Trip from Greece, NY to Southold, NY

Drive Time

9h 1m

Distance

416.9 mi

671 km

Drive Score

7/10

Good drive

Same Day?

2-day trip

Fuel Cost

$68

one way

EV Charging

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Best Time to Leave

Save up to 24 min
4 AM
8h 53m ★
6 AM
9h 1m
8 AM
9h 17m
10 AM
9h 7m
12 PM
9h 5m
3 PM
9h 8m
5 PM
9h 17m
8 PM
8h 56m

Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.

Downtown Greece, NY, NY

Greece, NY

Brian Lazo

town in New York

Southold, NY

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Trip Overview

The drive from Greece, NY to Southold, NY covers 416.9 miles and takes about 9h 1m behind the wheel. It usually feels better as a 2-day road trip than as one long push.

The route leans on West Ridge Road, Veterans Memorial Bridge, Keeler Street Expressway for much of the mileage, and the overall profile is turn-heavy local drive. At current regular gas prices, budget about $67.87 one way before food or hotel costs.

Trip Pace

Best split across 2 days

Treat the return leg as its own travel day rather than an afterthought.

Break Rhythm

2 planned breaks

Plan on a short reset every 3 to 4 hours to stay fresh behind the wheel.

Midpoint

208.5 miles from Greece, NY

A natural place for your longest stop of the day , about 4h 30m into the drive .

Drive Character

Expect a 9h 1m drive with frequent turns across 416.9 miles of local and secondary roads.

This route has more turning and local-road decision points than a simple highway run.
There are about 79 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.
West Ridge Road is one of the defining roads on this drive.

How Hard Is This Drive?

Expect a hands-on drive with frequent turns and local roads rather than long highway stretches. There are only a few real navigation decisions along the way.

Route Complexity 4/10

Easy - simple navigation with a manageable amount of wheel time

The route itself is not hard, but at 9h 1m, endurance matters. Plan breaks every 2-3 hours. The 0 decision points are all manageable with basic attention.

Where does it get tricky?

This route does not have any notably tricky sections. Most of the drive from Greece, NY to Southold, NY is straightforward, with well-signed roads and simple exits.

Main Roads

Road Distance Duration
West Ridge Road Unavailable Refreshing
Veterans Memorial Bridge Unavailable Refreshing
Keeler Street Expressway Unavailable Refreshing
NY 590 South Unavailable Refreshing
Outer Loop Unavailable Refreshing
I 490 East Unavailable Refreshing
Eastern Expressway Unavailable Refreshing
I 90 East Unavailable Refreshing

Per-road distance and duration are being refreshed from OSRM for this route.

Longest stretch: West Ridge Road — detailed segment metrics are refreshing.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Greece, NY and Southold, NY.

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Start on the route

259 ft · 19 sec · the route
2

Turn slight left

105 ft · 14 sec
3

At the end of the road, turn left

377 ft · 29 sec
4

At the end of the road, turn sharp right onto West Ridge Road

0.2 mi · 31 sec · West Ridge Road
5

Continue on West Ridge Road

4.0 mi · 5 min · West Ridge Road
6

Continue on Veterans Memorial Bridge

0.2 mi · 13 sec · Veterans Memorial Bridge
7

Continue on Keeler Street Expressway

3.4 mi · 4 min · Keeler Street Expressway
8

Take the exit slight right toward NY 590 South: Downtown Rochester

0.4 mi · 39 sec · NY 590 South: Downtown Rochester
9

Merge slight left onto Outer Loop

3.3 mi · 4 min · Outer Loop
10

Take the exit slight left toward I 490 East, I 490 West: Victor, Downtown Rochester

0.2 mi · 21 sec · I 490 East, I 490 West: Victor, Downtown Rochester
11

Keep slight left to continue on I 490 East: Victor

0.5 mi · 44 sec · I 490 East: Victor
12

Merge slight left onto Eastern Expressway

11 mi · 13 min · Eastern Expressway
13

Keep slight left to continue on I 90 East: Albany

0.6 mi · 42 sec · I 90 East: Albany
14

Merge slight left onto New York State Thruway

30 mi · 34 min · New York State Thruway
15

Take the exit slight right toward NY 414: Waterloo, Clyde

0.5 mi · 59 sec · NY 414: Waterloo, Clyde
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Keep slight right

