Origin
New Dorp Beach, NY
Late night in New Dorp Beach on Sunday
Local time
5:29 AM
EDT
Current temp
47°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
Trip from New Dorp Beach, NY to Manhattan, NY
Pin this tripCompiled and reviewed by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 26, 2026 · Editorial standards
Drive Time
46m
Distance
21.1 mi
34 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 43m
★
6 AM
0h 47m
8 AM
0h 55m
10 AM
0h 50m
12 PM
0h 49m
3 PM
0h 50m
5 PM
0h 54m
8 PM
0h 45m
Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.
New Dorp Beach, NY
Sarah O'Shea
Manhattan, NY
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Trip Overview
Traveling from New Dorp Beach to Manhattan covers approximately 23.6 miles and typically takes about 54 minutes. Because this trip is short and located entirely within New York, it is perfectly suited for a single-day excursion. You can expect to spend about $4 on fuel for the journey, making it a very affordable commute or day trip. While you won't need to worry about overnight logistics, keep in mind that this route is a local drive rather than a high-speed interstate haul. It serves as a straightforward connection between the outer borough coast and the heart of the city.
Main Roads
| Road | Distance | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Gowanus Expressway | 5.5 mi | 8m |
| Hylan Boulevard | 2.8 mi | 7m |
| West Street | 2.4 mi | 6m |
| 12th Avenue | 1.8 mi | 5m |
| Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge | 1.3 mi | 1m |
| Staten Island Expressway | 0.9 mi | 1m |
| West Side Highway | 0.8 mi | 1m |
| New Dorp Lane | 0.5 mi | 1m |
Longest stretch:
Gowanus Expressway
— 5.5 mi, about 8m
Traffic on I-278
Hour-of-day weekday pattern from 12 FHWA count stations on your route.
Peak
4 PM
~3,452 veh/hr typical
Quietest
2 AM
~674 veh/hr
Peak-to-quiet ratio
5.1×
busier at peak than in the quiet hours
12a
6a
noon
6p
11p
Averaged across 34 weeks of 2023 FHWA Travel Monitoring Analysis System data. Weekday hours only (Mon–Fri).
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between New Dorp Beach, NY and Manhattan, NY.
1
Start on Beacon Place
102 ft
·
11 sec
·
Beacon Place
2
Turn left onto Finley Avenue
0.1 mi
·
25 sec
·
Finley Avenue
3
Turn left onto New Dorp Lane
0.5 mi
·
1 min
·
New Dorp Lane
4
Turn right onto Hylan Boulevard
2.7 mi
·
7 min
·
Hylan Boulevard
Use the left / straight lanes.
5
Turn left onto Steuben Street
0.4 mi
·
1 min
·
Steuben Street
Use the left lane.
6
Continue on Hylan Boulevard
512 ft
·
18 sec
·
Hylan Boulevard
7
Turn right onto Narrows Road South
147 ft
·
3 sec
·
Narrows Road South
8
Take the ramp
0.2 mi
·
30 sec
Toward I 278 Toll East: Verrazano Bridge, Brooklyn
Use the slight left / straight lanes.
9
Merge onto I 278
0.1 mi
·
12 sec
·
Staten Island Expressway
10
Keep slight left at fork onto I 278
0.7 mi
·
1 min
·
Staten Island Expressway
Toward Upper Level
11
Continue on I 278
1.3 mi
·
1 min
·
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
12
Continue on I 278
5.5 mi
·
8 min
·
Gowanus Expressway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
13
Keep slight left at fork
2.3 mi
·
4 min
Exit 25
Toward Hugh L Carey Tunnel, Manhattan
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
14
Keep slight right at fork
230 ft
·
10 sec
Toward NY 9A North: West Street, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, George Washington Bridge
Use the right lane.
15
At end of road, turn right onto NY 9A
2.4 mi
·
6 min
·
West Street
Use the right lane.
16
Continue on NY 9A
0.4 mi
·
1 min
·
11th Avenue
Use the straight lane.
17
Continue on NY 9A
1.8 mi
·
5 min
·
12th Avenue
Use the straight / right lanes.
18
Continue on NY 9A
0.8 mi
·
1 min
·
West Side Highway
19
Continue on HH; NY 9A
0.2 mi
·
13 sec
·
Henry Hudson Parkway
20
Take the exit
0.2 mi
·
27 sec
Toward West 79 Street
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
21
Turn right onto West 79th Street
0.2 mi
·
35 sec
·
West 79th Street
Use the right lane.
