Origin
Kings Point, NY
Morning in Kings Point on Tuesday
Local time
8:34 AM
EDT
Current temp
47°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
Trip from Kings Point, 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
38m
Distance
20.8 mi
33 km
Drive Score
8/10
Great drive
Same Day?
Yes, doable
Fuel Cost
$3
one way
EV Charging
Good
8 stations
Best Time to Leave
4 AM
0h 36m
★
6 AM
0h 39m
8 AM
0h 45m
10 AM
0h 41m
12 PM
0h 40m
3 PM
0h 41m
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.
Kings Point, NY
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Manhattan, NY
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Trip Overview
This short 20.8-mile drive from Kings Point, NY, to Manhattan, NY, is easily manageable as a single-day trip, taking approximately 38 minutes. The route primarily utilizes the Long Island Expressway, Middle Neck Road, and Great Neck Road, with about half of the journey on highways. With an estimated fuel cost of just $3, this is a very budget-friendly excursion. The mixed drive profile suggests you'll experience a blend of speeds and road types. Given its brevity and the focus on efficient travel between these two Northeast locations, this trip is ideal for a quick commute or an easy addition to a larger travel plan without needing an overnight stay.
Main Roads
| Road | Distance | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Long Island Expressway | 9.9 mi | 14m |
| Middle Neck Road | 2.5 mi | 4m |
| Great Neck Road | 1 mi | 1m |
| Northern Boulevard | 0.9 mi | 1m |
| Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Lower Level | 0.9 mi | 2m |
| Queensboro Plaza | 0.7 mi | <1m |
| Madison Avenue | 0.7 mi | 2m |
| Douglaston Parkway | 0.6 mi | 1m |
Longest stretch:
Long Island Expressway
— 9.9 mi, about 14m
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Kings Point, NY and Manhattan, NY.
1
Start on Wildwood Drive
29 ft
·
1 sec
·
Wildwood Drive
2
Turn right
36 ft
·
6 sec
3
Turn left
43 ft
·
1 sec
4
Turn right onto Middle Neck Road
2.5 mi
·
4 min
·
Middle Neck Road
5
Turn sharp right onto Great Neck Road
0.8 mi
·
1 min
·
Great Neck Road
Use the straight lane.
6
Continue on Great Neck Road
0.2 mi
·
31 sec
·
Great Neck Road
Use the straight / left / right lanes.
7
Turn slight right onto NY 25A
0.9 mi
·
1 min
·
Northern Boulevard
8
Turn sharp left onto Douglaston Parkway
0.6 mi
·
1 min
·
Douglaston Parkway
Use the left lane.
9
Take the ramp
523 ft
·
12 sec
Toward I 495 West: Long Island Expressway, West Manhattan
Use the straight / right lanes.
10
Keep slight left at fork
0.3 mi
·
40 sec
Toward I 495 West: Manhattan
Use the straight lane.
11
Merge onto I 495
9.9 mi
·
14 min
·
Long Island Expressway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
12
Take the exit
0.4 mi
·
43 sec
Exit 16
Toward Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Hunters Point Avenue, Greenpoint Avenue
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
13
Turn straight onto Laurel Hill Boulevard
80 ft
·
2 sec
·
Laurel Hill Boulevard
14
Keep slight right at fork onto Hunters Point Avenue
0.4 mi
·
1 min
·
Hunters Point Avenue
Use the slight left / slight right lanes.
15
Turn right onto Van Dam Street
0.4 mi
·
1 min
·
Van Dam Street
16
Continue on Van Dam Street
113 ft
·
8 sec
·
Van Dam Street
17
Turn left onto NY 25
0.4 mi
·
35 sec
·
Queens Boulevard
18
Continue on NY 25
0.7 mi
·
57 sec
·
Queensboro Plaza
19
Continue on NY 25
0.9 mi
·
2 min
·
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Lower Level
20
Keep slight right at fork onto NY 25
317 ft
·
11 sec
·
NY 25
Toward 60th Street West
Use the slight right lane.
21
Turn left onto East 60th Street
0.1 mi
·
28 sec
·
East 60th Street
22
Turn right onto 3rd Avenue
0.6 mi
·
1 min
·
3rd Avenue
Use the right lane.
23
Turn left onto East 72nd Street
0.3 mi
·
40 sec
·
East 72nd Street
Use the left lane.