328 ft · 8 sec
17

Continue on State Route 414

0.3 mi · 35 sec · State Route 414
18

Turn left

4.1 mi · 7 min
19

At the end of the road, turn left onto Auburn Road

1.9 mi · 2 min · Auburn Road
20

Continue on Clark Street Road

9.6 mi · 11 min · Clark Street Road
21

Turn right onto State Street

226 ft · 12 sec · State Street
22

Turn left onto Dill Street

0.1 mi · 22 sec · Dill Street
23

Continue on Loop Road

459 ft · 17 sec · Loop Road
24

Turn left onto Genesee Street

5.5 mi · 9 min · Genesee Street
25

Continue on West Genesee Street Road

2.2 mi · 4 min · West Genesee Street Road
26

Turn right onto East Lake Street

0.5 mi · 45 sec · East Lake Street
27

Continue on East Lake Road

9.4 mi · 13 min · East Lake Road
28

Continue on State Route 41

4.8 mi · 7 min · State Route 41
29

Continue on East Lake Road

0.5 mi · 49 sec · East Lake Road
30

Continue on State Highway 41

9.8 mi · 13 min · State Highway 41
31

Turn right onto North West Street

1.2 mi · 2 min · North West Street
32

Take the ramp left

0.7 mi · 1 min
33

Keep slight right to continue on I 81 South: Binghamton

0.3 mi · 34 sec · I 81 South: Binghamton
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Merge slight left

45 mi · 54 min
35

Keep slight right to continue on I 81 South: Scranton

53 mi · 1 hr 3 min · I 81 South: Scranton
36

Keep slight right to continue on Grand Army of the Republic Highway

0.8 mi · 1 min · Grand Army of the Republic Highway
37

Continue on I 84 East, I 380 South: Mount Pocono, Milford

3.7 mi · 4 min · I 84 East, I 380 South: Mount Pocono, Milford
38

Keep slight right to continue on I 380 South: Mount Pocono

24 mi · 25 min · I 380 South: Mount Pocono
39

Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Stroudsburg

1.0 mi · 1 min · I 80 East: Stroudsburg
40

Merge slight right onto Keystone Shortway

80 mi · 1 hr 37 min · Keystone Shortway
41

Keep slight right to continue on Christopher Columbus Highway

5.5 mi · 5 min · Christopher Columbus Highway
42

Keep slight left to continue on I 95 North: George Washington Bridge, New York City

0.3 mi · 23 sec · I 95 North: George Washington Bridge, New York City
43

Keep slight right to continue on Leonia, Teaneck

0.4 mi · 38 sec · Leonia, Teaneck
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Turn right onto Leonia

0.2 mi · 35 sec · Leonia
45

Turn straight onto Degraw Avenue

453 ft · 9 sec · Degraw Avenue
46

Continue on Fort Lee Road

1.1 mi · 2 min · Fort Lee Road
47

Continue on Main Street

469 ft · 13 sec · Main Street
48

Take the ramp left toward George Washington Bridge

472 ft · 12 sec · George Washington Bridge
49

Merge slight left onto Bergen Boulevard

0.3 mi · 29 sec · Bergen Boulevard
50

Take the exit slight left toward George Washington Bridge Upper Level

312 ft · 5 sec · George Washington Bridge Upper Level
51

Merge slight left

0.3 mi · 20 sec
52

Keep slight left

0.8 mi · 1 min
53

Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)

0.6 mi · 1 min · George Washington Bridge (upper level)
54

Continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway

0.7 mi · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway
55

Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

4.7 mi · 6 min · Cross Bronx Expressway
56

Keep slight right to continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

2.0 mi · 2 min · Cross Bronx Expressway
57

Merge slight left onto Throgs Neck Expressway

0.6 mi · 58 sec · Throgs Neck Expressway
58

Continue on Throgs Neck Bridge

2.0 mi · 3 min · Throgs Neck Bridge
59

Continue on Clearview Expressway

3.2 mi · 3 min · Clearview Expressway
60

Take the exit slight right toward I 495: Manhattan, Eastern Long Island

0.2 mi · 28 sec · I 495: Manhattan, Eastern Long Island
61

Keep slight left to continue on I 495 East: Long Island Expressway, Eastern Long Island

