Origin
Rye, NY
Morning in Rye on Tuesday
Local time
8:13 AM
EDT
Current temp
47°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
Trip from Rye, 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
42m
Distance
25.1 mi
40 km
Drive Score
7/10
Good drive
Same Day?
Yes, doable
Fuel Cost
$4
one way
EV Charging
Unknown
Best Time to Leave
4 AM
0h 39m
★
6 AM
0h 43m
8 AM
0h 50m
10 AM
0h 45m
12 PM
0h 44m
3 PM
0h 45m
5 PM
0h 49m
8 PM
0h 40m
Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.
Rye, NY
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Manhattan, NY
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Trip Overview
Rye, NY to Manhattan, NY is 25.1 miles and takes about 42m via New England Thruway, Bruckner Expressway, and FDR Drive, with a fuel budget near $4 and enough daylight to finish in a day. This trip stays within New York, traversing the Northeast region. You'll primarily be on surface roads, with a significant portion on major highways before entering the urban landscape of Manhattan. Given its short distance and manageable duration, this route is ideal for a single-day excursion, whether you're commuting or heading into the city for an event.
Main Roads
| Road | Distance | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| New England Thruway | 12.3 mi | 17m |
| Bruckner Expressway | 7.1 mi | 10m |
| FDR Drive | 1.2 mi | 2m |
| East 96th Street | 0.7 mi | 2m |
| Boston Post Road | 0.6 mi | <1m |
| 5th Avenue | 0.6 mi | 2m |
| Robert F. Kennedy Bridge | 0.5 mi | 1m |
| 86th Street Transverse | 0.4 mi | 1m |
Longest stretch:
New England Thruway
— 12.3 mi, about 17m
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Rye, NY and Manhattan, NY.
1
Start on US 1
0.6 mi
·
55 sec
·
Boston Post Road
2
Turn right onto Old Post Road
0.2 mi
·
51 sec
·
Old Post Road
3
Turn right
0.2 mi
·
43 sec
4
Turn straight onto Playland Parkway
0.1 mi
·
14 sec
·
Playland Parkway
5
Keep slight left at fork
0.3 mi
·
38 sec
Toward I 95 South
Use the straight lane.
6
Merge onto I 95
12 mi
·
17 min
·
New England Thruway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
7
Continue on I 95
1.3 mi
·
2 min
·
Bruckner Expressway
Use the straight / right lanes.
8
Keep slight right at fork onto I 95
0.6 mi
·
54 sec
·
Bruckner Expressway
Toward I 95 South: George Washington Bridge
Use the slight left / slight right lanes.
9
Keep slight left at fork onto I 278
5.2 mi
·
7 min
·
Bruckner Expressway
Toward I 278 West: Bruckner Expressway, RFK Bridge, Manhattan
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
10
Continue on I 278
0.2 mi
·
20 sec
·
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
11
Take the exit
0.3 mi
·
38 sec
Exit 46
Toward Manhattan, FDR Drive
Use the right lane.
12
Continue on Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
0.4 mi
·
41 sec
·
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
13
Keep slight left at fork
0.5 mi
·
1 min
Exit 17
Toward Franklin D. Roosevelt River Drive South
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
14
Continue on FDR
1.1 mi
·
2 min
·
FDR Drive
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
15
Take the exit
353 ft
·
8 sec
Exit 14
Toward East 96th Street
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
16
Continue on FDR Drive
492 ft
·
20 sec
·
FDR Drive
17
Turn right onto East 96th Street
0.7 mi
·
2 min
·
East 96th Street
Use the right lane.
18
Turn left onto 5th Avenue
0.6 mi
·
2 min
·
5th Avenue
Use the left lane.
19
Turn right onto 86th Street Transverse
0.4 mi
·
1 min
·
86th Street Transverse
Toward West Side
20
Arrive at destination
86th Street Transverse
Heads-up: tricky spots
5 of 125 decision points cluster between mile 1.2 and 21.7 — GPS handles the exact turns, but know they're coming. Your lane choice matters more than the turn itself.
8
1.2 mi into trip
|
~2m in
Keep slight left at fork toward I 95 South
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight lane.
