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Trip from Manhattan, NY to Albertson, NY

Compiled and reviewed by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 18, 2026 · Editorial standards

Drive Time

40m

Distance

22.1 mi

36 km

Drive Score

6/10

Good drive

Same Day?

Yes, doable

Fuel Cost

$4

one way

EV Charging

Unknown

Best Time to Leave

Save up to 10 min
4 AM
0h 37m ★
6 AM
0h 40m
8 AM
0h 47m
10 AM
0h 43m
12 PM
0h 42m
3 PM
0h 43m
5 PM
0h 47m
8 PM
0h 38m

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

borough of New York City, New York, United States

Manhattan, NY

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Downtown Albertson, NY, NY

Albertson, NY

Renan Tagliaferro

Trip Overview

The drive from Manhattan, NY to Albertson, NY covers 22.1 miles and takes about 40m behind the wheel. This route is realistic as a one-day drive if you keep your stops efficient.

The route leans on 5th Avenue, East 72nd Street, 2nd Avenue for much of the mileage, and the overall profile is turn-heavy local drive. At current regular gas prices, budget about $3.64 one way before food or hotel costs.

About the Cities

Starting in Manhattan, NY

Full guide →

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.

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 40m. Total distance: 22.1 miles.

Family Friendly

Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.

Solo Traveler

40m drive, comfortable solo distance.

EV Driver

0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.

First-Time Driver

Mostly highway driving (0%). Straightforward navigation.

Scenic Drive

Turn-heavy local drive route profile.

Drive Character

Expect a 40m drive with frequent turns across 22.1 miles of local and secondary roads.

This route has more turning and local-road decision points than a simple highway run.
There are about 16 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.
5th Avenue 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. Navigation is very simple - set it and forget it for most of the drive.

Driving Effort 1/10

Very easy - short and simple to drive

Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.

The drive from Manhattan, NY to Albertson, NY is easy. At 40m with 0% highway, most drivers will find it relaxed and low-stress.

Where does it get tricky?

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

Main Roads

Road Distance Duration
5th Avenue
East 72nd Street
2nd Avenue
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
NY 25A
Van Dam Street
Borden Avenue
I 495 East

Some road-level metrics are being recalculated.

Longest stretch: 5th Avenue — detailed segment metrics are refreshing.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Manhattan, NY and Albertson, NY.

1

Start on 86th Street Transverse

0.4 mi · 1 min · 86th Street Transverse
2

Turn right onto 5th Avenue

0.6 mi · 2 min · 5th Avenue
3

Turn left onto East 72nd Street

0.5 mi · 1 min · East 72nd Street
4

Turn right onto 2nd Avenue

0.6 mi · 2 min · 2nd Avenue
5

Take the ramp slight left toward Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Lower Roadway

1.4 mi · 2 min · Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Lower Roadway
6

Keep slight left to continue on NY 25A, NY 25

0.6 mi · 51 sec · NY 25A, NY 25
7

Turn right onto Van Dam Street

0.5 mi · 1 min · Van Dam Street
8

Turn left onto Borden Avenue

0.2 mi · 30 sec · Borden Avenue
9

Take the ramp straight toward I 495 East: Long Island Expressway, Eastern Long Island, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

0.6 mi · 1 min · I 495 East: Long Island Expressway, Eastern Long Island, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
10

Merge slight left onto Long Island Expressway

15 mi · 21 min · Long Island Expressway
11

Take the exit slight right toward Searington Road, Port Washington

0.2 mi · 22 sec · Searington Road, Port Washington
12

Turn straight onto South Service Road

0.3 mi · 28 sec · South Service Road
13

Turn right onto Searingtown Road North

0.7 mi · 1 min · Searingtown Road North
14

Turn left onto I U Willets Road

0.8 mi · 1 min · I U Willets Road
15

Turn left onto Oak Ridge Lane

0.2 mi · 45 sec · Oak Ridge Lane
16

Arrive at your destination

Fuel & Cost

Regular Gas

$3.64 one way

$7.28 round trip

$4.18/gal 25.4 MPG avg 8 kg CO2
Fuel Type $/gal One Way Round Trip
midgrade $4.52 $3.93 $7.87
premium $4.92 $4.28 $8.57
diesel $5.61 $4.88 $9.76

No toll roads detected on this route.

Drive Cost (one way)

Fuel

$4

Estimated CO2 emission: 7.7 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.

Driving Electric?

About $2 in charging · 0 stops · 63% less CO2

Vehicle Type kWh Stops DC Fast Home Charge
Average EV 6.6 0 $2.32 $1.06
Efficient EV 5.5 0 $1.93 $0.88
EV Truck/SUV 8.8 0 $3.09 $1.41

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.

Travel Intel

Current conditions at both ends of the drive.

Forecast as of Apr 15, 2026

Origin

Manhattan, NY

Late night in Manhattan on Saturday

Local time

1:55 AM

EDT

Current temp

49°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Destination

Albertson, NY

Late night in Albertson on Saturday

Local time

1:55 AM

EDT

Current temp

46°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

3 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

40m 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

The drive from Manhattan, NY to Albertson, NY covers 22.1 miles and takes about 40m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.

The main roads are 5th Avenue, East 72nd Street, 2nd Avenue. Expect a mix of highway and local road driving.

This is a comfortable same-day trip.

The midpoint is about 11 miles from Manhattan, NY. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.

At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $3.64 one way. This estimate uses 25.4 MPG — your actual cost will vary with your vehicle's fuel efficiency and current gas prices.

Leave by 9 AM and you'll arrive before lunch. Even a 4 PM departure gets you there before dark in summer.

The drive from Manhattan, NY to Albertson, NY is easy. At 40m with 0% highway, most drivers will find it relaxed and low-stress.

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

The route from Manhattan, NY to Albertson, NY does not surface many named destination signs beyond the main corridor.

How this page is built

Compiled by the Trip.ovh 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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