0.3 mi · 39 sec · I 495 East: Long Island Expressway, Eastern Long Island
62

Merge slight left onto Long Island Expressway

57 mi · 1 hr 18 min · Long Island Expressway
63

Take the exit slight right toward NY 24: Hampton Bays, Calverton

0.2 mi · 25 sec · NY 24: Hampton Bays, Calverton
64

Keep slight right to continue on NY 24 East, CR 94 East: Suffolk County Center, Hampton Bays, Montauk, Riverhead

230 ft · 5 sec · NY 24 East, CR 94 East: Suffolk County Center, Hampton Bays, Montauk, Riverhead
65

Turn right onto Edwards Avenue

0.2 mi · 17 sec · Edwards Avenue
66

Continue on Nugent Drive

3.8 mi · 5 min · Nugent Drive
67

Take the exit slight left toward CR 94A north: Supreme Court, Riverhead Business District

384 ft · 11 sec · CR 94A north: Supreme Court, Riverhead Business District
68

Merge slight right onto Nugent Drive

30 ft · 1 sec · Nugent Drive
69

Turn slight right onto Center Drive Spur

0.1 mi · 18 sec · Center Drive Spur
70

Continue on Court Street

0.2 mi · 36 sec · Court Street
71

At the end of the road, turn left onto Griffing Avenue

148 ft · 8 sec · Griffing Avenue
72

Turn right onto Railroad Avenue

0.1 mi · 27 sec · Railroad Avenue
73

Turn left onto Roanoke Avenue

138 ft · 12 sec · Roanoke Avenue
74

Turn right onto Northville Turnpike

3.4 mi · 6 min · Northville Turnpike
75

Turn right onto Sound Avenue

5.4 mi · 8 min · Sound Avenue
76

Continue on Middle Road

8.8 mi · 12 min · Middle Road
77

Take the exit right toward Southold

233 ft · 13 sec · Southold
78

Turn slight right onto Youngs Avenue

0.5 mi · 1 min · Youngs Avenue
79

Arrive at your destination

Trip Plan

Morning Departure

Start early — leave by 6-7 AM to arrive at a reasonable hour.

Evening Departure

This is a long drive — plan for a morning departure or consider splitting it into two days.

This drive is better paced as a 2-day trip.
Plan roughly 2 meaningful breaks for fuel, food, and rest.
The halfway point lands around 208.5 miles from Greece, NY, or about 4h 30m into the drive.

Consider an overnight stop or starting very early.

Departure

Before you leave

Start with fuel, water, and navigation already sorted so the first hour feels easy.

First stop

Around 92 miles or 1h 59m in

Use this first pause for coffee, a restroom break, and a quick traffic check ahead.

Halfway reset

Around 208.5 miles or 4h 30m in

This is the best place for your longest stop, a real meal, and a full fuel check.

Overnight split

Day 1 wrap after about 208.5 miles or 4h 30m

Stop before fatigue turns the last few hours into a grind. You want day two to start fresh, not just resumed.

Final approach

Final hour starts around 7h 43m

Traffic, exits, and arrival timing usually matter more near Southold, NY than in the middle of the route.

Before You Leave

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Open the route before leaving Greece, NY so your first major turns are already loaded.

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Leave with enough water and a charging cable within reach, not packed away.

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Check your fuel range against the first long segment, especially if you are starting outside city service areas.

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Pick one backup stop option before the midpoint in case traffic changes your pacing.

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Treat this as a 2-day road trip and book the overnight stop before the busiest arrival window.

Day 1

Settle into the route from Greece, NY

Aim for roughly 208 miles and 4.5 hours of wheel time on this day.

Day 2

Finish the approach into Southold, NY

Aim for roughly 208 miles and 4.5 hours of wheel time on this day.

Your first comfortable stop window is around 92 miles from Greece, NY.
This route usually feels better as a 2-day drive than as one long push.
Plan about 2 real breaks rather than only quick fuel stops.

Where to Stop

Rest stops, refuel points, and overnight suggestions along this route.

Halfway Point

Midpoint

About 208.5 mi from Greece, NY · 4h 30m into the drive

Downtown Ramapo, NY, NY

Mid-route town

Overnight candidate

Ramapo, NY

208 mi into the route

Best for: Hotel check-in, dinner, and a fresh start

This lines up well with a realistic day-end stop if you are breaking the drive into stages.

Find hotels in Ramapo, NY

Overnight Options

Night 1

Ramapo, NY

208 mi · about 4.5h in

A practical overnight split lands near Ramapo, NY after about 208 miles or 4.5 hours of driving.