24
Turn right onto Madison Avenue
0.7 mi
·
2 min
·
Madison Avenue
25
Turn left onto East 85th Street
507 ft
·
12 sec
·
East 85th Street
26
Continue on 86th Street Transverse
0.4 mi
·
1 min
·
86th Street Transverse
Toward West Side
27
Arrive at destination
86th Street Transverse
Heads-up: tricky spots
5 of 185 decision points cluster between mile 2.5 and 15.4 — GPS handles the exact turns, but know they're coming. Your lane choice matters more than the turn itself.
7
2.5 mi into trip
|
~4m in
|
Great Neck Road
Turn sharp right onto Great Neck Road
Sharp turn - reduce speed on approach. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight lane.
7
4.5 mi into trip
|
~8m in
|
Douglaston Parkway
Turn sharp left onto Douglaston Parkway
Sharp turn - reduce speed on approach. Lane positioning matters here
Use the left lane.
7
5.1 mi into trip
|
~10m in
Take the ramp toward I 495 West: Long Island Expressway, West Manhattan
Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the straight / right lanes.
Toward I 495 West: Long Island Expressway, West...
8
5.2 mi into trip
|
~10m in
Keep slight left at fork toward I 495 West: Manhattan
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight lane.
Toward I 495 West: Manhattan
8
15.4 mi into trip
|
~25m in
Take the exit toward Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Hunters Point Avenue, Greenpoint Avenue
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 16
Toward Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Hunters Point...
Fuel & Cost
Regular Gas
$3.42 one way
$6.85 round trip
$4.18/gal
25.4 MPG avg
7 kg CO2
| Fuel Type | $/gal | One Way | Round Trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| midgrade | $4.52 | $3.70 | $7.40 |
| premium | $4.92 | $4.03 | $8.06 |
| diesel | $5.61 | $4.59 | $9.18 |
No toll roads detected on this route.
Drive Cost (one way)
Fuel
$3
Estimated CO2 emission: 7.3 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.
Driving Electric?
About $2 in charging · 0 stops · 71% less CO2
| Vehicle Type | kWh | Stops | DC Fast | Home Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average EV | 6.2 | 0 | $2.18 | $1.00 |
| Efficient EV | 5.2 | 0 | $1.82 | $0.83 |
| EV Truck/SUV | 8.3 | 0 | $2.91 | $1.33 |
Gas CO2
7 kg
EV CO2
2 kg (71% 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
Morning in Manhattan on Tuesday
Local time
8:34 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
10 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
38m 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?
Expect a mixed driving experience on this 20.8-mile route. While 51% of the drive involves highway speeds, you'll also navigate local roads like Middle Neck Road and Great Neck Road. The longest uninterrupted stretch is about 9.9 miles on the Long Island Expressway, offering a period of consistent travel. As you progress, the character shifts from potentially more open highway to areas with more local traffic and intersections as you approach Manhattan. This blend means you’ll need to be adaptable to changing speed limits and driving conditions throughout the 38-minute journey.
51% highway, the rest on surface roads — varied driving throughout.
27 navigation steps total — most of the decisions cluster near the start and finish.
Longest single stretch: 9.9 mi on Long Island Expressway.
How Hard Is This Drive?
9/10
This route mixes highway mileage with some local-road sections near the start or finish. This route has several spots where lane changes, forks, or exits need your full attention. The trickiest moment comes around 2.5 miles in near Great Neck Road.
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 18 decision points packed into just 20.8 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 2.5 miles (Great Neck Road): Sharp turn - reduce speed on approach. Lane positioning matters here; at 4.5 miles (Douglaston Parkway): Sharp turn - reduce speed on approach. Lane positioning matters here; at 5.1 miles: 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 Kings Point, NY to Manhattan, NY, road signs begin pointing toward 60Th Street West along the way.
60Th Street West
18.6 mi in
|
~32m
|
via NY 25
About the Cities
Starting in Kings Point, NY
Full guide →Top landmarks
- • United States Merchant Marine Academy — U.S. service academy
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: 20.8 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 (51%). Some complex stretches to watch for.
Scenic Drive
Mixed highway & surface route profile with national parks nearby.
Frequently Asked Questions
The longest stretch is about 9.9 miles on Long Island Expressway. 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 2.5 miles (Great Neck Road): Sharp turn - reduce speed on approach. Lane positioning matters here; at 4.5 miles (Douglaston Parkway): Sharp turn - reduce speed on approach. Lane positioning matters here; at 5.1 miles: 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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