Origin
Flatlands, NY
Late night in Flatlands on Tuesday
Local time
5:10 AM
EDT
Current temp
56°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
Trip from Flatlands, NY to Manhattan, NY
Pin this tripCompiled and reviewed by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 21, 2026 · Editorial standards
Drive Time
35m
Distance
15.3 mi
25 km
Drive Score
6/10
Good drive
Same Day?
Yes, doable
Fuel Cost
$3
one way
EV Charging
Unknown
Best Time to Leave
4 AM
0h 33m
★
6 AM
0h 36m
8 AM
0h 42m
10 AM
0h 38m
12 PM
0h 37m
3 PM
0h 38m
5 PM
0h 42m
8 PM
0h 34m
Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.
Flatlands, NY
Renan Tagliaferro
Manhattan, NY
Wikimedia Commons
Trip Overview
Flatlands, NY to Manhattan, NY is 15.3 miles and takes about 35 minutes via Kings Highway, with a fuel budget near $3 and enough daylight to finish in a day. This trip is entirely within New York, making it a convenient local drive. Expect a route with frequent turns as you navigate through urban and suburban areas. With only a 6% highway share, this is primarily a local road experience. This journey is well-suited for a single-day trip, offering a straightforward transit between two points within the same metropolitan area.
Main Roads
| Road | Distance | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Kings Highway | 3 mi | 5m |
| Fresh Pond Road | 1.5 mi | 3m |
| Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Lower Level | 0.9 mi | 2m |
| Cooper Street | 0.8 mi | 2m |
| Rockaway Avenue | 0.7 mi | 1m |
| Queensboro Plaza | 0.7 mi | <1m |
| Cooper Avenue | 0.7 mi | 1m |
| Madison Avenue | 0.7 mi | 2m |
Longest stretch:
Kings Highway
— 3 mi, about 5m
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Flatlands, NY and Manhattan, NY.
1
Start on this road
100 ft
·
10 sec
·
this road
2
Turn right onto Harden Street
155 ft
·
12 sec
·
Harden Street
3
Turn right onto Avenue M
206 ft
·
9 sec
·
Avenue M
4
Turn right onto Flatbush Avenue
0.1 mi
·
32 sec
·
Flatbush Avenue
5
Turn right onto Kings Highway
3.0 mi
·
5 min
·
Kings Highway
Use the straight lane.
6
Continue on Tapscott Street
0.2 mi
·
22 sec
·
Tapscott Street
7
Continue on Howard Avenue
0.3 mi
·
34 sec
·
Howard Avenue
Use the straight / right lanes.
8
Turn right onto Eastern Parkway
0.5 mi
·
59 sec
·
Eastern Parkway
Use the right lane.
9
Turn left onto Rockaway Avenue
0.7 mi
·
1 min
·
Rockaway Avenue
Use the straight / left lanes.
10
Continue on Cooper Street
0.8 mi
·
2 min
·
Cooper Street
11
Continue on Cooper Avenue
0.4 mi
·
47 sec
·
Cooper Avenue
Use the straight / left lanes.
12
Continue on Cooper Avenue
0.3 mi
·
31 sec
·
Cooper Avenue
13
Turn slight left onto 62nd Street
0.2 mi
·
1 min
·
62nd Street
14
At end of road, turn left onto Myrtle Avenue
335 ft
·
11 sec
·
Myrtle Avenue
15
Turn right onto Fresh Pond Road
1.5 mi
·
3 min
·
Fresh Pond Road
Use the straight / left / right lanes.
16
At end of road, turn right onto Flushing Avenue
0.2 mi
·
17 sec
·
Flushing Avenue
17
Turn straight onto Grand Avenue
0.1 mi
·
21 sec
·
Grand Avenue
18
Turn left onto Hamilton Place
0.2 mi
·
27 sec
·
Hamilton Place
19
Turn left onto Borden Avenue
0.2 mi
·
29 sec
·
Borden Avenue
20
Continue on Queens-Midtown Expressway
0.2 mi
·
42 sec
·
Queens-Midtown Expressway
Use the straight lane.
21
Take the ramp
0.7 mi
·
1 min
Toward I 495 West: Long Island Expressway, Manhattan
Use the slight left lane.
22
Keep slight left at fork
0.5 mi
·
49 sec
Toward I 495 West: Midtown Tunnel, Manhattan
Use the slight left lane.
23
Merge onto I 495
0.2 mi
·
16 sec
·
Long Island Expressway
24
Take the exit
0.2 mi
·
43 sec
Exit 15
Toward Van Dam Street
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
25
Turn right onto Van Dam Street
0.5 mi
·
1 min
·
Van Dam Street
26
Continue on Van Dam Street
113 ft
·
8 sec
·
Van Dam Street
27
Turn left onto NY 25
0.4 mi
·
35 sec
·
Queens Boulevard
28
Continue on NY 25
0.7 mi
·
57 sec
·
Queensboro Plaza
29
Continue on NY 25
0.9 mi
·
2 min
·
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Lower Level
30
Keep slight right at fork onto NY 25
317 ft
·
11 sec
·
NY 25
Toward 60th Street West
Use the slight right lane.
