Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn 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	70	90	121	115	99	96	112	102	112	118	120	112	105	99	99	90	88
Tue	75	88	120	116	108	103	98	99	105	114	109	112	113	114	107	93	86
Wed	80	103	121	114	106	106	95	108	119	123	128	119	117	114	109	94	84
Thu	97	92	114	118	105	93	115	111	99	114	122	116	110	106	98	92	82
Fri	75	97	110	114	95	102	111	107	120	142	173	136	132	122	118	102	97
Sat	73	74	84	94	89	101	104	100	94	99	105	105	99	107	102	99	93
Sun	69	72	73	81	77	83	88	91	96	99	101	107	102	105	102	101	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Brooklyn to Stamford (via I-678 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (32 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn to Stamford?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 70 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Stamford?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	90	121	115	99	96	112	102	112	118	120	112	105	99	99	90	88
Tue	75	88	120	116	108	103	98	99	105	114	109	112	113	114	107	93	86
Wed	80	103	121	114	106	106	95	108	119	123	128	119	117	114	109	94	84
Thu	97	92	114	118	105	93	115	111	99	114	122	116	110	106	98	92	82
Fri	75	97	110	114	95	102	111	107	120	142	173	136	132	122	118	102	97
Sat	73	74	84	94	89	101	104	100	94	99	105	105	99	107	102	99	93
Sun	69	72	73	81	77	83	88	91	96	99	101	107	102	105	102	101	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	90	121	115	99	96	112	102	112	118	120	112	105	99	99	90	88
Tue	75	88	120	116	108	103	98	99	105	114	109	112	113	114	107	93	86
Wed	80	103	121	114	106	106	95	108	119	123	128	119	117	114	109	94	84
Thu	97	92	114	118	105	93	115	111	99	114	122	116	110	106	98	92	82
Fri	75	97	110	114	95	102	111	107	120	142	173	136	132	122	118	102	97
Sat	73	74	84	94	89	101	104	100	94	99	105	105	99	107	102	99	93
Sun	69	72	73	81	77	83	88	91	96	99	101	107	102	105	102	101	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	90	121	115	99	96	112	102	112	118	120	112	105	99	99	90	88
Tue	75	88	120	116	108	103	98	99	105	114	109	112	113	114	107	93	86
Wed	80	103	121	114	106	106	95	108	119	123	128	119	117	114	109	94	84
Thu	97	92	114	118	105	93	115	111	99	114	122	116	110	106	98	92	82
Fri	75	97	110	114	95	102	111	107	120	142	173	136	132	122	118	102	97
Sat	73	74	84	94	89	101	104	100	94	99	105	105	99	107	102	99	93
Sun	69	72	73	81	77	83	88	91	96	99	101	107	102	105	102	101	94