Toward I 95 South
7
15.1 mi into trip
|
~22m in
|
I 95 / Bruckner Expressway
Keep slight right at fork onto I 95 / Bruckner Expressway toward I 95 South: George Washington Bridge
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the slight left / slight right lanes.
Toward I 95 South: George Washington Bridge
8
15.7 mi into trip
|
~23m in
|
I 278 / Bruckner Expressway
Keep slight left at fork onto I 278 / Bruckner Expressway toward I 278 West: Bruckner Expressway, RFK Bridge, Manhattan
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
Toward I 278 West: Bruckner Expressway, RFK Bri...
8
21.1 mi into trip
|
~31m in
Take the exit toward Manhattan, FDR Drive
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the right lane.
Exit 46
Toward Manhattan, FDR Drive
8
21.7 mi into trip
|
~33m in
Keep slight left at fork toward Franklin D. Roosevelt River Drive South
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
Exit 17
Toward Franklin D. Roosevelt River Drive South
Fuel & Cost
Regular Gas
$4.13 one way
$8.26 round trip
$4.18/gal
25.4 MPG avg
9 kg CO2
| Fuel Type | $/gal | One Way | Round Trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| midgrade | $4.52 | $4.47 | $8.94 |
| premium | $4.92 | $4.86 | $9.73 |
| diesel | $5.61 | $5.54 | $11.08 |
Estimated Tolls: $0.86
New England Thruway
(12.3 mi)
$0.86
Toll estimates based on average 2024-2025 rates. EZ-Pass/SunPass discounts may lower the actual cost.
Drive Cost (one way)
Fuel
$4
Tolls
$1
Total
$5
Estimated CO2 emission: 8.8 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.
Driving Electric?
About $3 in charging · 0 stops · 67% less CO2
| Vehicle Type | kWh | Stops | DC Fast | Home Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average EV | 7.5 | 0 | $2.64 | $1.20 |
| Efficient EV | 6.3 | 0 | $2.20 | $1.00 |
| EV Truck/SUV | 10 | 0 | $3.51 | $1.61 |
Gas CO2
9 kg
EV CO2
3 kg (67% 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
8:13 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
42m 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 drive covers 25.1 miles, with 29% on highways. You'll experience a longest stretch of 12.3 miles on the New England Thruway before transitioning to more surface roads. Expect to navigate urban merging as you approach Manhattan. The profile is mostly surface roads, so be prepared for traffic lights and intersections as you get closer to your destination.
Only 29% highway — the rest is turn-by-turn surface driving.
20 navigation steps total — most of the decisions cluster near the start and finish.
Longest single stretch: 12.3 mi on New England Thruway.
How Hard Is This Drive?
9/10
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 1.2 miles in.
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 25.1 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 42m.
Where does it get tricky?
The main spots that need attention: at 1.2 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here; at 15.1 miles (I 95 / Bruckner Expressway): Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here; at 15.7 miles (I 278 / Bruckner Expressway): 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 Rye, NY to Manhattan, NY, road signs begin pointing toward Franklin D. Roosevelt River Drive South along the way.
Franklin D. Roosevelt River Drive South
21.7 mi in
|
~33m
About the Cities
Starting in Rye, NY
Full guide →Founded 1660
Rye is a coastal city in Westchester County of New York. Best known for being home to Rye Playland (also known as Playland Amusement Park) which was built in 1928, the only publicly-owned amusement park in the U.S.A., it has the feel of a charming, wealthy small town along the Long Island Sound. It is the youngest city in New York State. Waterfront covers 60 percent of the city's six square miles. Rye has over 454 acres of parklands which are great for hiking and walking.
Top landmarks
- • Playland — amusement park in Rye, New York
- • Boston Post Road Historic District — historic district in Rye, New York
- • 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House — house in Rye, United States of America
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 42m. Total distance: 25.1 miles.
Family Friendly
Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.
Solo Traveler
42m drive, comfortable solo distance.
EV Driver
0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.
Scenic Drive
Mostly surface roads route profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
The longest stretch is about 12.3 miles on New England Thruway. The full list of main roads is in the Roads section above.
Expect about $0.86 in tolls one way, starting with New England Thruway. 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 1.2 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here; at 15.1 miles (I 95 / Bruckner Expressway): Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here; at 15.7 miles (I 278 / Bruckner Expressway): Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one.
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, and EIA for fuel prices. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.
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