Best Time to Drive from Astoria to Stamford

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Astoria to Stamford by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	55	62	57	56	58	60	57	60	55	56	58	55	52	52	51
Tue	48	51	57	64	58	55	56	54	55	57	60	59	58	56	53	53	53
Wed	48	51	55	62	57	53	54	57	55	55	63	60	57	59	55	52	52
Thu	49	52	57	64	61	56	58	60	57	60	66	67	62	60	57	55	53
Fri	48	51	56	59	57	57	63	61	67	73	92	87	72	67	61	57	53
Sat	50	51	51	52	56	57	72	67	60	59	62	58	59	56	57	57	54
Sun	48	50	48	51	51	55	56	55	60	59	58	58	57	59	57	61	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Astoria to Stamford (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (16 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Astoria to central Stamford along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Astoria to Stamford?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Astoria to Stamford?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 48 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Astoria to Stamford?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	55	62	57	56	58	60	57	60	55	56	58	55	52	52	51
Tue	48	51	57	64	58	55	56	54	55	57	60	59	58	56	53	53	53
Wed	48	51	55	62	57	53	54	57	55	55	63	60	57	59	55	52	52
Thu	49	52	57	64	61	56	58	60	57	60	66	67	62	60	57	55	53
Fri	48	51	56	59	57	57	63	61	67	73	92	87	72	67	61	57	53
Sat	50	51	51	52	56	57	72	67	60	59	62	58	59	56	57	57	54
Sun	48	50	48	51	51	55	56	55	60	59	58	58	57	59	57	61	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	55	62	57	56	58	60	57	60	55	56	58	55	52	52	51
Tue	48	51	57	64	58	55	56	54	55	57	60	59	58	56	53	53	53
Wed	48	51	55	62	57	53	54	57	55	55	63	60	57	59	55	52	52
Thu	49	52	57	64	61	56	58	60	57	60	66	67	62	60	57	55	53
Fri	48	51	56	59	57	57	63	61	67	73	92	87	72	67	61	57	53
Sat	50	51	51	52	56	57	72	67	60	59	62	58	59	56	57	57	54
Sun	48	50	48	51	51	55	56	55	60	59	58	58	57	59	57	61	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	53	55	62	57	56	58	60	57	60	55	56	58	55	52	52	51
Tue	48	51	57	64	58	55	56	54	55	57	60	59	58	56	53	53	53
Wed	48	51	55	62	57	53	54	57	55	55	63	60	57	59	55	52	52
Thu	49	52	57	64	61	56	58	60	57	60	66	67	62	60	57	55	53
Fri	48	51	56	59	57	57	63	61	67	73	92	87	72	67	61	57	53
Sat	50	51	51	52	56	57	72	67	60	59	62	58	59	56	57	57	54
Sun	48	50	48	51	51	55	56	55	60	59	58	58	57	59	57	61	56