31
Turn left onto East 60th Street
0.1 mi
·
28 sec
·
East 60th Street
32
Turn right onto 3rd Avenue
0.6 mi
·
1 min
·
3rd Avenue
Use the right lane.
33
Turn left onto East 72nd Street
0.3 mi
·
40 sec
·
East 72nd Street
Use the left lane.
34
Turn right onto Madison Avenue
0.7 mi
·
2 min
·
Madison Avenue
35
Turn left onto East 85th Street
507 ft
·
12 sec
·
East 85th Street
36
Continue on 86th Street Transverse
0.4 mi
·
1 min
·
86th Street Transverse
Toward West Side
37
Arrive at destination
86th Street Transverse
Heads-up: tricky spots
5 of 245 decision points cluster between mile 0.2 and 13.1 — GPS handles the exact turns, but know they're coming. Your lane choice matters more than the turn itself.
6
0.2 mi into trip
|
~1m in
|
Kings Highway
Turn right onto Kings Highway
Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight lane.
6
9 mi into trip
|
~20m in
Take the ramp toward I 495 West: Long Island Expressway, Manhattan
Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the slight left lane.
Toward I 495 West: Long Island Expressway, Manh...
8
9.8 mi into trip
|
~21m in
Keep slight left at fork toward I 495 West: Midtown Tunnel, Manhattan
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the slight left lane.
Toward I 495 West: Midtown Tunnel, Manhattan
8
10.5 mi into trip
|
~23m in
Take the exit toward Van Dam Street
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
Exit 15
Toward Van Dam Street
7
13.1 mi into trip
|
~29m in
|
NY 25
Keep slight right at fork onto NY 25 toward 60th Street West
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the slight right lane.
Toward 60th Street West
Fuel & Cost
Regular Gas
$2.52 one way
$5.04 round trip
$4.18/gal
25.4 MPG avg
5 kg CO2
| Fuel Type | $/gal | One Way | Round Trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| midgrade | $4.52 | $2.72 | $5.45 |
| premium | $4.92 | $2.97 | $5.93 |
| diesel | $5.61 | $3.38 | $6.76 |
No toll roads detected on this route.
Drive Cost (one way)
Fuel
$3
Estimated CO2 emission: 5.4 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.
Driving Electric?
About $2 in charging · 0 stops · 60% less CO2
| Vehicle Type | kWh | Stops | DC Fast | Home Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average EV | 4.6 | 0 | $1.61 | $0.73 |
| Efficient EV | 3.8 | 0 | $1.34 | $0.61 |
| EV Truck/SUV | 6.1 | 0 | $2.14 | $0.98 |
Gas CO2
5 kg
EV CO2
2 kg (60% 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.
Destination
Manhattan, NY
Late night in Manhattan on Tuesday
Local time
5:10 AM
EDT
Current temp
57°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
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
1 degrees warmer at arrival
A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.
Road read
35m on the road
Use the two city cards together: check the sky where you start, then compare it with the local time and temperature at arrival.
Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.
What kind of drive is this?
This route is characterized as a 'turn-heavy local drive,' with only 6% of the journey on highways. Your longest uninterrupted stretch will be approximately 3 miles along Kings Highway. As you progress, you'll transition through various local streets, utilizing roads like Fresh Pond Road and eventually making your way onto the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Lower Level. The driving experience will likely involve frequent adjustments in speed and direction, reflecting its urban and local road nature rather than long, open highway stretches.
Only 6% highway — the rest is turn-by-turn surface driving.
37 navigation steps total — most of the decisions cluster near the start and finish.
Longest single stretch: 3 mi on Kings Highway.
How Hard Is This Drive?
8/10
Expect a hands-on drive with frequent turns and local roads rather than long highway stretches. This route has several spots where lane changes, forks, or exits need your full attention. The trickiest moment comes around 0.2 miles in near Kings Highway.
Driving Effort
8/10
Focused - busy navigation packed into a short drive
Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.
This is a short but busy drive. With 24 decision points packed into just 15.3 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 35m.
Where does it get tricky?
The main spots that need attention: at 0.2 miles (Kings Highway): Lane positioning matters here; at 9 miles: Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 9.8 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one.
Towns Mentioned on Route Signs
Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.
Towns Mentioned on Route Signs
Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.
On the drive from Flatlands, NY to Manhattan, NY, road signs begin pointing toward 60Th Street West along the way.
60Th Street West
13.1 mi in
|
~29m
|
via NY 25
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 35m. Total distance: 15.3 miles.
Family Friendly
Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.
Solo Traveler
35m drive, comfortable solo distance.
EV Driver
0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.
Scenic Drive
Mostly surface roads route profile with national parks nearby.
Frequently Asked Questions
The longest stretch is about 3 miles on Kings Highway. The full list of main roads is in the Roads section above.
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 0.2 miles (Kings Highway): Lane positioning matters here; at 9 miles: Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 9.8 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one.
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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