NY 9A

4.2 mi · 6 min · Henry Hudson Parkway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
11

Take the exit

0.2 mi · 27 sec
Toward Boat Basin, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, Children's Museum Of Manhattan, JCC in Manhattan, Lincoln Center, New York Historical Society, New York Institute of Technology Use the straight / slight right lanes.
12

Continue on West 79th Street

0.2 mi · 51 sec · West 79th Street
Use the straight / right lanes.
13

Turn left onto Broadway

0.4 mi · 56 sec · Broadway
14

Turn right onto West 86th Street

0.4 mi · 1 min · West 86th Street
15

Continue on 86th Street Transverse

0.2 mi · 35 sec · 86th Street Transverse
Toward East Side Use the straight / left lanes.
16

Arrive at destination

86th Street Transverse

Heads-up: tricky spots

5 of 12

5 decision points cluster between mile 0.4 and 22.6 — GPS handles the exact turns, but know they're coming. Your lane choice matters more than the turn itself.

6
0.4 mi into trip | ~1m in | NY 303

Turn right onto NY 303

Lane positioning matters here

Use the straight / left lanes.
8
17.5 mi into trip | ~26m in | US 9

Take the exit onto US 9 toward NY 9A: Henry Hudson Parkway, West 178th Street

Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one

Use the straight / slight right lanes. Exit 1A Toward NY 9A: Henry Hudson Parkway, West 178th...
7
17.6 mi into trip | ~26m in

Keep slight right at fork toward NY 9A: Henry Hudson Parkway

Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here

Use the straight / slight right lanes. Toward NY 9A: Henry Hudson Parkway
8
17.9 mi into trip | ~27m in

Keep slight left at fork toward NY 9A South: Henry Hudson Parkway, Downtown

Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one

Use the straight lane. Toward NY 9A South: Henry Hudson Parkway, Downt...
7
22.6 mi into trip | ~34m in

Take the exit toward Boat Basin, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, Children's Museum Of Manhattan, JCC in Manhattan, Lincoln Center, New York Historical Society, New York Institute of Technology

Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one

Use the straight / slight right lanes. Toward Boat Basin, Metropolitan Museum of Art,...

Fuel & Cost

Regular Gas

$3.90 one way

$7.80 round trip

$4.13/gal 25.4 MPG avg 8 kg CO2
Fuel Type $/gal One Way Round Trip
midgrade $4.47 $4.22 $8.44
premium $4.87 $4.60 $9.20
diesel $5.40 $5.11 $10.21

Estimated Tolls: $16.00

George Washington Bridge $16.00

Toll estimates based on average 2024-2025 rates. EZ-Pass/SunPass discounts may lower the actual cost.

Drive Cost (one way)

Fuel

$4

Tolls

$16

Total

$20

Estimated CO2 emission: 8.4 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-20.

Driving Electric?

About $3 in charging · 0 stops · 63% less CO2

Vehicle Type kWh Stops DC Fast Home Charge
Average EV 7.2 0 $2.52 $1.15
Efficient EV 6 0 $2.10 $0.96
EV Truck/SUV 9.6 0 $3.36 $1.54

Gas CO2

8 kg

EV CO2

3 kg (63% less)

This trip is well within single-charge range for most EVs. No charging stops needed if you start fully charged.

DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.

Travel Intel

Current conditions at both ends of the drive.

Forecast as of Apr 26, 2026

Origin

Blauvelt, NY

Morning in Blauvelt on Sunday

Local time

8:44 AM

EDT

Current temp

41°F

Rain Showers

NE 6 mph 90% chance Live forecast

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued April 26 at 12:24AM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued April 25 at 8:05PM EDT until April 26 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

Destination

Manhattan, NY

Morning in Manhattan on Sunday

Local time

8:44 AM

EDT

Current temp

41°F

Rain Showers

E 9 mph 98% chance Live forecast

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued April 26 at 12:24AM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued April 25 at 8:05PM EDT until April 26 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

Time zone

Same local time

Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.

Temperature spread

Very similar conditions

Both ends of the route are sitting at about the same temperature right now.

Road read

38m on the road

The weather snapshot is not static. If you are leaving later, give both cities one more quick forecast check before departure.

Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.

What kind of drive is this?

You'll spend about 86% of your 24 miles on highway, with the longest continuous stretch being 13.7 miles on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Expect a mostly highway profile for the majority of the trip. The transition to surface roads will occur as you approach Manhattan, indicated by a denser pattern of exits and merging traffic.

