How far is Canandaigua, NY from Islip, NY?
The driving distance from Canandaigua, NY to Islip, NY is about 368.7 miles (593.3 km), with a travel time of about 06h 11m by car.
- The straight-line flight distance is about 257 miles (413.6 km).
- For a round trip, plan for roughly 12h 22m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
- A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT.
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Drive time stays fixed at 06h 11m.
Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.
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Halfway Point
A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.
Human settlement in Sullivan County, New York, United States of America
Route Weather Snapshot
Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.
Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny
Driving Route Map
The map below follows the saved road route between Canandaigua and Islip.
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Canandaigua and Islip.
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Start on the route
12 m · 4 sec
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Turn right
35 m · 9 sec
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Turn right
107 m · 31 sec
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Turn left onto Parrish Street
824 ft · 41 sec · Parrish Street
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Turn left onto Middle Cheshire Road
1000 ft · 28 sec · Middle Cheshire Road
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Turn left onto Western Boulevard
1.6 km · 1 min · Western Boulevard
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Continue on Eastern Boulevard
2 mi · 4 min · Eastern Boulevard
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Continue on Routes 5 and 20
11.2 mi · 18 min · Routes 5 and 20
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Continue on Canandaigua Road
3178 ft · 1 min · Canandaigua Road
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Continue on Hamilton Street
1.4 mi · 3 min · Hamilton Street
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Continue on Lake Front Drive
1.1 mi · 2 min · Lake Front Drive
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Continue on Waterloo-Geneva Road
1.6 mi · 3 min · Waterloo-Geneva Road
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Turn right onto State Highway 96A
10.4 mi · 14 min · State Highway 96A
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Keep slight left to continue on State Highway 96A
6.7 mi · 10 min · State Highway 96A
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Continue on North Street
1213 ft · 26 sec · North Street
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Continue on North Town Line Road
148 m · 14 sec · North Town Line Road
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Continue on State Highway 96
3 mi · 4 min · State Highway 96
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Turn left onto Center Road
1.4 mi · 2 min · Center Road
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Turn right onto State Highway 89
3.4 mi · 5 min · State Highway 89
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Turn right onto County Road 141
1.4 km · 1 min · County Road 141
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Continue on Powell Road
1.5 mi · 2 min · Powell Road
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Turn left onto State Highway 96
4 mi · 6 min · State Highway 96
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Continue on Trumansburg Road
704 ft · 12 sec · Trumansburg Road
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Continue on West Main Street
1.4 mi · 2 min · West Main Street
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Continue on Trumansburg Road
8.7 mi · 13 min · Trumansburg Road
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Continue on Cliff Street
1.5 km · 2 min · Cliff Street
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Continue on West Buffalo Street
871 ft · 22 sec · West Buffalo Street
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Turn right onto Taughannock Boulevard
159 m · 25 sec · Taughannock Boulevard
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Turn left onto West State Street
155 m · 11 sec · West State Street
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Turn right onto South Fulton Street
105 m · 13 sec · South Fulton Street
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Turn left onto West Green Street
1.4 km · 2 min · West Green Street
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Continue on East State Street
1.1 mi · 2 min · East State Street
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Continue on Slaterville Road
11.1 mi · 17 min · Slaterville Road
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Continue on State Highway 79
15.2 mi · 17 min · State Highway 79
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Continue on Main Street
3.1 mi · 4 min · Main Street
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Turn right
1 km · 48 sec
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Take the exit left toward I 81 South
1654 ft · 40 sec
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Merge slight left
20.1 mi · 25 min
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Keep slight right to continue on I 81 South: Scranton
53.4 mi · 1 hr 3 min
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Keep slight right to continue on I 84 East, I 380 South, US 6 East: Carbondale, Mt Pocono
1.2 km · 1 min
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Continue on I 84 East, I 380 South: Mount Pocono, Milford
3.7 mi · 5 min
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Keep slight right to continue on I 380 South: Mount Pocono
23.6 mi · 26 min
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Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Stroudsburg
1 mi · 1 min
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Merge slight right onto Keystone Shortway
80 mi · 1 hr 37 min · Keystone Shortway
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Keep slight right to continue on Christopher Columbus Highway
5.5 mi · 6 min · Christopher Columbus Highway
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Keep slight left to continue on I 95 North: George Washington Bridge, New York City
1503 ft · 23 sec
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Keep slight right to continue on Leonia, Teaneck
2128 ft · 38 sec
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Turn right onto Leonia
1032 ft · 35 sec
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Turn straight onto Degraw Avenue
138 m · 9 sec · Degraw Avenue
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Continue on Fort Lee Road
1.1 mi · 2 min · Fort Lee Road
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Continue on Main Street
143 m · 13 sec · Main Street
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Take the ramp left toward George Washington Bridge
144 m · 13 sec