Find hotels

Pacing Suggestions

Syracuse, NY

Fuel and coffee

A short stop after about 92 miles helps settle the day before fatigue starts building.

Ramapo, NY

Meal break

The midpoint is around 208.5 miles from Greece, NY, which is a good place for a longer meal and fuel stop.

Overnight split

Hotel stop

For a steadier pace, wrap day one after about 208 miles or 4.5 hours on the road.

Arriving in Southold, NY

The final approach into Southold, NY usually feels slower than the middle of the drive, so avoid planning your tightest schedule at the very end.

Try to arrive with enough fuel left to skip an immediate station stop unless you already know the area around Southold, NY.

On a multi-day trip, keep the last day a little lighter so you reach Southold, NY with some flexibility left in the schedule.

These stop ideas are pacing suggestions — the exact town or exit can change with traffic, hotel plans, and fuel range.

Fuel & Cost

Regular Gas

$67.87 one way

$135.74 round trip

$4.14/gal 25.4 MPG avg 146 kg CO2
Fuel Type $/gal One Way Round Trip
midgrade $4.48 $73.55 $147.10
premium $4.88 $80.15 $160.29
diesel $5.64 $92.62 $185.24

Estimated Tolls: $22.55

George Washington Bridge $16.00
Throgs Neck Bridge $6.55
New York State Thruway $0.00

Toll estimates based on average 2024-2025 rates. EZ-Pass/SunPass discounts may lower the actual cost.

Estimated Trip Cost (one way, 1 person)

Fuel

$68

Tolls

$23

Hotel (1n)

$80–$140

Meals

$50–$100

Total

$220–$330

Rough estimate based on US averages. Hotel $80–$140/night, meals $25–$50/day.

Estimated CO2 emission: 145.9 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-06.

Driving Electric?

About $44 in charging · 1 stop · 66% less CO2

Vehicle Type kWh Stops DC Fast Home Charge
Average EV 125.1 1 $43.77 $20.01
Efficient EV 104.2 1 $36.48 $16.68
EV Truck/SUV 166.8 2 $58.37 $26.68

Gas CO2

146 kg

EV CO2

49 kg (66% less)

Plan for 1 charging stop. A 30-minute DC fast charge mid-route should be enough to complete the trip comfortably.

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.

Forecast data refreshed 3 days ago

Origin

Greece, NY

Morning in Greece on Monday

Local time

11:32 AM

EDT

Current temp

47°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Destination

Southold, NY

Morning in Southold on Monday

Local time

11:32 AM

EDT

Current temp

59°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Along the Route

59°F

Ramapo, NY

208 mi in

Seasonal Notes

Summer travel usually means heavier construction, hotter rest stops, and busier weekend traffic around major cities.

Winter travel shortens daylight, so a route that looks manageable on paper can feel much longer after dark.

Holiday weekends tend to make both departure and arrival windows slower than the raw route time suggests.

For long drives, weather on day two can matter just as much as conditions at departure, so check the whole travel window rather than only the first day.

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

12 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

9h 1m on the road

This is long enough that the arrival forecast matters almost as much as departure conditions. Recheck both ends before you roll.

Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.

Frequently Asked Questions

The drive from Greece, NY to Southold, NY covers 416.9 miles and takes about 9h 1m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.
The main roads are West Ridge Road, Veterans Memorial Bridge, Keeler Street Expressway. Expect a mix of highway and local road driving.
Consider an overnight stop or starting very early.
Yes. This route is usually more comfortable as a 2-day drive. A sensible stopping point is after roughly 208 miles on day one.
The midpoint is about 208.5 miles from Greece, NY. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.
At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $67.87 one way. This estimate uses 25.4 MPG — your actual cost will vary with your vehicle's fuel efficiency and current gas prices.
Start early — leave by 6-7 AM to arrive at a reasonable hour. This is a long drive — plan for a morning departure or consider splitting it into two days.
Plan about 2 meaningful breaks for fuel, food, or rest. Plan on a short reset every 3 to 4 hours to stay fresh behind the wheel.
The route itself is not hard, but at 9h 1m, endurance matters. Plan breaks every 2-3 hours. The 0 decision points are all manageable with basic attention.
This route does not have any notably tricky sections. Most of the drive from Greece, NY to Southold, NY is straightforward, with well-signed roads and simple exits.
The route from Greece, NY to Southold, NY does not surface many named destination signs beyond the main corridor.

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