Compiled and reviewed by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 26, 2026 · Editorial standards
Drive Time
46m
Distance
21.7 mi
35 km
Drive Score
7/10
Good drive
Same Day?
Yes, doable
Fuel Cost
$4
one way
EV Charging
Good
8 stations
Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.
New Brighton, NY
Mel Audelo
Manhattan, NY
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New Brighton to Manhattan is 21.7 miles and takes about 46 minutes via Bayonne Bridge, New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension, and Holland Tunnel, with a fuel budget near $4 and enough daylight to finish in a day. This trip stays within New York, connecting Staten Island to Manhattan. It's a short drive that primarily uses surface roads after a brief highway stretch. Given the minimal distance and duration, this route is ideal for a same-day trip, allowing for flexibility without the need for overnight stays.
| Road | Distance | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Bayonne Bridge | 4.6 mi | 7m |
| New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension | 4.3 mi | 5m |
| Holland Tunnel | 1.9 mi | 4m |
| 12th Avenue | 1.8 mi | 5m |
| Henderson Avenue | 1.4 mi | 4m |
| West Street | 1.2 mi | 3m |
| Castleton Avenue | 1 mi | 2m |
| West Side Highway | 0.8 mi | 1m |
Step-by-step road directions between New Brighton, NY and Manhattan, NY.
Start on Cassidy Place
Turn left onto Henderson Avenue
Keep slight left at fork onto Henderson Avenue
Turn left onto Broadway
Turn right onto Castleton Avenue
Turn left onto Port Richmond Avenue
Turn right onto Hooker Place
Turn right onto Trantor Place
Take the ramp
Continue on NY 440
Take the exit
Merge onto Port Jersey Boulevard
Keep slight right at fork
Merge onto I 78; NJTP
Continue on I 78; NJTP
Continue on I 78
Keep slight left at fork onto I 78
Take the exit
Turn right onto Hudson Street
Turn left onto Canal Street
Turn right onto NY 9A
Continue on NY 9A
Continue on NY 9A
Continue on NY 9A
Continue on HH; NY 9A
Take the exit
Turn right onto West 79th Street
Turn left onto Broadway
Turn right onto West 86th Street
Continue on 86th Street Transverse
Arrive at destination
5 decision points cluster between mile 3.3 and 20.5 — GPS handles the exact turns, but know they're coming. Your lane choice matters more than the turn itself.
Take the ramp toward NY 440 North: Bayonne Bridge
Complex interchange - multiple decisions in a short stretch
Keep slight right at fork toward I 78 East, NJTP East: Holland Tunnel
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Keep slight left at fork onto I 78 / Holland Tunnel toward Holland Tunnel, Manhattan
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Take the exit toward West 79 Street
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here
Turn right onto West 79th Street
Lane positioning matters here
Regular Gas
$3.53 one way
$7.05 round trip
| Fuel Type | $/gal | One Way | Round Trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| midgrade | $4.47 | $3.82 | $7.63 |
| premium | $4.87 | $4.16 | $8.31 |
| diesel | $5.40 | $4.62 | $9.23 |
Estimated Tolls: $32.61
Toll estimates based on average 2024-2025 rates. EZ-Pass/SunPass discounts may lower the actual cost.
Drive Cost (one way)
Fuel
$4
Tolls
$33
Total
$36
Estimated CO2 emission: 7.6 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-20.
Driving Electric?
About $2 in charging · 0 stops · 63% less CO2
| Vehicle Type | kWh | Stops | DC Fast | Home Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average EV | 6.5 | 0 | $2.28 | $1.04 |
| Efficient EV | 5.4 | 0 | $1.90 | $0.87 |
| EV Truck/SUV | 8.7 | 0 | $3.04 | $1.39 |
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.
Current conditions at both ends of the drive.
Origin
Morning in New Brighton on Sunday
Local time
10:25 AM
EDT
Current temp
47°F
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued April 24 at 11:36AM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Destination
Morning in Manhattan on Sunday
Local time
10:25 AM
EDT
Current temp
47°F
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued April 24 at 11:36AM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Time zone
Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.
Temperature spread
Both ends of the route are sitting at about the same temperature right now.
Road read
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.
This drive covers 21.7 miles with about a 21% highway share. The longest continuous stretch on a highway-like road is 4.6 miles across the Bayonne Bridge. After the initial highway portion, you'll transition to mostly surface roads for the remainder of the trip, including navigating through the Holland Tunnel. Expect urban merging and traffic as you approach and enter Manhattan.
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 3.3 miles in.
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 22 decision points packed into just 21.7 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 46m.
Where does it get tricky?
The main spots that need attention: at 3.3 miles: Complex interchange - multiple decisions in a short stretch; at 8.7 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 13.7 miles (I 78 / Holland Tunnel): Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one.
Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.
On the drive from New Brighton, NY to Manhattan, NY, road signs begin pointing toward Njtp: Newark along the way.
Njtp: Newark
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
City content from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).
Weekend Trip
Doable as a same-day drive at 46m. Total distance: 21.7 miles.
Family Friendly
Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.
Solo Traveler
46m 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.
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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