86% highway — fuel and pacing are the main things to plan.
16 navigation steps total — most of the decisions cluster near the start and finish.
Longest single stretch: 13.7 mi on Palisades Interstate Parkway.

How Hard Is This Drive?

9/10

This is a straightforward highway drive that stays mostly on Palisades Interstate Parkway and Henry Hudson Parkway. This route has several spots where lane changes, forks, or exits need your full attention. The trickiest moment comes around 0.4 miles in near NY 303.

Driving Effort 9/10

Focused - lots of decisions in a short distance, but it is over quickly

Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.

This is a short but busy drive. With 12 decision points packed into just 24 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 38m.

Where does it get tricky?

The main spots that need attention: at 0.4 miles (NY 303): Lane positioning matters here; at 17.5 miles (US 9): Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 17.6 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here.

Towns Mentioned on Route Signs

Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.

Between Blauvelt, NY and Manhattan, NY, road signs point toward Palisades Interstate Parkway South, Downtown, Boat Basin, Metropolitan Museum Of Art, American Museum Of Natural History and Children's Museum Of Manhattan - among others.

Palisades Interstate Parkway South

2.6 mi in | ~5m

Downtown

17.9 mi in | ~27m

Boat Basin

22.6 mi in | ~34m

Metropolitan Museum Of Art

22.6 mi in | ~34m

American Museum Of Natural History

22.6 mi in | ~34m

Children's Museum Of Manhattan

22.6 mi in | ~34m

Jcc In Manhattan

22.6 mi in | ~34m

Lincoln Center

22.6 mi in | ~34m

New York Historical Society

22.6 mi in | ~34m

New York Institute Of Technology

22.6 mi in | ~34m

Detours Along the Way

Tagged by where each one fits in your drive — first break, midpoint, final stretch.

Niko Coffee

Cafe

Near the end, right off the route

35min in 0.6 mi from route ~1 min detour

Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-19:00; Sa,Su 07:00-18:00

Visit website

Le Pain Quotidien

Cafe

Near the end, right off the route

39min in 0.6 mi from route ~2 min detour

Cuisine: coffee_shop

Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa, Su 07:30-19:00

Visit website

Starbucks

Cafe

Near the end, right off the route

35min in 0.6 mi from route ~2 min detour

New York, NY

Cuisine: coffee_shop

Hours: Mo-Fr 05:00-20:30; Sa-Su 06:00-20:30

Visit website

City Market Cafe

Cafe

Near the end, right off the route

39min in 0.5 mi from route ~1 min detour

Starbucks

Cafe

Near the end, short detour

39min in 1.8 mi from route ~5 min detour

New York, NY

Cuisine: coffee_shop

Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-21:00; Sa 07:00-21:00; Su 07...

Visit website

Toasties

Cafe

Near the end, short detour

39min in 2 mi from route ~5 min detour

New York, NY

Cuisine: sandwich

Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-19:00; Sa 08:00-16:00

Visit website

Le Monde

Restaurant

Near the end, right off the route

35min in 0.4 mi from route ~1 min detour

New York, NY

Cuisine: french;loire_valley

Visit website

Giovanni

Restaurant

Near the end, right off the route

39min in 0.4 mi from route ~1 min detour

New York, NY

Cuisine: italian

Visit website

Sweetgreen

Fast_food

Near the end, right off the route

35min in 0.5 mi from route ~1 min detour

New York, NY

Cuisine: salad

Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-22:00

Visit website

Trudy's Ice Cream

Restaurant

Near the end, right off the route

35min in 0.6 mi from route ~2 min detour

New York, NY

Cuisine: dessert

Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-21:00; Sa-Su 11:00-21:00

Visit website

Five Guys

Fast_food

Near the end, short detour

39min in 1.6 mi from route ~4 min detour

New York, NY

Cuisine: burger

Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00

Visit website

The Inwood Farm

Restaurant

Around the midpoint, short detour

22min in 1.8 mi from route ~5 min detour

New York

Cuisine: american

Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-22:30; Sa 07:00-23:00; Su 08...