22
Turn left onto Broadway
0.4 mi
·
56 sec
·
Broadway
23
Turn right onto West 86th Street
0.4 mi
·
1 min
·
West 86th Street
24
Continue on 86th Street Transverse
0.2 mi
·
35 sec
·
86th Street Transverse
Toward East Side
Use the straight / left lanes.
25
Arrive at destination
86th Street Transverse
Heads-up: tricky spots
5 of 155 decision points cluster between mile 0.6 and 19.7 — GPS handles the exact turns, but know they're coming. Your lane choice matters more than the turn itself.
6
0.6 mi into trip
|
~2m in
|
Hylan Boulevard
Turn right onto Hylan Boulevard
Lane positioning matters here
Use the left / straight lanes.
7
3.8 mi into trip
|
~11m in
Take the ramp toward I 278 Toll East: Verrazano Bridge, Brooklyn
Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the slight left / straight lanes.
Toward I 278 Toll East: Verrazano Bridge, Brook...
9
11.8 mi into trip
|
~23m in
Keep slight left at fork toward Hugh L Carey Tunnel, Manhattan
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
Exit 25
Toward Hugh L Carey Tunnel, Manhattan
8
14.1 mi into trip
|
~27m in
Keep slight right at fork toward NY 9A North: West Street, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, George Washington Bridge
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the right lane.
Toward NY 9A North: West Street, Holland Tunnel...
7
19.7 mi into trip
|
~42m in
Take the exit toward West 79 Street
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
Toward West 79 Street
Fuel & Cost
Regular Gas
$3.43 one way
$6.86 round trip
$4.13/gal
25.4 MPG avg
7 kg CO2
| Fuel Type | $/gal | One Way | Round Trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| midgrade | $4.47 | $3.71 | $7.42 |
| premium | $4.87 | $4.04 | $8.08 |
| diesel | $5.40 | $4.49 | $8.98 |
No toll roads detected on this route.
Drive Cost (one way)
Fuel
$3
Estimated CO2 emission: 7.4 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-20.
Driving Electric?
About $2 in charging · 0 stops · 71% less CO2
| Vehicle Type | kWh | Stops | DC Fast | Home Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average EV | 6.3 | 0 | $2.22 | $1.01 |
| Efficient EV | 5.3 | 0 | $1.85 | $0.84 |
| EV Truck/SUV | 8.4 | 0 | $2.95 | $1.35 |
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
Late night in Manhattan on Sunday
Local time
5:29 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
6 degrees cooler at arrival
A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.
Road read
46m 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?
Expect a turn-heavy local drive as you navigate your way toward Manhattan. Unlike an interstate trek, this route features zero highway miles, meaning you will be dealing with urban traffic patterns and frequent turns throughout the 54-minute duration. The road’s personality is defined by its local nature, requiring your full attention as you transition between neighborhoods. Because there are no long, uninterrupted stretches, the pace remains consistent but demanding. You should prepare for a drive that prioritizes navigation through local streets over the ease of highway cruising.
31% highway, the rest on surface roads — varied driving throughout.
25 navigation steps total — most of the decisions cluster near the start and finish.
Longest single stretch: 5.5 mi on Gowanus 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 0.6 miles in near Hylan Boulevard.
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 15 decision points packed into just 21.1 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 0.6 miles (Hylan Boulevard): Lane positioning matters here; at 3.8 miles: Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 11.8 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.
Between New Dorp Beach, NY and Manhattan, NY, road signs point toward Brooklyn and Upper Level.
Brooklyn
3.8 mi in
|
~11m
Upper Level
4.2 mi in
|
~12m
|
via I 278
About the Cities
Starting in New Dorp Beach, NY
Full guide →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
This 21.1-mile drive is a perfect same-day round trip for a weekend getaway, easily doable in under an hour each way without breaks.
Family Friendly
This 21.1-mile trip is short enough for kids, but the 9/10 complexity rating means parents should be prepared for some potentially stressful navigation.
Solo Traveler
While the 46-minute drive is comfortable for a solo traveler, the 9/10 complexity rating suggests you'll need to stay focused on navigation.
EV Driver
At only 21.1 miles, this route is absolutely doable on a single charge for an EV, with plenty of charging options likely available in Manhattan.
First-Time Driver
Mostly highway driving (31%). 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 5.5 miles on Gowanus 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 0.6 miles (Hylan Boulevard): Lane positioning matters here; at 3.8 miles: Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 11.8 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one.
Yes — African Burial Ground National Monument, Castle Clinton National Monument and Federal Hall National Memorial (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, NPS for national parks, and FHWA TMAS for hourly traffic volumes. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.
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