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Merge slight left onto Bergen Boulevard
1552 ft · 29 sec · Bergen Boulevard
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Take the exit slight left toward George Washington Bridge Upper Level
95 m · 5 sec
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Merge slight left
1649 ft · 20 sec
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Keep slight left
1.3 km · 1 min
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Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)
3174 ft · 1 min · George Washington Bridge (upper level)
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Continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway
1.2 km · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway
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Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway
4.7 mi · 6 min · Cross Bronx Expressway
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Keep slight right to continue on Cross Bronx Expressway
2 mi · 3 min · Cross Bronx Expressway
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Merge slight left onto Throgs Neck Expressway
3271 ft · 58 sec · Throgs Neck Expressway
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Continue on Throgs Neck Bridge
2 mi · 3 min · Throgs Neck Bridge
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Continue on Clearview Expressway
5 mi · 5 min · Clearview Expressway
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Continue on Hollis Court Boulevard
1.2 km · 1 min · Hollis Court Boulevard
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At the end of the road, turn left onto Jamaica Avenue
1117 ft · 35 sec · Jamaica Avenue
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Turn right onto Hempstead Avenue
1.4 km · 2 min · Hempstead Avenue
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Turn right onto 225th Street
69 m · 10 sec · 225th Street
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Take the ramp straight toward Cross Island Parkway South, Verrazano Bridge
1171 ft · 29 sec
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Merge slight left onto Cross Island Parkway
1.3 mi · 2 min · Cross Island Parkway
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Take the exit slight left toward Southern State Parkway East, Eastern Long Island
2383 ft · 1 min
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Merge slight left onto Southern State Parkway
24.5 mi · 31 min · Southern State Parkway
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Keep slight left to continue on Southern State Parkway
1072 ft · 16 sec · Southern State Parkway
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Take the exit slight right toward Bay Shore Road South, Bay Shore
1044 ft · 32 sec
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Turn straight onto Bay Shore Road
2667 ft · 1 min · Bay Shore Road
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Continue on Howells Road
1845 ft · 44 sec · Howells Road
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Turn straight onto Sunrise Highway
104 m · 7 sec · Sunrise Highway
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Keep slight right to continue on Howells Road
3115 ft · 2 min · Howells Road
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Continue on Roosevelt Street
1248 ft · 25 sec · Roosevelt Street
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Continue on 3rd Avenue
1 km · 1 min · 3rd Avenue
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At the end of the road, turn left onto East Main Street
1.1 mi · 2 min · East Main Street
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Continue on Montauk Highway
1014 ft · 17 sec · Montauk Highway
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Continue on Main Street
1.2 km · 1 min · Main Street
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Arrive at your destination
0 m · 1 sec · Main Street
Car Route Details
A richer read on the saved driving route between Canandaigua and Islip.
Long-distance drive
This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.
Keystone Shortway
Merge slight right onto Keystone Shortway
80 mi · 01h 37m
Route Summary
A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.
Better with a longer stop
This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.
Showers And Thunderstorms leaving Canandaigua and Partly Sunny near Islip.
Trip Questions
Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.
How long does it take to drive from Canandaigua to Islip?
The road trip is about 368.7 miles (593.3 km) and usually takes 06h 11m in normal driving conditions.
Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?
This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.
What is the halfway point on this route?
Tusten is a useful midpoint, sitting about 167.5 miles from Canandaigua and 201.1 miles from Islip.
How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?
The direct path is about 257 miles (413.6 km), while the road route adds roughly 111.7 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.
When is the best time to leave for this route?
A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.
How much will gas cost for this route?
Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $52.16 one way or $104.31 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 115.6 kg one way.
What should you check before leaving?
Before you leave, expect Showers And Thunderstorms around Canandaigua and Partly Sunny near Islip.
Stop Ideas Near Tusten
Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.
Transit and Meeting Points
Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Tusten.
Scranton, PA
White Haven, PA
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Poughkeepsie station
Flight Path Map
This map shows the direct air route between Canandaigua and Islip. Straight-line distance: 256.97 mi (413.56 km).
#1 Canandaigua
City in the state of New York, USA
| Population | 11,373 |
| Coordinates | 42.8742300, -77.2880400 |
| Altitude | 240 |
| Country | United States |
#2 Islip
This Long Island community is situated on the south shore of Suffolk County, New York, at an elevation of 13 feet.
| Population | 322,328 |
| Coordinates | 40.7298200, -73.2103900 |
| Altitude | 4 |
| Country | United States |
End: Main Street (-73.210382, 40.729789)
Estimated Travel Time
Distance: 593 km by road
| Speed | Time |
|---|---|
| 30 mph (48.3 km/h) | 12h 17m |
| 40 mph (64.37 km/h) | 09h 13m |
| 50 mph (80.47 km/h) | 07h 22m |
| 60 mph (96.56 km/h) | 06h 08m |
| 70 mph (112.65 km/h) | 05h 16m |
| 80 mph (129 km/h) | 04h 35m |
Fuel, Round Trip and CO2
Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.
| Fuel | $/gal | One way | Round trip |
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| Regular gas | $4.01 | $52.16 | $104.31 |
| Mid-grade | $4.48 | $58.30 | $116.60 |
| Premium | $4.86 | $63.24 | $126.48 |
| Diesel | $4.69 | $61.07 | $122.14 |
Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.
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