Visit website

Sol Bloom Playground

Park

Near the end, right off the route

39min in 0.4 mi from route ~1 min detour

Westview Place Park

Park

Later in the drive, right off the route

26min in 0.6 mi from route ~2 min detour

Donnellan Square

Park

Later in the drive, right off the route

30min in 0.8 mi from route ~2 min detour

Tackamack Park

Park

Near the start, right off the route

0.8 mi from route ~2 min detour

Tenafly Nature Center

Park

Around the midpoint, right off the route

17min in 0.8 mi from route ~2 min detour

Churchill Nature Preserve

Park

Around the midpoint, right off the route

22min in 0.9 mi from route ~2 min detour

Firemen's Memorial

Memorial

Near the end, right off the route

35min in 0.3 mi from route ~1 min detour
Visit website

Riverside-West 105th Street Historic District

District

Near the end, right off the route

35min in 0.2 mi from route ~1 min detour

Audubon Terrace Historic District

District

Later in the drive, right off the route

30min in 0.3 mi from route ~1 min detour

Alice in Wonderland

Artwork

Near the end, right off the route

39min in 0.6 mi from route ~2 min detour
Visit website

Beacon Theater

Building

Near the end, right off the route

39min in 0.8 mi from route ~2 min detour

New York, NY

Visit website

Joan of Arc Memorial

Artwork

Near the end, right off the route

35min in 0.7 mi from route ~2 min detour
Visit website

Hotel Belleclaire

Hotel

Near the end, right off the route

39min in 0.8 mi from route ~2 min detour

New York, NY

Visit website

Hotel Churchill

Hotel

Near the end, right off the route

39min in 0.9 mi from route ~2 min detour

NY

Amsterdam Inn

Hotel

Near the end, right off the route

39min in 0.8 mi from route ~2 min detour

Mandarin Oriental

Hotel

Near the end, short detour

39min in 1.4 mi from route ~3 min detour

New York, NY

Visit website

West Gate Inn

Motel

Near the start, short detour

2.5 mi from route ~6 min detour

Nyack, NY

Visit website

Country Inn & Suites by Carlson

Hotel

Near the end, short detour

39min in 2.6 mi from route ~6 min detour

NY

Points of interest from OpenStreetMap contributors. Listings may not reflect current hours or availability.

About the Cities

Arriving in Manhattan, NY

Full guide →

Founded 1624

Wall Street. Madison Avenue. 34th Street. Broadway. Times Square. Manhattan is so well known that even the names of its streets have become iconic and understood the world over. This long, thin island is only one of New York City's five boroughs, but it's Manhattan that has the concrete canyons and the inimitable skyline; Manhattan that has the world's brightest theater district; Manhattan that has Central Park, Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, and the Met; and Manhattan that includes iconic neighborhoods like Harlem, the Upper East Side, Times Square, and Greenwich Village. The rest of New York City has much to see and do, but it's Manhattan that represents the city—and sometimes the entire United States—to the world. You could spend a month on this tiny island and still not see all there is to see.

Top landmarks

  • • Empire State Building — skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, USA

City content from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).

Who Is This Route For?

Weekend Trip

Doable as a same-day drive at 38m. Total distance: 24 miles.

Family Friendly

Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.

Solo Traveler

38m drive, comfortable solo distance.

EV Driver

0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.

First-Time Driver

Mostly highway driving (86%). Some complex stretches to watch for.

Frequently Asked Questions

The longest stretch is about 13.7 miles on Palisades Interstate Parkway. The full list of main roads is in the Roads section above.

Expect about $16.00 in tolls one way, starting with George Washington Bridge. Most Northeast and Midwest toll agencies accept E-ZPass; in the West and Texas, transponders like TxTag or FasTrak apply. If you do not have a transponder, cashless tolling plates will mail a bill to the vehicle's registered address — usually with a surcharge, so a rental-car toll pass is often cheaper than paying by mail.

It helps. This route has a higher-than-average number of complex decision points, which get harder in the dark. If the last hour of the trip is on surface roads or mountain grades, aim to arrive at Manhattan, NY before sunset when you can. Check the Trip Plan for departure windows that land you in daylight.

Yes. At under 2 hours behind the wheel, this works well for families — plan one quick stop if you have younger kids.

The main spots that need attention: at 0.4 miles (NY 303): Lane positioning matters here; at 17.5 miles (US 9): Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 17.6 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here.

Yes — General Grant National Memorial, Hamilton Grange National Memorial and Stonewall National Monument (6 total within detour distance). See the National Parks section for detour distances and tips on detours.

Yes. A round trip is manageable in a single day if you plan a break at Manhattan, NY before heading back.

How this page is built

Compiled by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy from open government datasets — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for geometry, EIA for fuel prices, and NPS for national parks. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.

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